Technology
Payment Modernization: Why is it a priority for traditional banks
Ove the last few years, one area of banking that has undergone a massive shift is Payments. Rapid urbanization, advances in technology, and the...
How is Open Banking transforming Europe?
Open Banking is a new revenue stream for banks. UK and Europe were the early adopters of open banking. Banks such as N26, Revolut...
Banking & Finance
Emirates NBD joins hands with AFIN as a founding industry partner...
Emirates NBD has announced its association with ASEAN Financial Innovation Network (AFIN), as a member and as an industry partner to support its global...
Emirates Islamic marks 50th UAE National Day
Emirates Islamic marked the UAE's Golden Jubilee at the bank's headquarters in Dubai Healthcare City, celebrating the country’s heritage with a display of traditional...
Islamic Banking
New report explores global attitudes to Islamic Wealth Management
A landmark study into global attitudes towards Islamic wealth management has provided unique insights into the evolving needs of Muslim high-net worth individuals and...
Opinion Pieces
Ethical investment in the GCC – merging present and future opportunities...
Ethical investment is not new to the Middle East. Research indicates the issuance of the first Islamic bond, or sukuk, in Damascus 1,300 years...
Wealth Management
GFH acquires majority stake in the UAE’s leading multi-specialty healthcare provider
GFH Financial Group announced the acquisition of a 60% stake in the UAE’s leading provider of multi-specialty healthcare, Multi-Specialty Healthcare Partner Holding Ltd., in...
Editor's Pick
Al Mal Capital REIT acquires first educational asset in 2021
Al Mal Capital REIT, the first REIT listed on DFM, and managed by Al Mal Capital PSC, a subsidiary of Dubai Investments PJSC, announced...
Lifestyle
Breguet invited fans, enthusiasts to celebrate Tourbillon Day on June 26.
Abraham-Louis Breguet received the patent for the Tourbillon on June 26, 1801. For more than two centuries, his masterpiece of ingenuity has continued to...
Interviews
MEA Finance Leadership Series: interview with Omar Mansur, Board Member &...
When MEA Finance caught up with Codebase Technologies Board Member & Digital Bank Architect, Omar Mansur, at GITEX 2021, he gave us his thoughts...
Appointments
Deutsche Bank appoints new Head of International Private Bank (IPB) Africa
Deutsche Bank appointed Paul Sayers as the Head of International Private Bank (IPB) Africa, along with his team of three Senior Relationship and Investment Managers from HSBC.
With over 19 years...
