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Standard Chartered launches Islamic saving accountsStandard Chartered Bank, a leading multinational banking and financial services company, has announced the launch of Islamic saving accounts for its corporate and institutional clients in the UAE. The announcement was made at an e More… |
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Yahoo says 500m accounts hacked in 2014Yahoo Inc said on Thursday that information for at least 500 million user accounts was stolen from its network in 2014 by what it believed was a state-sponsored actor, a theft that appeared to the biggest cyber breach ever. Yahoo More… |
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Twitter suspended 360,000 accounts for 'promotion of terrorism' in a yearTwitter said it had shut down 360,000 accounts related to "promotion of terrorism" since the middle of 2015, the company said in a blog post on Thursday. The microblogging platform said it had suspended 235,000 accounts More… |
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Customer accounts safe says Qatar National BankQatar National Bank, the Middle East's largest lender by assets, said it had taken immediate steps to ensure customers would not suffer any financial loss after a security breach last week exposed personal data of thousands of clients. More… |
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Twitter shuts down 125,000 ‘terrorist accounts’Twitter Inc has shut down more than 125,000 terrorism-related accounts since the middle of 2015, most of them linked to the Islamic State group, the company said in a blog post on Friday. Twitter has said it only takes down accoun More… |
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Audits around the world 'riddled with problems'Public company and bank audits conducted around the globe by units affiliated with the world's six largest accounting firms are persistently riddled with flaws, a group of international regulators have found. The finding, rele More… |
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Governments 'must tap SMEs' global potential'The failure of many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to develop international trade opportunities is a major challenge for governments and business owners, said a body of leading financial experts. The Association of Chartered More… |
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HSBC closes accounts in sanction-hit ME statesHSBC will close the accounts of some customers in the Middle East and North Africa with links to sanction-targeted nations such as Iran and Syria, the bank said, as it looks to cut the heavy compliance costs associated with them. More… |
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Risk management 'a big challenge'Risk management is a big challenge for all financial institutions today and they must adopt stricter auditing systems with more constraints on activities and practices to cope in the coming period, said a top banking official. &qu More… |
Shamal wins six new accountsShamal Marketing Communications (SMC), a Dubai-based boutique PR agency, recently added six new client accounts. SMC will provide PR support for three exhibitions, Seatrade, GIBTM and SIAL More… |
