03/21/2019
Zain investing heavily in its ‘4Sight’ digital strategy
Zain Group holds AGM with a quorum of 73.91%; dividend of 30 fils for 2018 approved
Innovation & Startups
03/21/2019
Fending Off Tech Giants Through Digital Transformation
Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple are setting their sights on the financial services sector
03/21/2019
Broadridge Integrates SWIFT Global Payment Innovation
The move follows the successful completion of a SWIFT pilot, which focused on how banks and corporates can use its gpi technology to further streamline cross-border payments.
03/21/2019
Grow Financial Credit Union Selects Wolters Kluwer
The installed software application manages lending workflows, interfacing with core systems to automate transactions from start to finish and generating compliant documents for loan origination.
03/20/2019
US tech company scheme edges closer to buyout after £230m deal
This has enabled us to steadily reduce the plan’s exposure to uncertain asset returns.
03/20/2019
Egypt sets up US$57-million FinTech start-up fund
Hussein also mentioned plans to launch a cybersecurity centre for the banking sector by the end of 2019, responsible to deal with cybersecurity threats and incidents.
03/20/2019
Banco Sabadell targets digital economy with new fund
Business models of the new digital economy will benefit from a sustainable and greater growth trend," according to Sabadell.
03/20/2019
Standard Chartered builds Fintech Bridge to matchmake with startups
Alex Manson, head of SC Ventures, says: “We understand how frustrating it can be for fintech start-ups to find the right people to take their solution forward
03/20/2019
New Report Identifies Technology Trends And Innovations On "Investment Bank Of The Future"
SIFMA member banks and subject matter experts from PwC projected
03/19/2019
Gulf Bank partners with Dell to drive regional innovations
With this primary goal at the heart of their transformative efforts, Gulf Bank aims to be at the frontlines of emerging industry innovation and embrace data-driven banking – which is evolving as a key driver of operational and competitive differenti
03/19/2019
StanChart Unit Launches Market Platform for Start-ups
Investors can also use the portal to recommend start-ups to the Bank for future collaborations.
03/19/2019
Accenture Interactive buys Dutch marketing agency Storm Digital
Among the major acquisitions the firm has bolted-on in Europe are Fjord and Karamara in the UK, SinnerSchrader and Kolle Rebbe in Germany, and Kaplan in the Nordics.
03/19/2019
Fintech Waddle raises $4 million as it gears up for international banking partnerships
“Our users on average save 12 hours a week when they switch to Waddle,” he says.
03/19/2019
Standard Chartered builds Fintech Bridge to matchmake with startups
The Bridge connects and matches partners from the fintech ecosystem to the bank’s internal community
03/18/2019
DCCI to help startups navigate the UAE’s funding landscape
The findings were released during Dubai Startup Hub’s Entrepreneurship Advocacy event series, which was hosted earlier today at Dubai Chamber’s head office.
03/18/2019
Blocktails are the new cocktails – How the technology that runs cryptocurrency transactions is pushing the boundaries in the F&B world
So he turned to cryptocurrency, or more precisely, the technology that underpins it, blockchain.
03/15/2019
Finastra named a Leader in IDC MarketScape for end-to-end corporate banking solution providers
Banks are re-evaluating their business models in corporate banking but face the dual challenge of driving down costs and innovating to stay relevant.
03/15/2019
Money keeps flowing to fintechs
The online challenger bank Chime announced a $200 million funding round at the beginning of March, the largest ever for a savings and lending fintech.
03/14/2019
Alinma Bank wins award in MEFTECH
This award is a testament to our successful execution of this approach; and we will continue to work toward being the preferred financial partner for all in our market.”
03/14/2019
HSBC invests in Asian insurtech CXA Group
CXA describes itself as a one-stop, predictive and data intelligence platform for better health and wealth, helping to address the escalating healthcare costs across Asia.