financial services


TransferWise To Begin Offering Low-cost Money Transfers In UAE In 2020

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TransferWise serves 6 million customers worldwide and processes $5bn in customer payments every month Read more

Dubai's Emirates NBD Plans $1.76bn Rights Share Sale

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Emirates NBD last month raised the cap on foreign ownership holding in its shares to 20% from 5% Read more

India's Largest Commercial Bank Cuts Interest Rates

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State Bank of India's move may affect millions of Gulf-based non-resident Indians Read more

Abu Dhabi's ADCB Quarterly Profit Drops 11% On Cost Of Funds

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Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank combined with local rivals Union National Bank and Al Hilal Bank to create the Gulf region's f... Read more

Saudi Banking Sector Shows Strong Growth

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Latest KPMG report reveals increase in net profit and total assets Read more

Emirates NBD Reveals Expo Package For SMEs

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Preferential business banking to be offered as part of Expo 2020's Dubai Online Marketplace Read more

Dubai Islamic Bank Weighs Acquisition Of Local Rival Noor Bank

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Dubai Islamic Bank's acquisition of Noor Bank would create a lender with $75bn in assets Read more

UAE's Al Hilal Bank Plans Digital Transformation Under New CEO

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Amr Al Menhali, newly appointed as Al Hilal Bank's CEO, will lead a digital transformation to enhance customer experienc... Read more

Bahrain's GIB Establishes Saudi Arm With $2bn Capital

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The bank's Saudi arm will be owned equally by GIB and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund Read more

Finablr's $200m IPO To Be Completed By Mid-May

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Finablr CEO Promoth Manghat said he expects the listing will allow the firm to scale up and explore new opportunities in... Read more

Dubai's Emirates NBD Reports Increased Profits On Loan Growth, Forex

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Emirates NBD said economic activity in 2019 to be underpinned by higher oil production as well as increased government s... Read more

Dubai Islamic Bank On The Lookout For Potential Acquisitions

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Dubai Islamic Bank was reported last month to be considering buying Noor Bank Read more

UAE Payment Firm Finablr To Launch London IPO

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Holding firm Finablr is behind brands UAE Exchange, Travelex Holdings and Xpress Money Read more

Emirates NBD To Pay 14% Less For Turkey's Denizbank After Lira Slide

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Emirates NBD will now pay $2.75bn for Sberbank's wholly-owned Turkish unit Read more

India's Largest Bank SBI Inks Payments Deal With Hitachi

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State Bank of India announces launch of joint venture for a card acceptance and digital payments platform Read more

LuLu Financial Group Targets 30% Digitisation By 2020

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Lulu Financial Group has crossed the $10bn mark in its total transactional value in its financial sector business Read more

HSBC Reports $1.55bn In 2018 Middle East Profit

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HSBC Holdings reported an overall profit of $19.89 billion for 2018 Read more

Deutsche Bank Seeks To Rebuild In Middle East After Cost Cutting

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Jamal Al Kishi, Middle East and Africa CEO, said Deutsche Bank said it expects to be involved in large financing deals a... Read more