2021-12-27 08:08 |
In alignment with Saudi Vision 2030, the premiere edition of Leading Summit on Financial Services Innovation and Excellence would be bringing together the finest Banking and Financial Services Industry minds. origin »
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Crypto-asset trading platform Rain Financial. Inc. has raised $6 million in the Series A funding round led by venture-capital firm Middle East Venture Partners. Other investors in the four-year-old company that mainly serves users in the Middle East and North Africa include Coinbase, the biggest crypto exchange in the US, Saudi Arabian private-equity investor Vision […] The post Crypto Exchange, Rain Financial, Secures Backing from Coinbase Following ‘Tremendous Growth’ first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.
2021-1-19 20:34 | |
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The middle east is known for its oil production. It appears that the region will also have a head start as regards blockchain technology. The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority in a tweet just announced that blockchain technology had been deployed within its financial system.
2020-6-10 11:13 | |
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A central bank digital currency, or CBDC, is the most widespread use-case for financial authorities in terms of blockchain, but not the only one
2020-6-8 16:02 | |
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Shares around the world had their worst day since the 2008 financial crisis leading the day to be dubbed “Black Monday. ” The main US financial indexes closed down by over 7% as a row between Saudi Arabia and Russia saw oil prices plunge.
2020-3-10 16:29 | |
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G20 central bankers and finance ministers want to push for a wider adoption when it comes to the standards compelling crypto exchanges to disclose information about users. After a weekend summit in Riyadh, the Saudi Arabian capital, G20 members of financial institutions said countries haven’t aligned themselves with the international and intergovernmental standards imposed by […]
2020-2-25 21:46 | |
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The G20 finance ministers and central bank governors had their first 2020 meeting this weekend in Saudi Arabia. They discussed cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, and issued a statement urging countries to implement the cryptocurrency standards set by the Financial Action Task Force.
2020-2-24 08:50 | |
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Meeting at the G-20 summit in Saudi Arabia this week, members of the Financial Stability Board discuss regulating cryptocurrency
2020-2-22 10:53 | |
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Muadh Alhusaini is a Co-Founder at Ehata Financial, which is the first authorized Saudi advisory house focused on financial derivatives, including policy setting, structuring, pricing, valuation, and The post Announcing Muadh Alhusaini as a speaker at the FiNext Conference Dubai 2020 appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-12-11 09:30 | |
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Muadh Alhusaini is a Co-Founder at Ehata Financial, which is the first authorized Saudi advisory house focused on financial derivatives, including policy setting, structuring, pricing, valuation, and The post Announcing Muadh Alhusaini Perret as a speaker at the FiNext Conference Dubai 2020 appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-12-11 09:30 | |
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The U. S. -China trade war, the Hong Kong protests, and now the attack on Saudi Arabian oil producer Aramco – these events add more pressure to financial and commodity markets that already look overextended; stocks are trading close to all-time highs.
2019-9-17 20:55 | |
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Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), the financial watchdog for Saudi Arabia is considering to expand the scope of digital currencies to several banks and other countries after completion of its pilot project later this year, reported Al-Eqtisadiah.
2019-9-12 19:30 | |
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The Ethereum Foundation is working with financial experts to set up Sharia-compliant products in the crypto community. Presently, cryptocurrency trading is banned in Saudi Arabia. The key to keeping the cryptocurrency industry alive over time is to ultimately have support from regions around the world in some way. The Ethereum Foundation is not taking this […]
2019-7-3 17:09 | |
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Ripple has dominated the cryptospace owing to its numerous collaborations, with the latest announcement being its participation in the Saudi British Bank’s (SABB) initiative for Instant Cross-Border Payment Service.
2019-5-2 03:00 | |
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By CCN. com: At the Financial Sector Conference on April 24, Saudi British Bank (SABB) announced the launch of its Instant Cross-Border Transfer Service, a payments infrastructure based on the Ripple blockchain network that utilizes crypto asset XRP for liquidity.
2019-4-30 16:02 | |
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Ripple can add another bank to the list of financial entities using its cross-border payments focused technology, as the… The post Leading Bank Of Saudi Arabia Launches Ripple Based Cross-Border Instant Payments appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-4-29 09:30 | |
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During the first edition of the Financial Sector Conference, a part of the Financial Sector Development Program, held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 24th & 25th April, Saudi British Bank announced the launch of its Ripple-powered payment services for instant cross-border payments.
