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Tokenization Of Real Estate Assets: Explained

Tokens can represent real estate related ownership in several ways due to their enhanced flexibility in use.

NBO launches new Merchant App

An easy solution for businesses moving away from cash, the app allows merchants to receive payments simply by scanning a QR Code

Innovation in Retail Banking to Prepare for a Post-COVID World

As per the Innovation in Retail Banking report produced by Efma and Infosys in November 2020, when respondents were asked about the progress of digital transformation efforts.

Egypt's MIDBANK Selects Temenos to Power its Digital Transformation

The Temenos banking platform will enable MIDBANK to meet customers' future needs and the bank's strategic goals as an agile, high-touch and high-tech bank.

Firm foundations and digital transformation put Qatar’s banking sector on recovery path

The report also charts the asset growth evident within the Islamic finance segment in particular, and highlights the high-value opportunities available for players operating in the field, which include infrastructure funding, green sukuk issuances and mor

QIB adds Jordan to its Direct Remit Service through its mobile app

QIB has introduced instant account to account transfer services by directly linking transfer payment services with Housing Bank for Trade and Finance in Jordan.

FII: Bank chiefs, CEOs pass mixed verdict on cryptocurrency investment

Saudi central bank chief does not foresee destruction of banking system by digital currencies

Innovations are driving banking, financial services

This means that banking has gone beyond the brick and mortar structure and it is imbedded in your customer’s lifestyle journey.

Saudi market at the forefront of digital transformation

Kingdom leading consumer trends in the region, says Bain & Company Middle East partner

How to become a leading, digitally-enabled Wealth Manager

There is a shift in the market to consider flexible modular architecture as opposed to a one size fits all approach.

GTA launches direct payment service with CBQ, QNB

The GTA noted that this announcement comes to confirm its commitment to providing online solutions that would contribute to the success and facilitation of the payment of tax obligations for QNB customers.

Kuwait Finance House – Bahrain Is the First Bank in the Kingdom To Provide Customers With New Payment Solutions Through the Benefitpay App

"We are pleased to commend the efforts of KFH-Bahrain in facilitating the completion of various electronic payment transactions for customers."

Infosys Finacle rated leader in Digital Banking Engagement Solutions

Rating is for both digital banking engagement platforms and engagement hubs

Investments in Saudi fintech sector rises to $347mln

Fintech Saudi said the number of fintech companies in the kingdom had risen by 37%

Ex-Google executive raising $1 billion middle east tech fund

IPOs in the region have also recently taken prominence with Adnoc Drilling coming to the market as the largest IPO on the Abu Dhabi stock market.

Blockchain will empower smart cities of the future

For this data exchange, blockchain is anticipated to be utilised.

Jordan Kuwait Bank signs transformative deal with iGTB

Jordan Kuwait Bank to create a completely integrated, mobile first, state-of-the-art, omni-channel experience to power its growth ambitions in the Arab region based on Jordan Vision 2025.

Coders critical for digital transformation in Middle East

Red Hat is provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver reliable and high-performing Linux, hybrid cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies.

Egypt’s Banque Misr to launch its first Riyadh branch by the end of 2021: Bank’s head

El-Etreby noted that he expects Banque Misr to obtain a digital bank license by the first quarter of 2022

A Cryptocurrency Gets To The Central Bank of Israel, CBDC Is On Trial

Among the interests the Bank of Israel has in mind, they need to find an innovative means of payment that can be cheap, easily used, preferred against cash, and would not fail during a breakdown or other unprevented situations.

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