AXA Insurance Gulf launches its online services
1. Customers can now buy and renew motor policies online
2. Get a quote in less than a minute
3. 5% discount for buying a new...
Small business finance in the search of innovative solutions
Alternative Financing - the small business finance alternative during economic uncertainty
As a consequence of the distressed and even recovering economy, few commercial lenders are...
‘No Coffee for Bitcoin’ Starbucks Clarifies
Starbucks has clarified that it will not be accepting Bitcoin (BTC) or other cryptocurrencies as payment, despite misleading reports from mainstream media.
Earlier last Friday,...
The next crisis: Credit Card Debt
Together with the financial crisis, the banking crisis, the mortgage crisis and the employment crisis, we are on the verge of experiencing a credit...
GCC consumers would benefit from reforms in the financial services industry
*According to a new leadership roundtable report from Insight Discovery
GCC consumers stand to benefit enormously from the adoption of global best practice by the...
Middle East Credit Reporting Association convenes to strengthen development of regional...
Inaugural board meeting to review strategy to strengthen credit reporting operations across region
Members of the Middle East Credit Reporting Association ...
Emirates NBD Launches Mega Foreign Exchange Customer Promotion
Cash prizes of AED 1 million each for two lucky winners, and 100 daily and 100 monthly winners
Every foreign exchange transaction will give customers...
Nine out of ten UAE home buyers now end-users
Nine out of ten home buyers in the UAE are now end-users, representing a significant shift in the country’s real estate sector, according to...
DIFC Authority releases updated version of ‘Guide to Islamic Finance’
As debt-based conventional banking faces troubled times, asset-backed Islamic finance is becoming popular in world's financial capitals
The Dubai International Financial Centre Authority today announced...
Hedge Funds Plan to Increase Data Services’ Outsourcing
79% of hedge fund and asset managers surveyed plan to increase outsourcing of data services
A global survey of quant fund managers who collectively oversee...
Mobile expats miss out on benefits package
International companies should take a holistic approach as survey reveals that mobile expats miss out on benefits package, according to Michael Thraves, Financial Planner...
UAE Expats Sent Home AED164.3 Billion in 2017
Expats remittances from the UAE amounted to AED164.3 billion during 2017, a growth of 2.2 percent from AED160.8 billion in 2016.
According to a report...
Varengold Adds 15 Currency Pairs
Varengold Bank FX, a brand of Varengold Wertpapierhandelsbank AG, now offers trading in the South African Rand, Hungarian Forint, Polish Zloty, Czech Koruna, Norwegian...
UAE Credit Cards immune to Low Interest Rates
Interest rates are the lowest they have been in decades. But there is a little indication the customers of U.A.E. banks are benefiting. This...
Retail loans expected to lift earnings for UAE banks
Commenting on the Retail loans expected to lift earnings for UAE banks, Clint Dempsey who is is a Principal Associate in the Banking and...
Consumer Banking Marketplace Driven By Artificial Intelligence Launches in UAE
The soon to be launched disruptive marketplace will be an end-to-end solution catering to consumer banking, valuation and insurance needs in one ecosystem.
The UAE...
Soaring Demand Drives Gold-Backed Cryptocurrency Listing
A gold-backed digital asset has been added to a financial advisory and fintech organisation’s cryptocurrency app.
deVere Group added Pax Gold (PAXG) to deVere Crypto...
DFM Mobile App Goes Live
Investors’ connection with Dubai Financial Market (DFM) trading activity and services has been made easier with DFM’s new smart services application, which provides investors...