FinTech

FinTech

Middle East, a hotbed for selling technology-enabled products and services

April 29, 2014

Indian startups eager to sell technology-enabled services and products in global markets are finding customers in a hitherto untapped region,…

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QIB Selects NCR as its unified partner for Technology and Security solutions

April 14, 2014

Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) and NCR Corporation have signed a strategic agreement for the implementation of significant technology projects in…

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Qatar Islamic Bank boosts online security with new app

April 13, 2014

Qatari daily The Peninsula reports that QIB has introduced two ways in which a customer may receive an OTP code:…

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Executive Moves

Cloud-based solutions provider names new EMEA head

April 10, 2014

Following the opening of an office in London last year, Backstop Solutions Group – the leading provider of cloud-based solutions…

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Comment & Analysis

Technology innovation vital

April 9, 2014

Technology innovation is key to enabling financial institutions to deliver more value to customers, while simultaneously meeting regulatory requirements and…

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Emirates Islamic unveils new suite of MasterCard Debit Cards

April 9, 2014

Range comprises three premium cards: Titanium, Platinum and World Debit MasterCard.   First debit cards to carry new Emirates Islamic…

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Executive Moves

Delta Partners appoints David Theys as Partner of its Corporate Finance division

April 9, 2014

David brings with him 17 years of TMT investment banking experience spanning across different geographies and specifically in high-growth regions…

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FinTech

Bank Nizwa First Islamic Bank to provide in house electronic cheque clearing

April 9, 2014

Oman's leading Islamic bank, has become the first bank in the Sultanate to implement an electronic cheque clearing solution which…

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Islamic finance set to expand in Arab countries 

April 8, 2014

The new agreement signed by the Jeddah-based Islamic Research & Training Institute and the Alexandria-based Arab Academy for Science and…

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Awards and Recognition

Citi Tops Global Investor/ISF 2014 Transition Management Survey

April 7, 2014

Bank achieves highest average score and highest total score across the Americas, EMEA and Asia/Pacific.   Citi was ranked No.…

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Executive Moves

New head of Temenos Middle East team appointed

April 2, 2014

Mr Mergeai brings over 25 years’ experience of providing information technology solutions to banks and financial institutions in Europe, the…

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Saudi Arabia’s Bank Albilad Implements FIS Switch as Part of Major Payments Expansion

April 2, 2014

The world’s largest provider of banking and payments technology, today announced that Bank Albilad, of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,…

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