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Central Bank of Egypt and MCIT Launch AI for FinTech Hackathon to Empower Next-Gen Innovators

October 20, 2025

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), in collaboration with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), has launched the…

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Executive Moves

Aberdeen Investcorp Infrastructure partners joins Al Fadhili Field House for real estate development company consortium

October 20, 2025

Investcorp has announced that their infrastructure platform, Aberdeen Investcorp Infrastructure Partners (“AIIP”), jointly owned by Aberdeen Investments, a global investment…

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FinTech

Tamara secures Central Bank of the UAE approval, deepening commitment to the UAE market

October 20, 2025

Directly Supporting UAE Vision 2031 Goals Pioneering Fintech Innovation Across the UAE Tamara has officially received a restricted finance license…

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Awards and Recognition

NBK Wealth receives ‘Outstanding Private Bank for High-Net-Worth Clients’ award

October 17, 2025

Global Wealth Awards, NBK Wealth Group received the award of Outstanding Private Bank for High-Net-Worth clients for the year 2025.…

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Comment & Analysis

Deloitte: Middle East scale-up ecosystem continues growth path amid challenges

October 17, 2025

On a mission to innovate and disrupt, Middle Eastern scale-ups are thriving as the ecosystem matures rapidly. While there are…

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Comment & Analysis

Bain & Company forms global AI partnership with Abu Dhabi’s Inception

October 17, 2025

Global strategy consulting firm Bain & Company has announced a strategic collaboration with G42 subsidiary Inception to bring productized, enterprise-grade…

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FinTech

Urgent action needed on AI’s ethical challenges

October 17, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a future concern but a present reality, bringing with it ethical challenges that demand…

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Regulation, Risk & Compliance

World Bank Group to open office in Muscat

October 17, 2025

The Government of the Sultanate of Oman has signed an agreement with the World Bank Group (WBG) to open a…

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Regulation, Risk & Compliance

DIFC Courts conducts 90% of hearings in 2025 remotely

October 17, 2025

More than 90 percent of court hearings at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts this year were conducted remotely…

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Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Bahrain and MonetaGo eye SME finance boost through counter-fraud project

October 17, 2025

MonetaGo has signed an agreement with Bahrain Fintech Bay to develop a trade finance registry in the Kingdom, in a…

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Retail Banking

Eight Kuwaiti banks among Arab world’s 100 largest banks

October 16, 2025

Eight Kuwaiti banks have been listed among the 100 largest Arab banks, with combined assets estimated at $367.7 billion, according…

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Regulation, Risk & Compliance

KFAED signs loan agreements with Belize, Saint Lucia

October 16, 2025

The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development  signed two loans agreements with Belize and Saint Lucia on the sidelines of…

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