2019-4-28 21:00 | |
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Ripple continues to grow as the blockchain technology most used in the international banking system. After revealing that more than 200 financial institutions had adopted its technology solutions, the company adds a fresh partner thanks to the.
2019-4-28 00:01 | |
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When Coinbase acquired Neutrino for an unspecified amount in February 2019, the news looked like business as usual: A cryptocurrency juggernaut had made another acquisition.
2019-3-1 17:19 | |
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Six commercial banks operating in the UAE and Saudi Arabia have joined a currency project that aims to conduct cross-border transactions using crypto. Argaam, a major financial news portal in Saudi Arabia, first revealed the news.
2019-2-5 21:44 | |
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Saudi Arabia’s and the United Arab Emirates’ (UAB) central banks have teamed up to test a new cryptocurrency. The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) and the Central Bank of the UAE confirmed the news in a joint statement released today.
2019-1-29 17:23 | |
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Kuwait Financial House announced in a tweet last week that the company started operating an instant cross-border remittance service through Ripple’s blockchain. The service was made available to beneficiaries at the Saudi Al Rajhi Bank in Saudi Riyal (SAR) with no remittance fees.
2019-1-21 17:59 | |
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Nick Spanos is an early adopter and innovator in the blockchain space. He is best known for launching Bitcoin Center NYC, the world’s first live cryptocurrency exchange, in 2013, right next to the New York Stock Exchange — as immortalized in the Netflix documentary “Banking on Bitcoin.
2018-12-15 21:43 | |
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G20 countries have agreed to regulate cryptocurrencies in line with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards at the second session of the summit held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ‘We will regulate crypto-assets for anti-money laundering’ On Saturday, a joint declaration was officially signed by all G20 nations, reports The Saudi Gazette.
2018-12-2 17:00 | |
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Saudi Arabia may be ready to launch a cryptocurrency in 2019. The information was released by the Saudi Press Agency on Tuesday quoting Mohsen Al Zahrani, Head of Innovation at the Saudi Arabia Monetary Authority (SAMA).
2018-11-24 21:50 | |
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The Kingdom of Bahrain is an island nation of the Middle East. Home to around 1. 23 million people and a very forward thinking population. Interestingly, Bahrain has a very powerful political position as a result of its location, therefore, cryptocurrency adoption in Bahrain could turn out to have a very significant impact.
2018-10-14 23:00 | |
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RippleNet seems to be keeping up with its expansion, with the new addition of PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. , to a network of world-leading financial institutions that have signed up for its products.
2018-9-22 20:46 | |
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the popular financial institution will now be in a prime position to embrace the blockchain technology and ultimately help in the campaign to foster wide-spread adoption of the technology as well as cryptocurrencies in the region.
2018-9-16 18:23 | |
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When it was authorized as the first established bank in Saudi Arabia, the National Commercial Bank (NCB) was slated to become the largest financial institution in the Middle East. Sixty-five years and 400 branches later, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has joined forces with Ripple’s cryptocurrency enterprise.
2018-9-15 13:00 | |
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Ripple, the enterprise blockchain solution for global payments has confirmed that The National Commercial Bank (NCB) of Saudi Arabia has joined RippleNet, which enables the bank to connect to RippleNet financial institutions around the world.
2018-9-15 07:07 | |
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Dubai-based MenaPay is creating a crypto payment gateway to replace traditional financial institutions in the Middle East and North… The post Saudi Arabian Princess Becomes MenaPay Board Member appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2018-9-1 11:28 | |
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Saudi Arabia’s financial watchdog, the Standing Committee for awareness on dealing in unauthorized securities has stated categorically on August 12, 2018, that cryptocurrency trading is illegal in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
2018-8-15 14:00 | |
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After recent drops in the price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, the government's central bank felt the need to remind citizens of the risks of trading, both financial and legal.
2018-8-14 21:56 | |
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Singapore’s Chief Financial Technology Officer, Sopnendu Mohanty became the first official in the capacity of a financial regulatory body, to reiterate that ‘native tokens’ are inseparable from decentralised blockchain.
2018-7-12 22:19 | |
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Exibex welcomes you to Finnovex West Africa Summit 2021, the second edition of the leading summit on financial services innovation and excellence in the West African Region. The summit will see the best minds in the banking and financial services industry converge.
The Leading Summit on Financial Services Innovation and Excellence, which kicked off from May, 24 – 25, 2021 on the host’s virtual platform witnessed the attendance of CEOs, CDOs, COOs, CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, CROs Senior Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents, Directors, and Heads of departments from the Banking and FI industry.