Standard Chartered Private Bank,Campden Wealth Research launch first Asia, Africa and Middle East HNW Report – ‘Business Before Wealth’
Report shows 82 per cent of Middle East business owners surveyed have already internationalised their businesses.
Banking & Finance
Standard Chartered Saadiq inaugurates its first Islamic Banking Centre in the UAE
The Bank aims to bridge the service and distribution gap between Islamic and Conventional Banking
Al Ramz Capital ranks first in UAE trade for June 2014 at AED 10.89 billion
Brokerage leads DFM with total trade value of AED 9 billion
July 6, 2014
Al Ramz Capital, the UAE’s leading financial services firm, has announced that it topped trading in the UAE securities markets for the month of June 2014 with a total traded value of AED 10.89 billion. It ranked first in the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) for the same period, trading at AED 9 billion.
EastNets Awarded with SWIFT Certified Application Alliance Screening Add-on Label
July 1, 2014 - EastNets, a leading global provider of compliance and payments solutions for the Financial Services industry recently announced that it has been awarded the 2014 SWIFT Certified Application Alliance Screening Add-on Label for its list screening solution. en. SafeWatch Filtering is a market-leading Watch-List Filtering Solution that is used by over 600 financial institutions and corporates in 80 countries.
Standard Chartered hosts Transaction Banking seminar
Finance and Treasury professionals gather to discuss trends in Liquidity and Working Capital Management
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 30 June 2014 – Standard Chartered’s Transaction Banking Department recently organised a seminar on Liquidity and Working Capital Management for its Corporate and Institutional Clients in the UAE.
Standard Chartered Bank Picked by Dubai Economic Council to Facilitate Trade and Investment Flows between Dubai and USA
Standard Chartered Bank to assist in execution of Dubai Economic Council and US-EXIM Bank’s $5bn Memorandum of Understanding
Standard Chartered launches VISA Manhattan Platinum Credit Card for UAE’s young and affluent segment
New lifestyle card offers best-in-market reward points programme and entertainment benefits for all cardholders
Dubai Smart Government activates electronic linkage and fully automates payment with Dubai Islamic Bank
Move aims at saving time and effort of government entities and suppliers
AL-MAWARID BankS.A.L., the First Bank to Invest in Startups under Circular 331
Beirut, June 12th, 2014: In line with its plan to support the economy, AL-MAWARID Bank held a press conference at the Four Seasons Hotel on Thursday June 12th 2014, to announce the first pilot project in Lebanon under Circular 331 put forth by Banque du Liban, and which aims to encourage banks to invest in startups in the knowledge economy sector. This initiative is part of the bank’s CSR program titled “YOUTHinc.” which supports entrepreneurs.
“Payment Technologies: Past and Future”, A Series of Workshops by Bank Audi
Beirut, June 15, 2014 - Bank Audi has recently launched an initiative consisting in a series of workshops for university students entitled “Payment Technologies: Past and Future” and presented by Mrs. Randa Bdeir, Group Head of e-Payment Solutions and Card Services at Bank Audi sal, with the aim of exposing the youth to newly implemented technologies worldwide and to the future of payment trends.