Kroll, one of the leading independent providers of global risk and financial advisory solutions, has announced the expansion of its Data Insights and Forensics Practice. It has announced the appointment of Haydn Jones, who joins as Managing Director and Global Lead of Blockchain and Crypto solutions in London; Torsten Duwenhorst, who joins the firm as […]

e& money, the Fintech arm and financial super-app of e& life, announced its partnership with Mastercard to transform and evolve the way customers make payments via an exclusive prepaid card – enabling payments anywhere in the world and offering the flexibility and convenience of using virtual and physical cards. The e& money card significantly enhances […]

According to Mastercard’s New Payments Index 2022, 64% of MENA consumers, compared to 61% globally increased their use of at least one digital payment method in the last year, including digital cards, SMS payments, digital money transfer apps, and instant payment services. Mastercard has made a worldwide pledge to bring 1 billion people and 50 […]

Tarabut Gateway, an open banking platform in the MENA region, announced its new partnership with Rain, the first regulated crypto assets trading platform in the region. This partnership will allow Rain customers in Bahrain to quickly and easily top-up their crypto wallets via bank transfer through the Rain application. The partnership is the company’s first […]

To expand its global footprint, after successful operations across the Middle East, UAE, Egypt, Qatar, Systems has established Systems Arabia, a subsidiary headquartered in Riyadh. The company has received tremendous traction from large enterprise clients in the telecommunications, banking and government sector providing scalable software solutions and managed services to enhance transformation across different business […]

iplicit, a software solution company, has announced its latest offering, iplicit Channel Programme, allowing partners to provide accounting services to growing businesses. iplicit has launched a reseller channel that will allow its partners to offer true-cloud accounting software to growing businesses, helping them land new, larger clients.  iplicit caters for organisations that have outgrown their entry-level […]

eFinance has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with F5, a multi-cloud application services and security specialist, to help protect and optimise Egypt’s Digital Transformation priorities. eFinance, a partner of choice for Egypt’s growing digital economy and financial transformation, as well as in-country public cloud provider, is now set to offer F5’s extensive solutions portfolio […]

The opportunities for banking in Africa are immense. The region is a ‘sleeping giant’ when it comes to accessing traditional bank accounts, digital banking and affordable financial services. According to the World Bank, 57% of Africans still do not have any kind of bank account, including mobile money accounts. This translates to about 360 million […]

Barracuda Networks, a trusted partner and leading provider of cloud-first security solutions, has announced Joe Billante as its new Chief Financial Officer. Billante brings more than 20 years of executive leadership and finance experience to Barracuda and has successfully led companies through business transformations, international expansion and accelerated growth. “As we continue to evolve our award-winning security […]

Finastra has announced that NBP (National Bank of Pakistan) has implemented Finastra’s Fusion Trade Innovation solution to power its trade finance operations. InfoTech, a leading systems integrator and Finastra’s exclusive authorised and certified reseller in Pakistan, led the deal and implemented the solution, which will enable NBP to lower transaction costs and provide corporate customers […]