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World FinTech Report 2020

FinTech collaboration is even-more essential now for banks to achieve customer-centricity

Yemen’s Fastest Growing Bank Selects Temenos

Al Kuraimi Islamic Bank, one of the most innovative banks in Yemen, chose cloud-native, cloud-agnostic Temenos Infinity and Temenos Transact to deliver digital banking services for the Islamic market

UAE’s Virtuzone launches free online marketplace for SMEs

The platform will allow businesses to offer time sensitive deals to customers

UAE’s rental app aims to take landlords entirely online

A new digital dashboard from Urban aims to provide UAE landlords with full oversight into their properties

FAB, Etisalat Digital launch fully contactless digital invoicing solution for SME merchants

Solution allows SME merchants such as grocery stores, restaurants and other SMEs restricted by the COVID-19 pandemic to accept card payments in a safe and secure manner

Qatar temporarily allows e-voting during AGMs of listed companies

The companies should also establish an electronic registration mechanism for shareholders, auditor and the representatives of all parties that must attend the meeting.

Delete These 101 Suspicious Apps Now to Keep Your Phone Safe

There is still more proof that these apps are malicious and dangerous.

SoftBank Vision Fund faces billions in debt payments that could eat into cash, analysts warn

The unusual structure of the Vision Fund provides guaranteed payments to investors including Saudi Arabia's wealth fund

Private banking meets the public cloud

They need the same flexibility as the larger banks.

A.I. to fight security breaches

The move comes as the industry faces a crucial talent gap for cybersecurity personnel

How to make digital meetings feel like face-to-face

It’s fairly straightforward to use, and you can send a client a link so they can speak to you and see any documents you’re sharing.

FinTech unicorn TransferWise comes to the UAE

Exclusive: The global low-cost digital money transfer service received its ADGM licence in October and is ready for use by customers in the Emirates

SoftBank's troubles deepen with warning of $16.7 billion writedown

Its investments have been hit hard by the fallout from the coronavirus

Avaloq and ACTICO expand strategic partnership to prevent financial crime

The expansion of our partnership with ACTICO illustrates the importance Avaloq attaches to the basic principle of an open platform architecture.

Commercial Bank launches products for digital payments and remittance

Customers using the CB mobile app will be able to apply for this card for their homeworkers and domestic staff.

EFG Hermes partners with PayTabs over cashless payment in Egypt

This platform will cater to both online and digital payment needs of multiple consumer segments

QDB announces launch of FinTech Incubator and Accelerator programmes

With the announcement of the programmes, applications will open for Wave 1 in June 2020 and will remain open for a period of eight weeks.

Maximising the Cost Effectiveness of the Back Office

The demand is to have a single system than can meet all of the back office requirements, without the need for a large number of peripheral systems that are costly and sometimes unreliable.

Blockchain paves the way for genuine innovation in Islamic finance

All this means that a new digital culture has been established that will likely not go away after the coronavirus has.

Blockchain paves the way for genuine innovation in Islamic finance

Applications some of at least the older generations might not even have heard of such as WhatsApp, Instagram, Zoom, Skype, Periscope, Spaces or Oculus found their way in thousands and thousands of households