SCA sets up body for tighter supervision
The Securities and Commodities Authority, or SCA, the UAE’s financial market regulator, has said it would tighten supervision of the…
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Kuwaiti bank gets approval to raise up to $425m via bonds
Commercial Bank of Kuwait, the Gulf state's fifth-largest lender by assets, has received regulatory approval to issue up to 120…
"Best Contactless Solution" Award Granted to Bank Audi's New NFC Payment Innovation, Tap2Pay
Bank Audi sal was granted the "Best Contactless Solution" award for its new service, the "Tap2Pay NFC Mobile Payment", during…
Meethaq signs MoUs to promote Islamic banking in Oman
Meethaq, a pioneer in Islamic banking in Oman and a subsidiary of Bank Muscat, the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and…
Ratings of Bank AlJazira Affirmed
Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit rating agency, today announced that it has affirmed the ratings of Bank AlJazira (BAJ),…
Abu Dhabi-backed Carlyle sells London office for $514m
US private equity giant Carlyle Group, in which Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Development Company owns a 7.5 percent stake, has completed…
Al Habtoor to front $1.7bn raid on London hotels – report
Khalaf Al Habtoor, the Dubai-based businessman and chairman of the Al Habtoor Group, is fronting a consortium of “Middle Eastern…
Standard Chartered Saadiq inaugurates its first Islamic Banking Centre in the UAE
The Bank aims to bridge the service and distribution gap between Islamic and Conventional Banking Coinciding with the beginning…
Noor Bank to create a niche for itself in priority banking
At a time when every bank in the UAE is competing for a share of high net worth customers, Noor…
Abu Dhabi Finance move to the New Office & Wins the "Best Retail Finance Company at the Banker Middle East Industry Awards 2014
Abu Dhabi Finance, one of the UAE's premier providers of innovative, flexible and transparent residential and commercial mortgage products to…
Bird & Bird forms cooperation agreement with leading Turkish technology law firm BTS & Partners
Bird & Bird has announced that it has entered into a cooperation agreement with Istanbul-based law firm BTS & Partners.…
BBK wins best retail Bank Bahrain 2014
Global Banking and Finance Review has announced BBK as the Best Retail Bank Bahrain 2014. BBK was awarded for its…