Best Corporate Card for businesses
Emirates NBD wins award for ‘Best Corporate Card’ at Smart Card Awards Middle East
Awarded for distinctive expense management features, and control and savings capability
First...
Banks offer free air tickets with personal loans
Applies to customers availing personal finance of AED 75,000 and above
Includes instalment deferment of up to 60 days, free credit life Takaful insurance and...
Value-packed mortgages for resident expats
Interest rates starting from 4.49 per cent (with fixed rate pricing options for up to 7 years)
Up to 85 per cent financing
Includes free life,...
MasterCard, Visa warn of credit card data breach
"Massive" breach may affect more than 10 million credit card holders
Credit cards compromised between January 21, 2012 and February 25, 2012
MasterCard and Visa said...
Next-generation mobile payment solution launched in UAE
Emirates NBD, Etisalat and Visa launch next-generation mobile payments solution - MoneyMobile
Development of contactless payments using Visa payWave via mobile device
NFC mobile payments solution...
UAE bank deposits top a trillion
The UAE's Central Bank announced that total bank deposits in the country increased by 1.5 percent during the month of December 2011 to close...
Money supply in UAE decreased
The UAE's Central Bank announced that money supply M0 (currency in circulation + currency at banks) decreased by 2.1 percent. from AED 53.2 billion...
Al Islami Business Online for companies
Over 75 services can be accessed online
Free set-up until March 31, 2012
As part of its strategy to provide innovative banking services, Dubai Islamic Bank...
UAE Islamic banks account for 30% of global Islamic Banking industry
UAE Islamic financial services sector represented 30% of the global Islamic banking industry in 2011
UAE most competitive banking market in GCC
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) reports today that the UAE remains the most competitive banking market in the GCC, a key finding from its proprietary “GCC Banking Competitiveness Report.”
AED 55 billion worth of bounced cheques in 2011
UAE central bank reports AED 55 billion worth of bounced cheques in 2011.
GCC Central Bank procedures in final phases
Kuwaiti Finance Minister Mustafa Al-Shemali reiterated on Sunday that the establishment of the GCC Central bank is in its final phases, pointing out that the concerned states which joined the GCC union are implementing this agreement.
S&P reviewing credit ratings of 25 GCC banks
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) is currently reviewing credit ratings on 50 banks in the Middle East and North Africa under a revised set of criteria.
Global Award for Brand Leadership in Banking and Financial Services
Emirates NBD announced today, that it has won the 2011 Global Award for “Brand Leadership in Banking and Financial Services.”
Central Bank of the UAE announces increase in money supply by...
Central Bank of UAE, announced money supply M0 increased by 4.2 per cent from AED 49.9 billion at end of September 2011 to AED 52.0 billion at the end of October of same year.
Emirates NBD unveils largest illuminated National Flag in UAE
Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, announced today that it is celebrating the 40th UAE National Day by integrating the “Spirit of the Union” theme across a range of activities
Gulf banks face ‘Skills Shortage’ amid growing demand for financial services
Findings Indicate Gulf Banks Will Focus on Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses, Youth and Women
Banks Holiday on occasion of 40th National Day and Hijri New...
All banks in UAE will remain closed from Thursday 1st December until Saturday 3rd December on the occasion of 40th National Day and Hijri New Year, according to a Central Bank

















