Weekly Brief Nov 10 ADIB opens $476 million rights issue, FAB acquires Yasira and Qatar eases SME lending rules TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: Fresh capital, broader services and new lending rules are opening growth opportunities for Gulf banks.... 842
Weekly Brief Nov 03 Egypt advances bank privatisation, Bahrain’s Mumtalakat plans AI-native wholesale bank TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: Egypt advances bank privatisation and tightens policy, while Gulf lenders grow profits and Bahrain eyes AI-led banking.... 798
Rankings Oct 27 Al Rajhi Bank, Kuveyt Türk and Kuwait Finance House lead the TAB Global World’s Strongest Islamic Banks 2026 ranking The assessment of 100 Islamic banks highlights how leading institutions combine scale with earnings capacity, operating efficiency and financial resil... 1663
Weekly Brief Oct 21 Emirates NBD plans UAE-based OpenAI deployment, Dubai Investments prepares subsidiary IPO TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: Emirates NBD deploys OpenAI onshore, Dubai Investments plans DIP Holding flotation and Gulf bank profits diverge.... 1820
Weekly Brief Oct 20 Spanish banks extend blockchain into syndicated loan administration, Visa launches stablecoin prefunding Transaction Finance Weekly: Santander and BBVA administer a syndicated loan on blockchain as Visa takes stablecoin prefunding live and Japan’s megab... 1704
Weekly Brief Oct 14 Asian lenders back QNB’s $2.5 billion funding deal TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: QNB’s $2.5 billion loan draws Asian backing, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank raises equity and deposit competition intensifies.... 1471
Weekly Brief Oct 14 Singapore Gulf Bank expands round-the-clock USD transfers through BNY Transaction Finance Weekly: Singapore Gulf Bank joins BNY’s 24/7 dollar transfers, OCBC and Ant International tokenise deposits and Citi funds IndiG... 3404
Weekly Brief Sep 23 Qatar Investment Authority and JP Morgan Asset Management form $20 billion investment partnership TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: QIA signed a $20 billion partnership with JP Morgan Asset Management and AWS confirmed unrecoverable cloud losses in Bah... 2117
Weekly Brief Sep 08 Tokenised payments enter live treasury use as correspondent controls face scrutiny Transaction Finance Weekly: Citi and HSBC advance Swift-ledger payments, OFSI fines Citi and ByteDance secures a $29.6 billion loan.... 1480
Weekly Brief Aug 25 CIB commits $300 million to new digital bank, Egypt sets rules for digital financial ID platform TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: Commercial International Bank earmarks $300 million for digital bank yomo following preliminary regulatory approval, whi... 2317
Weekly Brief Aug 19 Commercial Bank of Dubai advances UAE Open Finance, UAE banking assets reach $1.44 trillion TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: Commercial Bank of Dubai launches multi-bank payment initiation, UAE banking assets grow 17.1% to $1.44 trillion and Coi... 2261
Weekly Brief Aug 04 Emirates NBD expands in Egypt, UAE banking assets reach $1.53 trillion TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: Emirates NBD moved to acquire HSBC Egypt's retail banking business, UAE banking assets climbed to $1.53 trillion and Ma... 1674
Weekly Brief Jul 14 Siam Commercial Bank goes live with Citi’s 24/7 US dollar clearing, Swift pilots blockchain ledger with 17 banks This week's Transaction Finance Weekly covers the European Parliament advancing the digital euro, Swift's blockchain pilot with 17 banks, and SCB's la... 1299
Weekly Brief Jul 14 Emirates NBD accelerates AI innovation, Tabby launches digital banking platform Emirates NBD partners with Techstars on AI adoption and Tabby launches a digital banking app, as Deutsche Bank expands in Saudi Arabia and Qatar and C... 1511
Weekly Brief Jun 29 Singapore establishes Future of Finance Institute, BIS warns on sovereign debt The BIS warns record sovereign debt held by non-bank investors poses new systemic risk, as Morgan Stanley gates a private credit fund again, and MAS l... 1290
Feature Dec 01 Law and industry adoption converge in digital trade Legislative reforms and industry standards are accelerating digital trade. Structured documentation, automated verification and interoperable systems ... 3015
Opinion Jan 04 Bridging two worlds: Why stablecoins can be the missing link Stablecoins bridge traditional banking and digital assets, enhancing cross-border payments, financial inclusion, and global trade while requiring robu... 5126
News Analysis Nov 08 Open banking drives financial innovation in the Middle East Open banking is transforming the Middle East financial landscape, with Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) leading through innov... 8410
Research Note Feb 07 AI and big data-based apps provide strong potential to drive hyper-personalisation The banking industry is using AI and data strategies to meet customer preferences, focusing on digital culture, secure operations, and partnerships to... 9861
Feb 06 Global financial institutions propel blockchain innovation under Project Guardian Banks aim to integrate blockchain into mainstream finance for digital assets, emphasising institutional-grade standards, interoperability, and collabo... 27812
