Tag: Financial Services
24 Fintech to Host Top Government Officials and Global Finance Leaders
24 Fintech summit will feature 175 hours of expert-led content delivered by prominent speakers from leading Saudi and international financial institutions; including Financial Sector...
Top 3 Destinations for Financial Services Grads
deVere Group, a global leader in providing specialist cross-border financial advice to international investors and expatriates, has announced the top three destinations for the...
6 Predictions for Fintech in 2024
Financial technology, or fintech, is undergoing rapid and transformative changes. As we look ahead to 2024, several key trends are poised to shape the...
MENA Region Opens New Opportunities for Fintech Companies
Middle East and Africa is projected to experience a significant growth in the coming years to reach USD 3.45 billion by 2026.
New fintech firm...
Emirates NBD Launches Digital Asset Lab
Founding council members include PwC and Fireblocks.
The Lab aims to establish a robust platform with industry experts enabling co-creation and experimentation to drive innovation...
A New Breed of Finance Leader is Embracing Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrencies are notoriously volatile and poorly understood in mainstream markets. Yet there is little doubt that digital money and the blockchain will have a...
UAE’s Licensed 1st Crypto Foundation to Build an Infinitely Scalable Blockchain...
The project is generating attention in MENA due to its tremendous transactional management possibilities, higher security, and inbound governmental database projects.
Venom Foundation has been...
Hedge Funds Plan to Increase Data Services’ Outsourcing
79% of hedge fund and asset managers surveyed plan to increase outsourcing of data services
A global survey of quant fund managers who collectively oversee...
UAE Among World’s Top Markets with Highest Trust
CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, recently published Enhancing Investors’ Trust – the 2022 CFA Institute Investor Trust Study, the fifth in...
Emirates NBD Launches IPO Subscription Website
Fully digital platform to support investor participation ahead of upcoming listings on DFM
Individual investors to benefit from seamless, paperless journey from subscription to payment
Real-time...
One in two Managers Already Testing Tokenised Assets
85% agree that financial service providers who are unprepared for mass tokenisation of assets risk being left behind
More than half (52%) of fund managers...
Six Accounting Terms Every Entrepreneur or Business Owner Must Know
New business owners have a myriad of tasks to navigate. While your main objectives may be selling to your customers and driving growth, it’s...
Al Etihad Credit Bureau Completes System Integration with Dubai Courts
Al Etihad Credit Bureau (AECB) today announces it has started including court-ordered payment obligations from Dubai Courts in its Credit Reports, upon completing system integration...
DFM Cancels Minimum Trading Commission
Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that the minimum trading commission will be waived as of 1st of September 2021, as part of its...
GCC Consumers Opt for Digital Banking Services Post Covid-19
77% of respondents in the GCC access digital banking services at least once a week.
44% are willing to switch to a different bank due...
Deadline for DNFBPs’ Registration in Anti-Money Laundering Regulations Extended
The goal is not to impose violations, but to ensure compliance. The Ministry of Economy (MoE) announced the extension of the deadline granted to...
Crypto Businesses Now Able to Set Up at DMCC in Dubai
DMCC – the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – has entered into a memorandum of...
Ministry of Economy: “Real Estate Agents, Gold Dealers, Auditors, B2B Service...
The Ministry of Economy (MoE) called upon business sector and the Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs) to expedite registration in the Financial Intelligence...