DFSA Takes Action against Senior Executive Officer
The Dubai Financial Services Authority has accepted an Enforceable Undertaking from Mr S Ravishankar Naidu, Senior Executive Officer at Royal…
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New Shariah Standards for Islamic Financing, Banking Launched in Dubai
AAOIFI working to develop field of Islamic banking and finance globally. A set of new Shariah standards for Islamic…
UAE ahead of curve in use of technology for sector
The UAE is ahead of the curve in using new technologies such as Blockchain and boosting regulations that will increase…
United Arab Emirates – the latest "tax haven" to sign up to enhanced tax transparency
On the 21 April 2017, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) officially signed up to the Multinational Convention on Mutual Administrative…
Lebanon confirms its commitment towards greater tax transparency
Today, at the OECD Headquarters in Paris, Lebanon represented by Mr. Ghady El Khoury, Chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of…
TSYS Signs Payments Agreement with QIIB
TSYS has announced that it has signed an agreement with Qatar International Islamic Bank to license PRIME 4, the latest…
GIB wins nod to become a local bank in Saudi Arabia
Bahrain-based Gulf International Bank has been issued the necessary licence to operate as a local bank in Saudi Arabia by…
FBME Bank's Tanzania License Terminated After Money Laundering Investigation
FBME Bank has been placed under further sanctions from international courts as part of a long list of problems caused…
New Deloitte report on banking regulations in UAE
Deloitte, a leading provides audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services, has launched its inaugural Regulatory Barometer that reveals the…
Forex firm shut down for fraud reopens in same building
Nearly five years after it was shut down and its Pakistani CEO subsequently convicted and jailed for fraud, MMA Forex…
Bahrain to launch national e-wallet by June
The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has announced that it is working closely with BENEFIT to launch the first phase…
Standard Chartered Inks Zurich Deal
Standard Chartered Bank and Zurich Insurance Group have signed an exclusive decade long strategic partnership to offer life insurance. …