07/05/2022
Boubyan Bank launches Boubyan's Visa FIFA World Cup Qatar 202 prepaid card
Timed With the World’s Celebrations of the Imminent Kick-Off of the FIFA World Cup
Retail Banking
07/04/2022
Qatar First Bank acquires Gateway Plaza Building in the US
The acquisition is the Bank’s eleventh Shari’a compliant real estate investment in the US, located in Richmond, Virginia
07/04/2022
Al Nukhba Referral Scheme for ahlibank’s customers
Existing customers could get up to OMR 150 when referring a family member, friend, or acquaintance to open a new Al Nukhba account
07/04/2022
Top retail professionals of the region honored at RetailME Summit
V. Nandakumar of Lulu Group awarded Retail Marcom ICON’22
06/30/2022
HSBC recognised in nine of The Banker’s ‘Deals of The Year 2022 - Middle East’
This year saw HSBC’s recognised deals increase from six to nine, and included QatarEnergy’s $12.5bn triple tranche bond, for which the bank was active joint bookrunner.
06/29/2022
DIFC launches region’s first open finance lab
The six-month programme includes banks, fintech players, regulators and the industry with the potential to unlock the next wave of growth for the sector
06/29/2022
Dukhan Bank wins 9 accolades at MEED’s Excellence Banking Awards 2022
The Bank’s range of Shariah-compliant wealth management won the bank a further award for Outstanding WM Service for the Affluent.
06/28/2022
National Bank of Egypt to open its first branch in South Sudan on June 28
The bank’s presence in Africa will provide various banking and advisory services to Egyptian companies that aim to invest in the African market
06/27/2022
QIB receives 4 prestigious awards at the MEED MENA Banking Excellence Awards 2022
Recognized as “MENA Retail Bank of the Year”, “Best Retail Bank in Qatar”, “Excellence in Mobile Banking” and “Best App for Customer Experience”
06/27/2022
GCC bank deposits are ‘remarkably stable’ says S&P Global
Despite being based in a region prone to disruption, Gulf Cooperation Council banking systems are resilient to geopolitical stress, according to the financial analysts
06/27/2022
Qatar banks could be ‘trail-blazers’ for world-leading payments system
Opportunity being offered by a UK-headquartered fintech business
06/26/2022
BAB Chairman receives top banking award
"While we express our pride in this honourable achievement, we see the award as a tribute to the entire banking industry as well as the Kingdom of Bahrain, which has become a prominent global player in the banking, financial and development spheres.
06/24/2022
FAB partners with Yale to launch global think tank and leadership platform
Institute of the Future will focus on agenda setting, information sharing and policy shaping, the Abu Dhabi lender says
06/24/2022
Lebanon's Bank Audi, others, disavow banking group's objection to IMF plan
The SLA pledges $3bln in financing over four years to help Lebanon recover from a financial meltdown that has seen the currency lose more than 90% of its value
06/24/2022
Cairo Amman Bank partners with Network International Jordan for e-services
Upon the agreement, the two entities will secure various card issuance-related digital services to meet the needs of the bank’s clients
06/23/2022
Bank of Jordan greenlighted to open branches in Saudi Arabia
The green light comes as Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman visited Jordan the same day as part of a regional tour that took him to Egypt and Turkey.
06/23/2022
Burgan Bank convenes its 57th Ordinary General Meeting
Following its first meeting, the new Board of Directors announced that it has elected Sheikh Abdullah Nasser Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah as a new Chairman
06/22/2022
Emirates Development Bank to boost lending to $1.36bn by end of 2022
Lender plans to exceed this year's financing level in the next two years, chief executive Ahmed Al Naqbi says
06/20/2022
First Abu Dhabi Bank opens new branch in ADGM
The new branch is now fully operational, and will be led by Mustafa Al Khalfawi as CEO of FAB ADGM branch, in addition to his current role as Head of Global Banking UAE & Global Head of Government, Sovereigns and Public Sector at FAB.
06/20/2022
10% cash reward awaits salary transfer customers of ahli Islamic till July end
This initiative is part of the Bank's strategic efforts to enhance its services and products, maximizing benefits for its customers