Recruitment Agencies Are Key for Financial Organisations’ Survival Amid Talent Shortage

Dufrain, the data consultancy, has released new research from its State of Data report. It exposes a significant talent shortage in the data and analytics sector that could result in substantial losses for firms worldwide. Sixty per cent of data and analytics leaders said the biggest challenge to their business was recruiting individuals with the […]

Emirates NBD Launches Digital Asset Lab to Accelerate Innovation in the UAE

Emirates NBD, the banking group for the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT), has launched its the Emirates NBD ‘Digital Asset Lab’, a platform enabling and accelerating digital asset and financial services innovation in the UAE. Through its new Digital Asset Lab, Emirates NBD is aiming to create a platform with industry experts which […]

Bahrain Sees new Islamic Banking Offering and Becomes Base of new Digital Bank

Banking in Bahrain has seen two exciting developments as ila Bank launches a new Islamic banking experience in the country; while Singapore-based Whampoa Group has selected Bahrain to become the headquarters of its new digital bank. ila Bank caters to Islamic audience ila Bank‘s ‘alburaq’ is a new Islamic banking experience in Bahrain looking to […]

Cashfree Payments Joins Forces With Tazapay to Ease Cross-Border Payment to Exporters in India

India-based payment disbursal platform Cashfree Payments has partnered with Tazapay, a Singapore-based cross-border payments company, to facilitate cross-border payments to Indian exporters.  Partnership with Cashfree Payments will enable Tazapay to settle all cross-border payments directly to Indian exporters’ local bank accounts in Rupees (INR) in one business day. The partnership aims to create new opportunities […]