Middle East

noqodi expands collaboration with Network International to broaden its digital payments offering

A leading fintech company, noqodi, has broadened its collaboration with Network International (Network), a leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, enabling the company to expand digital payments acceptance for a...

Mozn recognised as one of the world’s top FinTechs for 2023 

Saudi Arabia’s Mozn, an enterprise focused on Artificial Intelligence technologies, has announced that it has been recognised as one of the Top 200 FinTech Companies globally and one of the Top 25 in the “Digital Business Solutions”...

Luxoft and Finastra to deliver turnkey managed services to banks in EMEA

Finastra, a global provider of financial software applications and marketplaces, has announced a new managed services partnership agreement with Luxoft, a DXC Technology company, to support Finastra’s Kondor customers in...

Emirates NBD drives innovation and sustainability initiatives with Microsoft

Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye region, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enter a sustainability and innovation-focused collaboration with Microsoft. The initiatives will be built on...

AEG partners with Microsoft and Crayon to revolutionise SWIFT infrastructure in MEA

Allied Engineering Group (AEG), one of the largest SWIFT service bureaus globally, has announced its collaboration with Microsoft and Crayon to bring tailored and compliant solutions to financial service institutions (FSIs) that are migrating their SWIFT...

Emirates Development Bank and Emirates Islamic to support SMEs in the UAE

Emirates Development Bank (EDB), a key financial engine for the economic development and industrial advancement of the nation, and Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, have announced the signing of a Memorandum of...

Financial planning with the advent of Corporate Tax in the UAE 

Armin Moradi, Co-founder and CEO at Qashio, speaks to us about financial planning in light of the UAE’s new Corporate Tax and how businesses use technology to manage spending efficiently.   Globally, there has been a shift from basic manual...

Data management should be at the heart of the UAE financial sector’s Digital Transformation 

Companies in the financial services and banking sector need to be able to meet the changing expectations of today’s customers. Fred Crehan, Area Vice President, Emerging Markets at Confluent, speaks to us about why the UAE needs strong data management...

FOODICS unifies its employee operations with Darwinbox’s HR platform

FOODICS, a cloud-based restaurant management technology and payments platform based in the KSA, has chosen Darwinbox’s Human Resource Management Software (HRMS) to unify its multi-geography HR function. This offers FOODICS a holistic way to manage its...

Purpl launches digital wallet on Mambu

Purpl, a remittance and cash-out aggregator, has announced its successful go-live on Mambu’s cloud-native banking platform. Having secured its digital wallet licence, Purpl’s new offering will provide Lebanese citizens at home and abroad with...

Wio Bank and Mambu bring digital banking services to the UAE

Wio Bank has announced its successful go live on Mambu. Mambu’s platform enables Wio Bank to achieve a faster time to market as it helps establish the UAE as a hub for the growing digital economy.  Wio Bank provides access to banking and business...

How TCS is investing in innovation 

Sumanta Roy, Vice President & Head of Middle East Africa, TCS, speaks to Intelligent Fin.tech about the banking and financial industry in the Middle East, how TCS has impacted it, industry requirements in the Middle East and how businesses in this...