Fintech, a global boost for Islamic Finance?
Fintech can enable Islamic finance to attract more customers, increase efficiency, reduce costs and offer a wider range of products,…
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Omani banks ink agreement for planned merger talks
Oman Arab Bank (OAB) inked a memorandum of understanding with Alizz Islamic Bank on the resumption of talks regarding a…
Al Hilal Bank receives Human Resources and Emiratisation Award from MoHRE
Al Hilal Bank was honored in a recent ceremony with an award from the UAE Ministry of Human Resources and…
Transparency in Islamic Banking
Some critics have accused the Islamic Banking industry of not being transparent in its activities. They charge the industry of…
Emirates Islamic strengthens commitment to Emiratisation
As part of the bank's strategy to boost nationalisation efforts, Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in…
Qatar Looks East to Boost Islamic Finance
Islamic finance is “a significant growth area” for both the State of Qatar and the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), according…
Bank Nizwa Empowers Omani Talent With Key Senior Team Appointments
Driven by its plans to prepare the next generation of Islamic finance industry leaders, Bank Nizwa, has promoted two senior…
QIB selects Volante Technologies’ PSD2 Open Banking solution
Volante Technologies has announced that Qatar Islamic Bank UK plc (QIB) has selected VolPay Channel: Open Banking and Token to…
QFC chief underscores ‘significant growth areas’ in Islamic finance
Financial Centre (QFC), according to QFC CEO Yousuf Mohamed al-Jaida, who also cited potential partnerships with Muslim countries, particularly in…
Slowing GCC issuance stalls global sukuk market
The global sukuk market is going through a significant slowdown in issuance and the trend is likely to continue into…
Bahrain's Al Baraka launches Islamic digital bank in Germany
Albaraka Turk introduced the “insha” project to provide digital banking services in Europe, at an exclusive meeting in Germany amidst…
IDB’ $1.3bn sukuk listed on Nasdaq Dubai
Nasdaq Dubai has welcomed the listing of a $1.3 billion sukuk by Islamic Development Bank (IDB), which is now the…