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Saudi Arabia home to 224 fintech firms; 525 target for 2030Saudi Arabia has attracted 224 Fintech companies as at the end of the second quarter of 2024, surpassing the Kingdom's Financial Sector Development Program's target of 168 companies for Q2 2024, said Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jad More… |
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Saudi fintech investments top $340m in 12 monthsSaudi Arabia’s financial technology sector grew at an accelerating pace over the past 12 months, as the number of fintech companies increased by 37% and investments topped SR1.3 billion ($347 million), said Fintech Saudi in a n More… |
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Fintech set to expand in Mideast, Africa, says S&PFinancial technology (fintech) will continue to slowly expand in the Middle East and Africa, and therefore constitute a limited threat to the region's well-established financial institutions in the foreseeable future, said S&P global Rat More… |
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Fintech to drive Mideast financial sector growthTechnological innovation is changing the face of finance. Recent years have seen fintech investment reaching new highs across the North America, Asia, and Europe. Now, the Middle East is beginning to catch on, says an industry expert. More… |
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FinTech ‘key to achieving Saudi Vision 2030’Financial technology could play an important role in achieving the goals of the Saudi Vision 2030 but will require strong cybersecurity protection, according to experts set to speak at The Euromoney Saudi Arabia Conference in May. More… |
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Meftech to feature global fintech expertsMeftech, the region’s most prestigious financial technology exhibition upcoming in Abu Dhabi,UAE has announced a trio of global thought leaders as headline speakers. Chris Skinner, CEO of Balatro Ltd, Jim Marous, owner of th More… |
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Emirates NBD holds innovation contestEmirates NBD Group, a leading banking Group in the region, marked the 2016 UAE Innovation Week running from November 20 to 26 with a competition for innovative solutions in banking and financial technology. Titled ‘Emirates More… |
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Emirates NBD holds innovation contestEmirates NBD Group, a leading banking Group in the region, marked the 2016 UAE Innovation Week running from November 20 to 26 with a competition for innovative solutions in banking and financial technology. Titled ‘Emirates More… |
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Bahrain to host financial technology forumUAE-based ME Global Advisors will introduce a new concept for the tech industry to explore prospects in the financial sector at the World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) in Bahrain in December, reported the Gulf Daily News, ou More… |
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Fintechs to ‘cash in’ on millennial banking needsGCC financial technology (fintech) start-ups are cashing in on the always-connected banking habits of millennials, industry experts said in the build-up to the Gitex Technology Week, the largest ICT expo in the region. There is a More… |