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Newcomers to UAE can now benefit from consumer finance products

Complete consumer financing solution includes Personal and Vehicle finance, Credit cards, accounts and online banking Focus on customers with less than six month stay in...

Emirates NBD Private Banking named “Best Local Bank” in UAE

Significant recognition for Emirates NBD in annual survey of private bankers worldwide Fourth such accolade for Emirates NBD Private Banking, following string of...

Banks offer free air tickets with personal loans

Applies to customers availing personal finance of AED 75,000 and above Includes instalment deferment of up to 60 days, free credit life Takaful insurance and...

HSBC to cut 30,000 jobs worldwide

International banking giant HSBC confirmed on Monday it would cut a further 25,000 jobs between now and 2013 as part of a broader cost-cutting...

MasterCard, Visa warn of credit card data breach

"Massive" breach may affect more than 10 million credit card holders Credit cards compromised between January 21, 2012 and February 25, 2012 MasterCard and Visa said...

Banks’ Expertise Critical to Speed Up Economic Recovery Post COVID-19

Credit misallocation causing lasting risks to economies, and needs course-correction Bankruptcy frameworks need to prepare for potential impact of credit losses on banking...

Financial Stability Unit established by the Central Bank

According Zawya Dow Jones and Emirates Business 24/7, UAE's Central Bank has set up a new task force to help the country’s financial industry...

Emirates NBD wins Financial Sector Technology award for best systems integration...

Emirates NBD, the largest banking group in the Middle East in terms of assets, announced today that it has won the 2010 Financial Sector...

First Gulf Bank Q3 Net Profit rises 8%

Consistent net profit growth for the fifth consecutive quarter, Q3 2011 net profit up 8% compared to same quarter last year and 3% compared...

UAE amends terms for key lending facility

The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Finance has amended the terms of its liquidity facility for banks, curbing the state's ability to convert the...

Bank offers up to $5 million in mortgages for properties in...

Underscoring an emerging positive sentiment in the property market, Standard Chartered is offering up to Dh18.4 million ($5 million) in mortgage to attract high...

Mahra Ladies Banking designed exclusively for today’s woman

Mahra Ladies Banking provides significant discounts at shops, restaurants, hotels and resorts Additional benefits include concierge services, free valet parking, unlimited access to Ladies Clubs...

S&P reviewing credit ratings of 25 GCC banks

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) is currently reviewing credit ratings on 50 banks in the Middle East and North Africa under a revised set of criteria.

Dubai First launches complete corporate solutions payment package

Dubai First MasterCard Corporate Card Sets New Service Benchmark Dubai First, the consumer finance company of Dubai Group, a member of Dubai Holding, in association...

UAE Central Bank announced mortgage-loans limits

The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates last week approved the decision to increase the recently proposed mortgage-loans limits. Initially, the proposed mortgage...

Emirates NBD extends opening hours

In a move to provide its customers in Abu Dhabi with increased convenience, Emirates NBD announced today that two further branches have...

Emirates NBD partners with Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo for...

Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the Middle East, has signed an agreement to partner with Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo, managed by Emaar...

Financial Health Check program launched during Ramadan in UAE

  Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), a top-tier Islamic financial services group, announced today the launch of its Financial Health Check program as part...