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.
The Abu Dhabi Projects and Infrastructure Centre (ADPIC) has sealed a strategic partnership deal with Patrizia, an investment manager in real assets, to deepen co-operation around infrastructure investment as well as boost project delivery in the UAE capital, drawing on Patrizia’s wider real assets expertise.
stc pay Bahrain, Bahrain’s innovative mobile wallet for digital financial transactions, has signed a partnership with Diebold Nixdorf, a global leader in digitising banking channels, to launch self-service kiosks in the kingdom.
Beyon Connect, part of the Beyon Group, and BENEFIT, Bahrain’s leading fintech and electronic financial transactions services company, have signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore potential collaboration in FinTech services and solutions in international markets.
Mashreq has partnered with Expo City Dubai to provide off-plan home financing options for eligible customers purchasing residences across selected projects.
