Summary: Mashreq Bank and Mastercard has partnered to launch Masterpass QR, a safe and secure Quick Response (QR) mobile payments solution, accessible via the bank’s mobile application, Snapp. The pos…
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SAAB, Alawwal bank boards approve merger agreement
Dubai: The Boards of Directors of The Saudi British Bank (SABB) and Alawwal Bank have approved a merger agreement, according to a joint statement from both entities. Post-merger, the new entity wi …
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DIFC amends anti-money laundering law in bid to fight financial crime
made the changes to regulate the Dubai Financial Services Authority’s anti-money laundering rules. Anti-money laundering laws in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) will see changes implemente…
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Kuwait, Saudi, UAE finance ministers to sign off on Jordan aid
The finance ministers of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE will sign off on financial support to Jordan on Thursday, Kuwait’s state news agency reported. The three countries previously pledged $2 …
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Dubai enacts changes to anti-money laundering rules following review
The Dubai government has enacted changes to the Dubai International Financial Centre’s anti-money laundering laws following a self-assessment of the free zone’s capacity to fight financial crime. Shei…
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Saudi, Kuwait, UAE to sign $10bn Bahrain aid deal – report
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates will soon sign an agreement to provide up to $10bn of financial support to Bahrain, Kuwait’s Al Rai newspaper said on Thursday, quoting an …
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UAE largest emergency aid donor to Yemen
ABU DHABI, 3rd October, 2018 (WAM) — The UAE has once again ranked as the largest donor of emergency humanitarian assistance to Yemen in the world for 2018. According to the Financial Tracking …
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UAE export credit agency embraces Islamic finance
A new agreement between the UAE’s export credit agency Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI) and the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) will seek to promote non-oil …
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Aramco IPO delay a benefit for the country says top banking executive
Carmen Haddad, CEO of the Saudi business of American banking giant Citi, told a conference in Dubai that a takeover by Aramco of SABIC, the industrial conglomerate owned by the Public Investment Fund …
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Citigroup plans to grow offshore booking center in UAE: executive
DUBAI (Reuters) – Citigroup (C.N) plans to boost the United Arab Emirates’ role as an offshore booking center and is working towards a full banking license in Saudi Arabia, helping to propel its regio…
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Emirates NBD introduces Friday banking
Emirates NBD has announced the introduction of Friday banking at three of its popular mall branches — Dubai Mall, Mall of the Emirates, and Mirdif City Centre. Customers now have the flexibility …
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MENA Finance Firms Spend $155 Billion in Digital Disruptive Technologies
The UAE, and Dubai in particular … CEO and Co-Founder of Block Gemini said that “blockchain is going to play a key role in the success of financial companies in the near future. The world banking se…
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UAE’s property market focuses on the right numbers
Dubai: Forget for a moment all the talk about market slowdowns and weak sentiments and focus on just two numbers. In the year to end August, Dubai pulled in 9,500 investors who were acquiring a …
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Noor Bank: Blockchain to transform trade finance in the UAE
Blockchain has the potential to transform trade finance in the UAE with faster shipping and settlement as well as a reduction in transaction costs, according to a new report by Noor Bank, launched at …
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What does a higher interest rate mean for UAE consumers?
This is because when the Fed raises rates, the Central Bank of the UAE generally adopts the same policy, which in turn impacts rates on a variety of personal finance products, from loans to savings an…
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Dubai’s biggest bank set to launch services via WhatsApp
Emirates NBD has announced that it will soon launch customised banking services via WhatsApp in the UAE. Dubai’s biggest bank said in a statement that it is the first in the region to integrate its co…
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UAE, InvestBank deny three-way merger reports
In August, the bank concluded syndicated financing facilities worth a total of $185, which it said will be used for general corporate purposes and the refinancing of a previously existing facility. Cu…
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