Eyes on Dubai: Evaluating The Gulf Region As A Startup Haven
When you first arrive in Dubai, your eye is drawn to the skyline, and up, up, up the silvery spire…
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New technologies set to disrupt UAE banking sector in 2018
According to the report, artificial intelligence, blockchain and fintech have emerged as the major technological disruptors that will change the…
NBK brings the SWIFT gpi service to Kuwait
National Bank of Kuwait announces that it has successfully completed its SWIFT Global Payments Innovation (gpi) testing and is ready…
UAE takes pole position in digital banking in the Middle East
As digitisation of banking and financial services sector gathers momentum across the world, in the Middle East and North Africa…
MENA start-up data platform closes $1 million seed funding round
The funds raised will be used to accelerate MAGNiTT’s platform development and its growth, both regionally as well as across…
ADIB wins four awards at IFN Awards 2018
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank has won four awards at the Islamic Finance News Awards ceremony held in Dubai, including Best…
Business-friendly Bahrain looks to tech for new investors
Gleaming skyscrapers rise from reclaimed land in one corner of Bahrain’s capital, a new development that’s a showcase for the…
The 7th Annual Wharton MENA Conference was held last Week in New York and guess who was there?
The King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, represented by Badir Program for Technology Incubators and Accelerators, has presented the…
UAE Takes Lead in Digital Banking in the Middle East
As digitisation of banking and financial services sector gathers momentum across the world, in the Middle East and North Africa…
‘Bahrain committed to ensure ideal business climate’
Bahrain is committed to continuing regulatory improvements to streamline the innovation process and ensure the business climate is ideal for…
Saudi rolls out online payment service
The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) will allow banks operating in the kingdom to offer online payment and purchase service…
UAE startups to attract $1 billion in funding this year
Startup funding worth more than $1 billion is likely to be raised in the UAE this year, according to a…