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An evolving landscape: The state of open banking regulations in MENA
Abdulla Almoayed is the founder and CEO of open banking platform Tarabut Gateway, discusses how government regulations are shaping the...
Jun 13, 20214 min read

JPMorgan Is Working with Bahrain’s Central Bank and Bank ABC to Launch Real-Time Cross-Border Paymen
May 12, 2021 @ 10:32 pm By Omar Faridi The Central Bank of Bahrain is reportedly working with J.P. Morgan (NYSE:JPM) and Bank ABC in...
May 11, 20212 min read


Navigating The Pandemic: National Bank Of Bahrain CEO Jean-Christophe Durand Q&A
By Chloe Domat Jean-Christophe Durand, CEO of the National Bank of Bahrain (NBB), discusses the impact of Covid-19, fintech and the...
Apr 7, 20213 min read

Ithmaar Bank launches advanced salary service for mobile app users
Bahrain-based Islamic retail bank, Ithmaar Bank’s customers can now get their net salary fifteen days in advance, instantly and directly...
Apr 5, 20212 min read


Open Banking platform Tarabut Gateway raises $13 million in MENA’s largest seed round
By Zubair Naeem Paracha Bahrain-headquartered Open Banking platform Tarabut Gateway has raised $13 million in a seed round led by...
Feb 23, 20212 min read


FlexxPay secures extra $3m funding ahead of Bahrain launch
Social impact technology company operating in the UAE and Saudi Arabia raises $3m in a pre-series A round FlexxPay was founded in 2018...
Feb 18, 20212 min read


Bahrain Polytechnic launches 3rd edition of the "Khalid bin Hamad Competition for AI"
As per the directives issued by His Highness Sh. Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Vice President of the Supreme Council for Youth and...
Jan 8, 20212 min read

Payment International Enterprise (PIE) partners with Batelco to launch Digital Kiosks
Batelco digitized its services on TAM Kiosks including but not limited to non-face-to-face eKYC & subscriber onboarding for pre-paid, and...
Nov 2, 20202 min read


Bahraini bank evolves as FinTech leader
Manama, Dec. 11 (BNA): Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB) has moderated a session in the Islamic Finance News Conference in the Saudi capital...
Dec 11, 20171 min read
Bahrain welcomes first FinTech sandbox entrants
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Aug 29, 20171 min read
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