Posts From Fintechnews Middle East
Emirates NBD and DIFC Launch Fintech Talent Accelerator in Dubai
Emirates NBD has launched the ‘National Digital Talent Incubator’ program, as a part of its strategic partnership with Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Facilitated by DIFC’s venture building platform, DIFC Launchpad, the bespoke incubator program aims to boost UAE talent
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Qatar Issues eKYC Identity Verification Rules
Qatar Central Bank (QCB) issued Sunday the electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC) procedures, in a bid to regulate and improve the customer identity verification digitally. This move comes in line with the financial sector and financial technology strategies based on
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Commvault Appoints Industry Veteran Richard Gadd as Senior Vice President of EMEA
Commvault, an enterprise data protection company, has today announced the appointment of Richard Gadd as Senior Vice President of Commvault’s EMEA and India (EMEAI) region. Gadd will lead the region in empowering global organisations with industry-leading cyber resilience offerings that
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Qatar Central Bank Issues Loan-Based Crowdfunding Regulation
In line with the financial sector strategy and the Fintech Qatar strategy, and based on Qatar Central Bank’s permanent endeavor to regulate and develop the financial sector in the country, Qatar Central Bank issued instructions for the Loan-Based Crowdfunding Regulation,
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Dubai’s DIFC Launches AI and Web3 Corporate Accelerator
The Dubai AI and Web3 Campus has launched an Artificial Intelligence Transformation Programme, a highly customisable sector agnostic corporate accelerator, to help future-proof businesses in the Region by enhancing their Artificial Intelligence capabilities. Designed for businesses of all sizes, the
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UAE’s Zest Equity Raises USD 3.8M Seed Round to Digitize Private Market Transactions
Zest Equity, a venture-backed technology company offering digital infrastructure for private market transactions, has closed a $3.8 million seed round. The Hub71 startup will use these funds to drive the company’s ambition to expand its product offering in the MENA
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Turkey’s Akbank Teams With Personetics To Create Banking IQ
Burcu Küçükünal, the Digital, Design and Innovation SVP at one one of Turkey’s most prominent private banks, Akbank, recently discussed her team’s aim to introduce a mobile app as a dependable financial counselor for their clientele, enhancing customer involvement with
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Emirates NBD Launches New Digital Wealth Offering
Emirates NBD has launched a digital wealth platform that allows customers to trade securities and ETFs on both global exchanges such as, Nasdaq, NYSE, and London Stock Exchange and local markets such as, Dubai Financial Market, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange,
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25 Upcoming Fintech Events in Middle East Q4 2023/ Q1 2024
Fintech is growing rapidly in the Middle East, driven by a dynamic fundraising landscape, favorable demographic factors and supportive governments betting on technology and digital platforms to improve financial access. An estimated 3,000 fintech solutions are currently operating across the Middle
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Salt Edge Partners with SeaPay to Offer Open Banking Solutions in Saudi Arabia
In a significant move towards advancing digital technology and open banking in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, SeaPay, a leading Omni-Channel Payment Solutions provider, has announced a strategic partnership with Salt Edge, a renowned financial technology company. This collaboration aims
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