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Nov 2
2 min

Payment International Enterprise (PIE) partners with Batelco to launch Digital Kiosks

Batelco digitized its services on TAM Kiosks including but not limited to non-face-to-face eKYC & subscriber onboarding for pre-paid, and...

Aug 16
2 min

NBB Recognized By Forbes In International Case Study

In recognition of its commitment towards the growth and development of its employees, the National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) has been recogni...

Aug 6
2 min

Mobile-Only, Cloud-First Bank Launches on AWS

Bank ABC used AWS to launch its mobile-only, cloud-first bank, ila Bank. The bank focuses on speed, simplicity, and delivering a seamless...

Jul 18
2 min

Why the regional fintech ecosystem is booming

Regional fintech startups hold tremendous room for growth Changing consumer needs and rapid technological development has given a massive...

Jul 15
4 min

National Bank of Bahrain awarded ‘The Middle East’s Best Bank Transformation’ By Euromoney Awards fo

Manama, Bahrain, 15th July 2020: The National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) has celebrated a significant milestone in its transformation journey ...

Jul 8
2 min

Halal angel network teams up with UK Fintech

Gareth Lewis, Delio CEO An angel network that is among the first to penetrate the $5 trillion Halal consumer market has teamed up with UK...

Jun 22
2 min

Fintech Sector in Bahrain Is Growing Rapidly due to Increase in Mobile and Digital Payments, Narayan

Narayanan Ganapathy, a financial analyst, angel investor, and the CEO at Angivest Ventures, recently noted that significantly more people...

Jun 16
3 min

Nearly 50% of UAE residents suggest downgrading their car insurance on their next renewal

Souqalmal.com’s latest analysis uncovers increasing price sensitivity among car owners in the country, who are trying to lower their car ...

May 18
3 min

In The Middle East, COVID-19’s Legacy Will Be FinTech

Dalal Buhejji, Director, Business Development - Financial Services, Bahrain EDB The global narrative around COVID-19 is shifting. Across ...

May 10
2 min

Fintech: Bahrain’s Banking Industry Remains Focused on Adopting Innovative Financial Technologies, A

David Parker, co-chief investment officer at the Bahrain Economic Development Board (an organization responsible for attracting inward in...

Apr 14
2 min

COVID-19: A Call for Digital Transformation

The COVID-19 outbreak is a tragedy that will have widespread and long-lasting implications for humanity and our global economy. As COVID-...

Apr 14
2 min

Cargill, Agrocorp close cross-continent commodity trade transaction via blockchain

Cargill and Agrocorp have completed their first cross-continent commodity trade finance transaction using the dltledgers blockchain platf...

Apr 6
1 min

No Numbers Necessary: Fintech Curve Now Offers Cards that are Numberless

Everyone is accustomed to seeing credit/debit card numbers on the plastic we lug around in our wallets. These numbers are a holdover from...

Apr 2
1 min

Standard Chartered launches $50m Covid-19 assistance fund

Standard Chartered is launching a $50 million global fund providing assistance to those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. "The group wil...

Mar 30
1 min

Standard Chartered challenges startups to deliver an automated call centre service

Standard Chartered has put out a call to tender to fintech startups for a machine learning prototype capable of reducing the handling tim...

Mar 30
3 min

Coronavirus Drives 72% Rise In Use Of Fintech Apps

The coronavirus pandemic is resulting in a sharp increase in people using fintech apps. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images)...

Mar 26
2 min

Bahrain's Batelco announces $121.2mln dividend

The annual general meeting included the appointments of board members for the next three-year term 2020-2023 MANAMA: Batelco shareholders...

Mar 21
2 min

Fintech stc Bahrain to Introduce New Working Procedures to Ensure Safety During Coronavirus Outbreak

stc Bahrain, a Fintech solutions provider and telecommunications firm, has revealed that it’s introducing new working procedures, in orde...

Mar 19
4 min

UChicago invests in next generation AI company automating cognitive work

TAIGER is the first recipient outside of the United States and the first in Singapore to secure a venture investment from the UChicago St...

Mar 16
2 min

Fintech Firms, Aion Digital and Qarar, Team Up to Accelerate Development of Online Lending Platforms

Two major Fintech companies, Aion Digital and Qarar, are teaming up in order to accelerate the growth and development of online lending p...

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