Benefit, Bahrain’s leading fintech firm, has signed an MoU with Bede Bahrain, an innovative microfinance solutions app, to explore a Nano financing initiative within BenefitPay.
The International Financial Centre of Oman is moving closer to opening its doors as work accelerates on its legal framework, rulebook and registry system.
The UAE’s net wealth is forecast to reach $6 trillion by 2030, with a CAGR of 10.6%, according to Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) Global Wealth Report 2026: The Great Reordering.
Sobha Realty, a leading luxury real estate developer, has signed an agreement with the National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah (Rakbank) to provide home financing solutions to eligible buyers of its ready and selected off-plan residential properties across Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Under the theme “Building Adaptive Economies,” the ninth Sharjah Investment Forum (SIF 2026) will host a series of specialised workshops within its programme of more than 140 activities.
Accelerating economic unity pathways and completing the Customs Union and the GCC Common Market constitute crucial pillars for bolstering the competitiveness of GCC economies.
The Seventh Forum of Central Shariah Authorities has stressed the importance of ensuring that central Shariah authorities keep pace with rapid developments in the global financial sector and strengthen coordination and consultation on emerging issues.
UAE and France’s BPCE have explored ways to cooperate with each other in banking, investment and financial services, amid shifts in the global financial industry.
BENEFIT, Bahrain’s leading provider of fintech services, has announced that National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) has become the anchor banking partner in its Trade Finance Registry project. The initiative aims to de-risk trade finance in collaboration with Singapore-based MonetaGo and Bahrain FinTech Bay.
Bahrain's Fintech Forward 2026 forum ended on a successful note with more than 60 MoUs and strategic agreements and other announcements covering digital payments, trade finance, artificial intelligence and financial infrastructure, drawing more than 2,900 local and international participants.
