NBK's Innovative Digital Strategy Strengthens Fintech Leadership
National Bank of Kuwait has reported that 97.9% of its total banking transactions were conducted through digital platforms in 2024, alongside a fourfold...
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Bahrain Leads Global Open Banking Innovation with Centralised Authentication System
A landmark three-way partnership between BENEFIT, Tarabut, and FLOOSS has introduced centralised open banking authentication and consent management in...
Checkout.com Expands to Japan with Direct Acquiring, Becoming First Global PSP with Local Capabilities
Checkout.com has expanded into Japan with direct acquiring capabilities, becoming the first global payment service provider to offer local payment...
KFH Takes the Lead in Digital Banking Solutions
Kuwait Finance House has reported significant digital transformation milestones, with more than 200 e-services now available through its KFHonline app and...
SEB Embedded Goes Live Together with Thought Machine to Drive BaaS Innovation
SEB Embedded, the Banking-as-a-Service platform of Swedish bank SEB, has gone live on Thought Machine's Vault Core, launching a banking service for its...
Backbase and Seven Join Forces to Drive Digital Banking Innovation in MEA
Backbase and Seven have partnered to deliver digital banking transformation solutions across the Middle East and Africa, combining Backbase's AI-native...
Temenos Powers On-Premises Generative AI for Real-Time Banking with NVIDIA
Temenos has partnered with NVIDIA to deploy its generative AI solutions on-premises using NVIDIA's accelerated computing platform, enabling banks to process...
Mashreq Introduces NEO, Pakistan's First Islamic-First Digital Banking Platform
Mashreq has launched Mashreq NEO in Pakistan, introducing what it describes as the country's first Islamic-first digital banking platform.
Reem Finance Selects Temenos to Power New Digital Community Bank in the UAE
Corporate and retail finance specialist Reem Finance has selected Temenos to power a new digital community bank in the UAE, deploying the core banking...
Visa Flexible Credential Goes Global, Launching in the US and UAE with Affirm and Liv Digital Bank
Visa has launched its Flexible Credential globally, a single payment card that allows consumers to switch between debit, credit, buy-now-pay-later, and...
Mastercard and Tap Payments Launch World's First Click to Pay with Payment Passkey for E-Commerce
Mastercard and Tap Payments have launched the world's first combined Click to Pay with Payment Passkey service for e-commerce transactions, with the UAE...
Zand Bank Collaborates with Alibaba Cloud and Ant Digital Technologies
UAE digital bank Zand has signed a memorandum of understanding with Alibaba Cloud and Ant Digital Technologies to accelerate the adoption of generative AI,...