Mashreq Bank CEO Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair talks about his focus on innovation, support of SMEs, and customer centricity; and the bank’s…
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The industry has to look beyond growing their market presence through traditional brick-and-mortar branches by exploring new channels…
Social media, coupled with data analytics, gives a more complete picture of the customer but banks face the challenge of having to…
Alex Thursby, group CEO of NBAD, highlights the importance of liquidity as he discusses the bank’s new customer-focused strategy.
CEO Tirad Al-Mahmoud discusses his vision of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank as a top-tier transaction banking institution as the industry evolves…
Mobile banking in Saudi Arabia is still growing and its development is contingent upon customer needs, as the actual number of mobile…
With over 53 million unbanked still transacting in cash, Egyptian banks are looking to target this potentially lucrative market through…
Increased use of electronic cash management facilities to enhance cost and operational efficiency is the dominant theme in the transaction…
Even with the Middle East’s lifeblood, crude oil, stuck in prolonged doldrums, bankers remain optimistic about the future of the trade…
New payment options in the market are creating new opportunities, making competition fiercer, and reducing the use of cash and cheques.
In the United Arab Emirates, banks have become more competitive in retaining their customers as a result of new regulations, while…
State enterprises form one of the largest customer segments of Krung Thai Bank. But this does not confine the bank, as it enters the…
China attributes its slowest growth in a quarter century to uncertainties in the international economic environment, and to weak real…
As the Philippines becomes an attractive foreign direct investment destination, the country is readying for high-value-added manufacturing.…
The Single Resolution Mechanism becomes fully operational to bolster the resiliency of banks in the European Union. This is the second…
Hong Kong will maintain its strategic role in bridging China with the rest of the world, even if more RMB payments are settled elsewhere.…
Efforts to create access to onshore capital markets will prove fruitless without strong product offerings
Knowing how to ensure safe, stable and well functioning markets is paramount to understanding where markets stand in terms of resilience
China’s “One Belt One Road” initiative is a brilliant strategic move but its delivery holds many risks
China welcomed the new year with yet another bloodbath that it has seen too much of in 2015. But unlike the August 2015 sell-off that…
It is clear that China’s goal of becoming the world’s largest economy by 2020 and the internationalisation of the RMB are two initiatives…
Formal financial institutions have connected only 22% of the Indonesian population. A huge potential for the financial sector still…
Hong Kong’s economy remains sound but the Hong Kong Monetary Authority is tamping down property loans and issuance of long-term personal…
This consultation is designed to help banks in the Middle East who are currently developing their risk management capabilities to gain…
