Technology
The Trajectory of Technology
What are the current technological priorities or essentials for banks in the region?
The banking industry is experiencing rapid transformation and continues to lead in...
ACI Worldwide report finds the Middle East as the global leader...
For the second consecutive year, the Middle East is the fastest-growing real-time payments market globally, according to the 2024 Prime Time for Real-Time report,...
Banking & Finance
First Abu Dhabi Bank and Visa partner to expand Cross-Border Payments...
Visa announced a significant partnership with First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the largest bank in the United Arab Emirates, to expand the Visa B2B...
Mashreq allocates AED 1 billion in financing to industrial companies
The funding stimulates industrial companies by enabling them with additional financing solutions under the ‘Make it in the Emirates’ initiative
Islamic Finance
Emirates Islamic successfully issues USD 750 million 5 Year Senior Unsecured...
Emirates Islamic has announced the successful pricing of its USD 750 million first ever Sustainability Sukuk, marking a significant milestone in the bank’s sustainable...
Opinion Pieces
Transforming Finance: Generative AI presenting the next frontier
Many of us will have experienced this by now, a monotonous automated voice on the other end of the phone helping you with your...
Wealth Management
Kuwait’s NBK sells alternative investments business to Janus Henderson
Janus Henderson plans to launch several emerging markets-focused alternative strategies in the second half of 2024
Editor's Pick
Careem Pay expands remittances with near-instant transfers to the Philippines
Careem Pay, the digital wallet and fintech platform within the Careem ‘everything app’, expands its international remittance service to include money transfers to bank...
Investments
GFH Partners expands US Industrial and Logistics Platform, launching a new...
GFH Partners Ltd, the DIFC based global asset management arm of GFH Financial Group, announced that it has successfully launched and closed its seventh...
Interviews
Leading Saudi Arabia’s Digital Banking Revolution: Arab National Bank’s Journey with...
In the shifting sands of Saudi Arabia, where the winds of change blow with the force of Vision 2030, Arab National Bank (ANB) stands...
Appointments
National Bank of Fujairah announces CEO succession
The National Bank of Fujairah (NBF) announces that its Chief Executive Officer, Vince Cook, will be stepping down from his role with effect from...