Retail Banking

Comment & Analysis

Commercial Bank of Dubai PSC's investors will be pleased with their 3.6% return over the last five years

December 22, 2021

Ideally, your overall portfolio should beat the market average. But even the best stock picker will only win with some…

Read More

FinTech

Dubai Islamic Bank launches Rabbit 'FunTech' app aimed at tech-savvy customers

December 22, 2021

Dubai Islamic Bank, the UAE’s biggest Sharia-compliant lender, launched Rabbit, a “fun” digital offering that seeks to attract more technology-savvy…

Read More

Awards and Recognition

Al Baraka Islamic Bank Receives Double Recognition at the IRBA 2021

December 22, 2021

Al Baraka Islamic Bank has recently received double recognition from the 7th Islamic Retail Banking Awards (IRBA) 2021, which include…

Read More

Retail Banking

QNB, Visa launch ‘Date to Remember’ campaign to celebrate Qatar National Day

December 21, 2021

QNB, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, has launched in cooperation with Visa, the world’s leader…

Read More

FinTech

Arab National Bank Adopts Red Hat’s Open Hybrid Cloud Platforms To Accelerate Digital Banking Innovation

December 21, 2021

Red Hat, Inc. has announced that Arab National Bank  is speeding its transformation in key areas including digital banking, open…

Read More

FinTech

Emirates NBD offers Voice Banking with Alexa in UAE

December 21, 2021

Emirates NBD Voice Banking will now be available in both Arabic and English  Emirates NBD has offered Voice Banking with…

Read More

Financial Results

Riyad Bank's board proposes dividend distribution for H2-21

December 17, 2021

Mubasher: The board of Riyad Bank has recommended a cash dividend distribution, equivalent to 5.4% of the capital, for the…

Read More

Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Banks in UAE need to ensure full compliance with consumer protection rules: UAE Central Bank

December 17, 2021

Banks in the UAE will need to work closely with the regulator towards “full compliance” on the Consumer Protection Regulations…

Read More

Comment & Analysis

Saudi 2022 inflation seen within a range of 1% to 2%, given no change in VAT

December 17, 2021

The annual rate of consumer inflation in Saudi Arabia has averaged 3.3 percent in the year through November 2021, according…

Read More

Executive Moves

RAKBank appoints Raheel Ahmed as its chief executive

December 17, 2021

National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah on Thursday said it has appointed Raheel Ahmed as its new chief executive.  …

Read More

Awards and Recognition

QNB gets ‘Strongest Bank in the Arab World 2021’ award

December 16, 2021

QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, recently received the award for ‘Strongest Bank in…

Read More

FinTech

Boubyan Bank inks pact with DIFC to launch accelerator

December 16, 2021

Boubyan Bank, the leading Islamic bank based in Kuwait, has signed a landmark agreement with DIFC FinTech Hive to launch…

Read More