07/14/2021
Banks and FinTech partnerships to bring about a paradigm shift in the future of banking industry
UAE banking sector sees rapid growth in digitisation of services, sales channels and partnerships with FinTechs across the region
FinTech
07/13/2021
Five challenges to cloud adoption and how to overcome them
The Middle East, for instance, is among several markets worldwide that continue to face key barriers to widespread cloud adoption – hindering much-needed digital transformation progress. Sleiman expands on five common barriers.
07/13/2021
Rapidly evolving technologies demand digital leadership
That transformation is not just a divisional initiative, but the sustainable way that things get done across the enterprise.
07/12/2021
Standard Chartered UAE and Visa launch multi-currency account for international payments
The account will be linked to the Visa Multi-Currency Debit Card
07/09/2021
Road to Vision 2030: Driving connectivity, innovation and job creation through an LEO satellite industry
Moreover, the provision of global coverage and low latency broadband connectivity can overcome issues such as geographic accessibility and substantial physical infrastructure building costs.
07/09/2021
Aarna Capital Limited, a member of DGCX, becomes the first ADGM company to be recognized as a General Clearing Member of DGCX in Abu Dhabi
Move will enable the DGCX to expand access to its services across the UAE
07/09/2021
The National Bank of Bahrain (NBB): Taking it Smooth and Easy in Kingdom’s Digitalisation Drive
The Bank has launched its new and improved mobile app “NBB Digital Banking” for iOS /android
07/08/2021
Ebury scales up Dubai presence with DIFC-based Mass Payments team
The volume of transactions executed by Ebury amounts to $21 billion annually.
07/08/2021
Al Maryah Community Bank receives its final central bank approval
Bank has launched its digital banking app to open current and savings accounts
07/08/2021
QIB's mobile app now offers Group Securities digital trading and brokerage
The Group’s trading platform is customised exclusively for the QIB mobile app users offering an improved experience and new, additional features.
07/08/2021
KPMG Report: Banking CEOs Have Shifted Investment Focus To Customer Experience Technology And Data Security
The survey also highlighted the enduring focus on environmental factors and climate risk by linking them to trust and reputation within the financial industry.
07/08/2021
NBB wins 'best mobile banking application' award by business tabloid
The win comes as part of NBB's efforts to enhance their digital offering in line with the Bank's ongoing transformation agenda
07/07/2021
Enigio Blockchain document Management solution provider joins Abu Dhabi's ADGM digital lab
Enigio is offering its trace original technical solution through which a digital original document can be created, and freely transferred between parties using distributed ledger technology solely for hte purposes of validation, verification and recording
07/06/2021
Devoteam’s Omar Al Masri becomes part of elite ServiceNow group
Devoteam’s ServiceNow work is led by certified professionals, with the Middle East practice recently adding another certification to its roster – but this time, it is one that has made the spotlights globally.
07/06/2021
MENA’s digital economy surging ahead to $100 billion barrier
UAE and KSA are per RedSeer’s analysis the pillar of the digital economy in MENA – contributing around 70% of the total digital economy.
07/06/2021
Deloitte, AWS and SAP launch e-commerce program for Saudi youths
The program has since its launch received massive interest from Saudi youth, with over 7.000 applications sent in.
07/05/2021
GFH successfully closes its second technology portfolio investment in less than a year
Three companies from first Technology Portfolio had successful IPOs and now trade at more than 4x their late-stage private funding rounds
07/05/2021
UAE to get first-of-its-kind, homegrown consumer banking marketplace powered by AI
In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, factors such as changing customer preferences, high mobile penetration rates, growing competition from fintech companies are driving change.
07/05/2021
Emirates first to launch new industry payment solution in partnership with Deutsche Bank
Emirates is the world’s first airline to launch this payment alternative powered by a white-label solution jointly developed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in partnership with Deutsche Bank.
07/02/2021
Dubai cloud kitchen Kitopi raises $415mln from investors including SoftBank
The deal is the fund's first investment into a United Arab Emirates registered company