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Pioneering Saudi Arabia’s licensed Blockchain revolution 

3 October 2023

Beyond Imagination Technologies (BIT) announced its strategic expansion into the Middle East region with the partnership with software company Aba’ad Alkhayal in Saudi Arabia.   The Middle East has emerged as a significant hub for...

The Insurtech revolution: Transforming Customer Experience in the New Age

2 October 2023

Nischal Tanna, Founder and Group CEO, TransformHub, on the dynamic fusion of insurance and technology redefining the entire landscape for customers. In an age marked by swift technological advancements across industries, the insurance sector is no...

Commercial Bank of Dubai deploys Freshworks to enhance customer service digitisation 

1 October 2023

Freshworks, a cloud-based customer service software company and the Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD), a prominent banking institution in the UAE, have elevated its customer service operations through the implementation of Freshdesk. By utilising...

Qashio and Carasti join forces to transform leasing and corporate expenses in the UAE 

30 September 2023

Qashio, a Dubai-based Fintech company offering a Corporate Card and Expense Management Solution, has announced its strategic partnership with Carasti, a leading car subscription service in Dubai. This collaboration aims to redefine the leasing landscape and...

Study shows banks hampered by tech modernization challenges and lack of Industry standards

29 September 2023

The research examined how customers engage with the digital world and how banks invest in embedded finance to become part of the financial journey consumers experience on their platforms of choice. The IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV), in...

Paysend and RemotePass partner to offer instant payments to contractors globally  

26 September 2023

  Paysend, the global card-to-card payments pioneer and RemotePass, the global onboarding and payroll platform, has announced a partnership to facilitate instant and more cost-effective transfers to international workers in 80 countries.  Through...

Fear for freedom as financial leaders predict employee microchipping by 2030 

25 September 2023

Latest data from financial software provider, Advanced, uncovers a rising concern for employee privacy, as an uptake in futuristic human implantation technology is set for the workplace sooner than many anticipated.  Speaking to more than 5,000 senior...

Three quarters of the financial services industry is being ‘held back’ by a lack of digital skills  

23 September 2023

Three-quarters of the financial Services industry is being ‘held back’ by a lack of digital skills leaving significant gaps in workforces, according to new research from strategic talent solutions partner FDM Group.   A staggering 75%...

New cross-border payments platform Digit9 launched in the UAE by LuLu Money Singapore in partnership with Endava

20 September 2023

The newly launched Digit9 platform enables BFSIs, FinTechs and financial institutions to seamlessly execute multi-currency cross-border transactions in real-time. Building on its reputation as one of the most trusted companies for cross-border payments,...

NatWest Group teams up with AWS to harness the power of Generative AI

19 September 2023

NatWest Group has announced that it is expanding its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) – including AWS’s Generative AI solutions — to more rapidly drive towards its goal of...