Mashreq appoints Citibank veteran Tarek El Nahas as Head of International Banking
Mashreq has appointed Tarek El Nahas as its new Head of International Banking Group. Tarek spent 25 years at Citibank,…
Barclays Private Bank promotes Rahim Daya to Managing Director UAE
Barclays Private Bank has promoted Rahim Daya and James Williams to Managing Director. Rahim Daya joined Barclays in 2010 and…
DIFC to host Future of Finance at Expo 2020 targeting Middle East, Africa, South Asia
Dubai International Financial Centre, DIFC, an international financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region, and global…
Why a data-centric approach is disrupting banking in the region
The days of business as usual are over for Middle East financial institutions. Retail banks, insurers, investment firms, and wealth…
National bill provider Saudi Payments using Oracle ExaData to transform security
Saudi Payments’ SADAD, the national electronic bill presentment and payment service provider for Saudi Arabia has chosen Oracle solutions to…
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange introduces digitally assisted immediate disclosure
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, ADX, announced that it has implemented improvements and advancements to its electronic disclosure system and mechanisms,…
Commercial Bank of Dubai taps Microsoft Azure to transform customer engagement
In a further boost to its digital transformation initiative, Commercial Bank of Dubai, CBD, has announced a partnership with Microsoft…
Mashreq partners with Avaya and Koopid to transform banking experience
Mashreq, a leading financial institutions in the UAE, has partnered with Avaya and Koopid to create a new banking experience…
Only 7.6% CIO respondents suggest blockchain is a game-changing technology
The 2019 Gartner Hype Cycle for Blockchain Business shows that the business impact of blockchain will be transformational across most…
ENBD adds SAP Financial to generate insights from Enterprise Data Platform
Emirates NBD, has partnered with SAP, to become the first bank globally to implement SAP Financial Services Data Platform. It…