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Bahrain & Oman

Thawani Pay Partners with Network International to Accelerate Digital Payment Innovation in Oman

Payments & Fintech

Thawani Pay Partners with Network International to Accelerate Digital Payment Innovation in Oman

Thawani Pay has signed a strategic partnership with Network International to accelerate credit card and digital payment innovation in Oman, leveraging the...…

Digital Banking

Meethaq Named Best Islamic Digital Bank 2025 by Global Finance Magazine

Meethaq Islamic Banking, the dedicated Islamic banking arm of Bank Muscat, has been awarded the Best Islamic Digital Bank 2025 by Global Finance Magazine,...…

BisB Introduces Host-to-Host (H2H) Connectivity Solution for Corporate Clients

BisB Introduces Host-to-Host (H2H) Connectivity Solution for Corporate Clients

Bahrain Islamic Bank has launched an advanced Host-to-Host connectivity solution, enabling corporate clients to integrate their enterprise resource planning...…

Al Salam Bank Named Bank of the Year Bahrain 2025 by The Banker Magazine

Al Salam Bank Named Bank of the Year Bahrain 2025 by The Banker Magazine

Al Salam Bank has been named Bank of the Year in Bahrain for 2025 by The Banker Magazine, recognised for its outstanding financial performance, strategic...…

Visa Forms New Regional Hub for Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman

Payments & Fintech

Visa Forms New Regional Hub for Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman

Visa has established a new regional hub encompassing Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Oman, led from its Riyadh headquarters, to accelerate digital payments...…

Payments & Fintech

Central Bank of Oman Launches National Payment Card “Maal”

The Central Bank of Oman has soft-launched its national payment card Maal, introducing a domestic alternative to international card schemes that offers...…

Sohar International Launches the "Maal" National Payment Card Under CBO Initiative

Payments & Fintech

Sohar International Launches the "Maal" National Payment Card Under CBO Initiative

Sohar International has launched the Maal national payment card, operating on Oman's OmanNet domestic payment network, as part of a strategic initiative...…

NBB Named Bahrain's Best Cash Management Bank 2025 by Euromoney

NBB Named Bahrain's Best Cash Management Bank 2025 by Euromoney

The National Bank of Bahrain has won the Euromoney award for Best Cash Management Bank in Bahrain for 2025, recognised for its combination of digital scale...…

KFH Bahrain Recognised as Bahrain's Best Transaction Bank 2025 by Euromoney

KFH Bahrain Recognised as Bahrain's Best Transaction Bank 2025 by Euromoney

KFH Bahrain has been recognised as Bahrain's Best Transaction Bank for 2025 by Euromoney, acknowledging the bank's successful transformation of its...…

BENEFIT and NIPL Sign Linkage Agreement to Enable Real-Time Cross-Border Payments

Payments & Fintech

BENEFIT and NIPL Sign Linkage Agreement to Enable Real-Time Cross-Border Payments

Bahrain's BENEFIT and India's NPCI International Payments Limited have signed a linkage agreement to connect their instant payment systems, enabling...…

Thawani Pay Becomes First Omani Fintech to Secure Visa Licence for Credit Card Issuance

Payments & Fintech

Thawani Pay Becomes First Omani Fintech to Secure Visa Licence for Credit Card Issuance

Thawani Pay has secured a Visa licence for credit card issuance, becoming the first Omani fintech to receive authorisation to issue credit cards and marking...…

NBB Group and BisB Launch AI and Digital Banking Academy with Tamkeen Support

NBB Group and BisB Launch AI and Digital Banking Academy with Tamkeen Support

NBB Group and Bahrain Islamic Bank have established a joint Artificial Intelligence and Digital Banking Academy, supported by Bahrain's Labour Fund Tamkeen,...…