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NBK's Innovative Digital Strategy Strengthens Fintech Leadership
Digital Banking

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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Pete Sadler
Bahrain Leads Global Open Banking Innovation with Centralised Authentication System
AI & Cloud

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...
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Pete Sadler
Checkout.com Expands to Japan with Direct Acquiring, Becoming First Global PSP with Local Capabilities
Payments & Fintech

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...
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Pete Sadler
Boubyan Bank Wins Best Islamic Digital Banking Award
Awards

Boubyan Bank Wins Best Islamic Digital Banking Award

Boubyan Bank was named World's Best Islamic Digital Bank for the tenth consecutive year, while modernising its core with Temenos and launching Banking as a Service - earning our Best Islamic Digital Banking Award.
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Sebastien Parker
KFH Takes the Lead in Digital Banking Solutions
Digital Banking

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...
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Pete Sadler
SEB Embedded Goes Live Together with Thought Machine to Drive BaaS Innovation
AI & Cloud

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...
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Pete Sadler
Backbase and Seven Join Forces to Drive Digital Banking Innovation in MEA
AI & Cloud

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...
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Pete Sadler
Temenos Powers On-Premises Generative AI for Real-Time Banking with NVIDIA
AI & Cloud

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...
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Pete Sadler
ADCB Wins Best Digital Onboarding Award for Hayyak Platform
Awards

ADCB Wins Best Digital Onboarding Award for Hayyak Platform

ADCB opened over 440,000 digital accounts via its Hayyak platform in 2024, with 79% of new retail customers onboarding digitally - earning our Best Digital Onboarding Award.
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Sebastien Parker
Mashreq Introduces NEO, Pakistan's First Islamic-First Digital Banking Platform
Digital Banking

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.
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Pete Sadler
Reem Finance Selects Temenos to Power New Digital Community Bank in the UAE
AI & Cloud

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...
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Pete Sadler
QNB Wins Best Payment Innovation for Fawran Request for Payment
Awards

QNB Wins Best Payment Innovation for Fawran Request for Payment

Qatar National Bank integrated Request for Payment into its mobile app via the national Fawran instant payment network - earning our Best Payment Innovation Award.
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Sebastien Parker
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