CEO of Saudi Arabia’s newest technology investment fund STV shoots for the moon
"We pursue the moonshots,” said Abdulrahman Tarabzouni, but he was not taking about the space industry. Tarabzouni is the…
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Mideast interest-free payment platform developed in Turkey
Blockchain-based payment platform MenaPay, developed in Turkey, will be launched in the whole region on Jan. 15, 2019, as an…
QNB revamps payments systems with Infosys Finacle
Qatar National Bank has implemented Infosys’ Finacle Payments Hub as part of the bank’s digital transformation strategy. QNB operates…
Ripple remittance apps launch in Korea, Kuwait
Coinone Transfer, a subsidiary of major Korean cryptocurrency exchange Coinone, has joined RippleNet and is using Ripple’s cross-border payment solution…
Blockchain Technology Solutions For Cross Border Trade Makes Way To Saudi Economy
TradeLens is one of the most used blockchain technology solutions of the year 2018 which has been integrated by several…
Is Blockchain Halal? These Startups are Transforming Islamic Finance
Islamic financial institutions are increasingly using blockchain technology for complex financing terms, Shariah-compliant transactions and Islamic and sharia-compliant alternatives to…
10 Takeaways from the Fintech Ecosystem Playbook
In the recently released Fintech Ecosystem Playbook, EY gives a panoramic view of the fintech ecosystem in 26 fintech hubs…
Ripple partner National Bank of Kuwait ties up with SWIFT’s global payments innovation
On January 3, the National Bank of Kuwait [NBK] announced the launch of SWIFT’s global payments innovation [gpi] using the…
What’s New in FinTech
The opportunity to use new technology to simplify, improve and integrate platforms is key. Related to that is a willingness…
Blockchain is making its way into Islamic finance
Blockchain technology, an unalterable digital information recording system, is increasingly being discovered as a useful tool by Islamic finance institutions…
Digital banking gains momentum in Egypt
In the embrace of new technology, every step counts in Egypt's digital transformation, according to Jacques-Emmanuel Blanchet CEO, HSBC Egypt.…
Blockchain Cross-Border Payments Service Launched By National Bank Of Kuwait
The National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) has rolled out a new blockchain-based service for instantaneous money transfers. The NBK…