Technology
Study: Only 11% of banks have cracked the code on trustworthy...
In banking, trust isn't optional – it's everything. Yet, even as banks accelerate AI investment faster than other sectors, most are deploying AI without...
AI tipping point reached in the UAE as banks move from...
Financial institutions across the UAE have reached a decisive AI tipping point, according to new research from Finastra, a financial services software. Just 2%...
Banking & Finance
Network International, WooCommerce partner to boost MEA e-commerce
Network International (Network), the fintech company, announced a strategic partnership with WooCommerce, an open-source e-commerce platform. The partnership will empower merchants in the region...
RAKBANK Q1 profit hits AED 1B, well positioned for growth
The National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah (RAKBANK) reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2026.
Open for Business, delivering with consistency
Across all...
Islamic Finance
National Bonds launches an AI-powered ChatGPT guide in a first for...
National Bonds, the UAE’s Sharia-compliant savings and investment company, has introduced an AI-powered Digital Guide on ChatGPT to simplify savings and investment discovery. The...
Opinion Pieces
The Middle East’s next credit challenge: systems that can keep up...
New credit ideas are easy to sketch but hard to deliver. Most banks still rely on systems that update balances overnight and lock in...
Wealth Management
QNB Group CEO: private banking launch at QNB Egypt redefines regional...
In a move to reinforce its commitment to delivering differentiated, client-centric banking solutions, QNB Group celebrated the launch of Private Banking services at QNB...
Editor's Pick
ADGM and Shenzhen’s Futian District sign cross-border finance partnership
ADGM, the international financial centre of Abu Dhabi, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Futian District People's Government of Shenzhen, marking...
Investments
The Family Office launches Wealth Mermaid, a pioneering AI wealth assistant
The Family Office, a wealth management firm in the GCC, has unveiled “Wealth Mermaid,” a pioneering AI-powered assistant fully integrated into its Client App,...
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
ADIB appoints Hakim Karoui as Global Head of Wholesale Banking Group
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), an financial institution, has announced the appointment of Hakim Karoui as Global Head of its Wholesale Banking Group (WBG),...








































































































