Kuwaiti FSI leader targets mobile computing and financial services governance in bold Digital Transformation programme. Nutanix, a leader in enterprise cloud computing, has announced that Kuwait’s Warba Bank has digitally transformed its financial services and mobile banking using the power of Nutanix’s hyper-converged infrastructure platform. Warba Bank was established in 2010 and currently runs 14 […]
Kuwait based telecommunications company Zain Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Commercial Bank of Kuwait to provide cloud solutions and data centre services Kuwait based telecommunications company Zain Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Commercial Bank of Kuwait to provide cloud solutions and data centre services to aid the […]
National Bank of Kuwait adopts Visa’s 3D Secure 2.0 to allow seamless authentication for eCommerce transactions. National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) became the first bank in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to adopt Visa’s 3D Secure 2.0, which provides merchants and issuers with a seamless way to authenticate cardholders for eCommerce transactions […]
On the lighter side of things we ask to Mustafa Gangardiwala, Head of Information Security Unit, Industrial Bank of Kuwait, about what makes him tick. What would you describe as your most memorable achievement? During my career, I have gain technical expertise in different technical areas. Even though I have a core technical understanding, I […]
International Turnkey Systems Group (ITS), a market leading provider of comprehensive Shariah-compliant financial solutions, has been named as the ‘Best Islamic Finance Technology Provider 2019’ at the Global Islamic Finance Awards ceremony held in South Africa. Essam Alkheshnam, International Turnkey Systems (ITS) CEO, said: “We are delighted to win this award again this year. The […]
A major FinTech event in Kuwait has announced its list of keynote speakers. The Kuwait Financial Technology Conference & Exhibition will take place at the Four Seasons Hotel in Kuwait City between October 22 and 24. Keynote speakers include: M.R Raghu, Head of Research, Kuwait Financial Center (Markaz), Kuwait; Mohammed Kateeb, Group Chairman and CEO, […]
Kuwait Credit Bank has enabled a cloud-based Disaster Recovery backup system allowing it to respond robustly to unexpected emergencies. Kuwait Credit Bank (KCB) has enabled a Disaster Recovery backup system o the cloud after forming a strategic partnership with EBLA Computer Consultancy and Microsoft Kuwait. This will enable KCB to retrieve its vital data from […]
The third edition of the Kuwait Financial Technology event is set to be held in Kuwait City on October 22 to 24. The event will take place at the Four Seasons Hotel, Kuwait City, and is designed for the financial services and innovation community and seeks to showcase the latest financial technology (FinTech) thought leadership. […]
Customers of Kuwait International Bank can now communicate with staff via a video call following the launch of a new service. Both customers and non-customers can make a video call to the bank’s representatives and talk to them face-to-face. The new service means customers will be able to activate and deactivate credit cards, debit cards […]
The National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) has been named as the ‘Best Consumer Digital Bank’ and the ‘Best in Mobile Banking’ in Kuwait by Global Finance magazine. Global Finance, headquartered in New York, was founded in 1987 and is one of the leading publications specialised in economic research and analysis. The magazine has readers in […]
