Sector Verticals

Wio Bank and Mambu bring digital banking services to the UAE

Wio Bank has announced its successful go live on Mambu. Mambu’s platform enables Wio Bank to achieve a faster time to market as it helps establish the UAE as a hub for the growing digital economy.  Wio Bank provides access to banking and business...

Columbia Bank hires new EVP and CIO

Columbia Bank has appointed Manesh Prabhu as its new Executive Vice President and CIO. The bank has more than 60 full-service branch networks spanning the state of New Jersey, and in his new role Prabhu is responsible for information systems and digital...

Barracuda appoints new Chief Financial Officer

Barracuda Networks, a trusted partner and leading provider of cloud-first security solutions, has announced Joe Billante as its new Chief Financial Officer. Billante brings more than 20 years of executive leadership and finance experience to...

Finastra shows evolution of Open Banking and growing appetite for open finance

Finastra research reveals that Open Banking is now universally and unequivocally regarded as a key part of a bank’s landscape, with 99% of respondents considering it either a ‘must have’ or ‘important’ – up from 94%...

Top tips to drive financial inclusion and better cash management for SMEs 

Cash flow management is crucial to ensure that small businesses – often operating within tight margins – can run effectively and efficiently. From the basics, to top tips on how you can improve, Ralph Rogge, CEO and Founder, Crezco, highlights...

Gartner says four actions drive finance AI success 

Four implementation behaviours are the most important in quickly delivering finance Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiatives that meet or exceed the expected impact and deliver critical finance and business outcomes, according to Gartner.  Given the...

Blockchain market is predicted to grow from US$8.3 billion in 2022 to US$155 billion in 2032 

The  blockchain market  is expected to advance at a CAGR of 34.1% throughout the forecast period, from US$ 8.3 billion in 2022 to US$ 155 billion in 2032.   As per the  global blockchain market study, the demand for...

Report identifies 600 mobile apps for banking, investing and cryptocurrency and examines the risk of Trojans targeting them 

Zimperium – a mobile security platform purpose-built for enterprise environments – has published new research detailing the increasing risk financial institutions and consumers worldwide face due to Trojan horse malware targeting...

How TCS is investing in innovation 

Sumanta Roy, Vice President & Head of Middle East Africa, TCS, speaks to Intelligent Fin.tech about the banking and financial industry in the Middle East, how TCS has impacted it, industry requirements in the Middle East and how businesses in this...

Tech stocks remain under pressure, but there’s light at the end of the tunnel 

Marc Deschamps, Co-head, DAI Magister, speaks to us about tech stocks, arguing although the immediate future inevitably looks less bright for the tech sector, it’s by no means doom and gloom, and what investors should look forward to.  ...

Real-time rails can unlock new value creation opportunities for UAE financial organisations  

With new digital payment trends on the rise, a new set of impactful use cases are now possible. Craig Ramsey, Global Head of Real-time Payments, ACI Worldwide, talks about this and how real-time rails can create new opportunities for financial institutions...

Region’s top Web 3.0 innovators celebrated at inaugural Middle East Blockchain Awards

The first edition of the Middle East Blockchain Awards (MEBA), held on 18 November in the five-star W Hotel on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, 14 of the region’s best in the field of Web 3.0. Award winners were announced during a glittering ceremony attended...