Technology
Google Cloud launches Gemini Enterprise for financial services
Google Cloud unveiled Gemini Enterprise for Financial Services, a purpose-built agentic AI solution engineered for financial professionals. This solution includes a Google-managed Financial Research...
QualityKiosk named managed service partner for UAB’s enterprise testing center of...
QualityKiosk Technologies, provider of AI reliability, AI assurance, and agentic engineering services, announced its appointment as the managed service partner for United Arab Bank...
Banking & Finance
Rakbank Islamic enables access to Bitcoin trading through its Islamic banking...
Rakbank announced that Rakbank Islamic customers can buy, sell and hold Bitcoin through Bitpanda's regulated virtual asset trading platform directly from the Rakbank mobile...
ADIB provides £27 million Shari’a-compliant financing to Blacksand Company B.S.C for...
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), an Islamic financial institution, has provided a £27 million (AED 133 million), five-year Shari’a-compliant financing facility to Blacksand Company...
Islamic Finance
Standard Chartered: “UAE well positioned to connect Islamic capital with high...
The UAE is well positioned to support the next phase of Islamic Finance as the industry evolves into a stronger connector of capital, trade...
Opinion Pieces
How tokenisation could reshape asset management
As blockchain infrastructure matures, benefits such as faster settlement, greater collateral mobility and lower operational friction could eventually see tokenised fund structures challenge traditional...
Wealth Management
Standard Chartered H2 2026 global market outlook: Navigating shifting sands
Standard Chartered Wealth Solutions Chief Investment Office (CIO) has released its Global Market Outlook for the second half of 2026, outlining its investment strategy...
Editor's Pick
ADIB’s board of directors approves proposal for AED 1.75 billion rights...
The Board of Directors of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), an Islamic financial institution, has approved a proposal to raise AED 1.75 billion through...
Investments
Investcorp invests in Berger Financial Group
Investcorp, a global alternative investment firm, announced that it has invested in Berger Financial Group, Inc. (“Berger”), a full-service wealth management platform providing comprehensive...
Interviews
Clarity and Optimisation
What signs do you see of the growing status or importance of cash management across our region?
From a regulatory standpoint, we are seeing the...
Appointments
EFG International appoints Ranjit Khanna as CEO of its Dubai Advisory...
EFG International AG is announcing the appointment of Ranjit Khanna as Chief Executive Officer of its Dubai Advisory Office, effective 26 August 2026.
In his...









































































































