2021: A year of business reinvention and rebirth
When in early 2020, we were hit by the Covid pandemic, we started wondering about how this would affect our…
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Commercial Bank of Dubai becomes the first bank to establish a Digital Lab at the DIFC Innovation Hub
Commercial Bank of Dubai, one of the leading banks in the UAE, announced the opening of its Digital Lab at…
QNB launches WeChat Pay to retailers in Qatar
QNB, the largest financial institution in Middle East and Africa, has launched WeChat Pay, the premier mobile payment solution in…
QIB launches first Visa Direct remittance service in Qatar
Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), Qatar’s leading digital bank, has announced the launch of a new remittance service, Visa Direct, in…
Binance planning to tie up with Dubai for crypto activities – report
Binance will soon sign a memorandum of understanding with Dubai for crypto-related activities, the Business Times reported, citing unidentified individuals…
Julius Baer Invests in AI-Based Bank
First Digital Bank (FDB), an artificial intelligence based Israeli digital bank aspiring to democratize access to private banking, has signed…
i2c Partners with Ooredoo to Launch Digital-First Payment Initiatives in Qatar
i2c Inc. has announced its partnership with Ooredoo. By leveraging i2c’s agile payments technology, Ooredoo will launch modern payment solutions…
Straight into the Next Normal: Emerging Stronger from the Coronavirus Pandemic
This summer we put our conversation on hold; we discussed a lot about the back-then latest new normal and had…
UAE Federal Data Protection Law 2021
The UAE has Now Enacted a New Federal Data Protection Law No. 45 of 2021 (DP Law) to Regulate the…
Digitalization readiness key to unlocking SME growth potential in Middle East & Africa: Mastercard white paper
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region are recognizing digitalization as essential to staying…
Interview: Digital adoption is trending, but UAE banking must offer hybrid services, says Emirates NBD's Suvo Sarkar
Zawya spoke with Suvo Sarkar, who is Senior Executive, Vice President and Group Head of the Retail Banking and Wealth…
Abu Dhabi State Fund Bullish on Crypto Infrastructure
Abu Dhabi state fund Mubadala said that it was not a crypto skeptic with optimism on investments in related infrastructure. …