His Excellency Omar Al Ismaily, Head of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) in Oman, paid an official visit to Ooredoo’s head office on Wednesday. During the campus tour, His Excellency gained new insights into the company’s future-ready and holistic approach to digital transformation and customer experience. His Excellency visited several departments, learning about the company’s […]

Dawlance is Pakistan’s leading manufacturer of home appliances, which has now signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Habib-Metro Bank Limited (HMBL) to enable the suppliers and contractors of Dawlance, to undertake Supply Chain Finance (SCF) transactions with ease. The objective of this collaboration is to provide the Dawlance vendors with the option to avail invoice […]

Azentio Software, a Singapore-headquartered technology firm owned by funds advised by Apax Partners, announced that iMAL™ R14.6, the latest version of the company’s Islamic core banking platform, has successfully gone through the annual compliance exercise and received the certification for the year 2023 from the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions – AAOIFI, the […]

Abbott and Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) teamed up to educate on how good nutrition can support childhood growth and bring awareness to the issues of malnutrition and stunting. Passengers on PIA domestic flights will receive materials on how to recognize and address picky eating behavior and ideas to engage kids in the kitchen, In addition, […]

Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate, has partnered with HSBC Oman on a unique and innovative international payments process, which will dramatically increase efficiency and security. Via a centralised treasury hub in Oman, HSBC’s Global Disbursement solution, developed as a bespoke service for Oman Air, will deliver simultaneous multiple currency payments and an […]

Under the directives of Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba)’s Chief Executive Officer Ali Al Baqali, the Company has launched a mini plant-wide Safety & ESG Campaign ‘Back to Core Basics’ on 12 December 2022. The Campaign was kicked-off with a welcoming note by Alba’s CEO followed by an interactive Executive Panel Discussion featuring Alba’s Chief Marketing […]

Temenos announced that Mbanq, one of US’s leading Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) providers, has expanded its relationship with Temenos to accelerate BaaS adoption in the US. The agreement deepens the companies’ collaboration after last year’s launch of a joint Credit Union as-a-Service offering (link). Temenos has also made a minority investment in Mbanq to capture the BaaS market which […]

Al Rajhi Bank Malaysia (ARBM) has taken a big step forward for financial services in Malaysia with the launch of Rize, a first-of-its-kind digital bank. Rize is built with state-of-the-art technology to provide a reimagined, end-to-end digital banking experience for its customers. Arsalaan (Oz) Ahmed, Chief Executive Officer, Al Rajhi Bank Malaysia, said, “a year […]

In a step to strengthen its solid ties with leading institutions from different sectors to enhance its ability to meet customers’ needs, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) has extended its strategic partnership agreement with global digital payments leader, Visa, for additional 7 years. In signing the agreement, NBK was represented by Mr. Salah Y. Al-Fulaij, […]

Ooredoo has won the award for Leading Corporate for Investor Relations in Oman 2022. The event was organised by the Middle East Investor Relations Association (MEIRA) at the Annual Conference and Investor Relations Awards Ceremony in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The accolade recognises the company’s effective relations with its shareholders, analysts, and other stakeholders […]