FinTech Hive at DIFC has announced that it will begin accepting applications for its 2018 programme starting Sunday, 20th May, kicking off a competitive search for the top financial technology (fintech) and insurance technology (insurtech) innovators in the region.
SoftBank Group founder and CEO Masayoshi Son is reportedly planning the firm’s next $100 billion venture – a version 2.0 of the world’s biggest technology fund, according to people familiar with the matter.
HSBC has reportedly performed the world’s first trade finance transaction using blockchain technology.
The fundamentals of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in the GCC region have not been significantly affected by artificial intelligence (AI) and still rely on human cognition, according to experts at the recent accountancy and finance body ICAEW’s Corporate Finance Faculty roundtable.
Fintech company QPAY has launched a major blockchain e-commerce initiative based on the ‘Ethereum’ blockchain platform in Qatar.
Apple is reportedly working with financial giant Goldman Sachs on a credit card that would carry the iPhone maker’s digital wallet logo.
Gulf Capital has reportedly acquired a strategic stake in Saudi Geidea, a provider of electronic payment solutions and financial technologies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Dubai International Financial Centre, DIFC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with professional services company Accenture to foster innovation in the financial services industry globally.
The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM)’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) has recently proposed a legislative framework to bring order to the crypto asset markets in the region, including new rules governing exchanges, custodians and other intermediaries.
With 12.8 percent of the UAE reported to be actively seeking loans and the demand of corporate loans marginally rising, …
