Technology
Shaping Banking’s Next in MEA: Build your own Next-Gen Core Platforms
The banking sector in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) is at a pivotal moment, facing an accelerated pace of change that presents opportunities...
HyperPay and ACI Worldwide extend partnership to advance MENA’s AI-driven payment...
HyperPay has formed an extended partnership with ACI Worldwide to facilitate AI-driven payment innovations across the MENA region. The partnership was signed on the...
Banking & Finance
Türkiye’s Vakifbank signs $870 million sustainable term loan
UAE banks Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and Emirates NBD Capital acted as joint coordinators, as well as mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners on the transaction
Bahrain’s Beyon Money secures new licenses from Central Bank of UAE
The two licenses will enable Beyon Money to offer its customers in the UAE a wider range of financial solutions
Islamic Finance
DIFC completes on-time repayment of USD 700mn sukuk
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, today announced the full...
Opinion Pieces
Real-Time Payments are redefining financial access in the Middle East
The Middle East is entering a transformative era in digital payments, driven by consumer demand and government efforts to make finance more accessible and...
Wealth Management
Emirates NBD launches strategic initiative to empower next generation of Private...
Emirates NBD has launched its bespoke Next Generation programme, an exclusive initiative conceptualised and designed to cater to the needs of the next generation...
Editor's Pick
Emirates NBD powers digital asset custody in the UAE through investment...
Emirates NBD has invested in Zodia Custody, a prominent institution-first digital asset custodian.
The strategic equity investment was made by Emirates NBD’s Innovation Fund, the...
Investments
GFH Partners acquires a US$300 million portfolio of A-Class US...
GFH Partners Ltd. , the DIFC based global asset management arm of GFH Financial Group, announces that it has successfully secured A-Class purpose built...
Interviews
WATCH: MEA Finance interview at Fintech Surge 2024 with Mastercard
https://youtu.be/9_jEWIpToDY
At Fintech Surge 2024, MEA Finance Magazine talked with Olivia Bellingham, SVP Account Management at Mastercard, where she points out that the GCC has...
Appointments
HSBC appoints new CEO for the Middle East
Selim Kervanci is appointed as CEO, Middle East for HSBCÂ subject to regulatory approval. Selim will report to Surendra Rosha and David Liao, Co-CEOs Asia...