Tag: #Blockchain
Mashreq collaborates with Citi and Swift to advance always-on cross-border payments using Swift’s blockchain...
Mashreq, a financial institution in the MENA region, has successfully completed a live transaction with Citi using Swift’s blockchain ledger infrastructure, marking an important...
Citi Token Services expands global footprint into UAE and Japan
Citi announced the expansion of Citi Token Services into UAE and Japan, advancing our strategy to build a more connected, always-on financial ecosystem for...
Commercial Bank of Dubai becomes first bank outside Europe to join the CBMT network
Commercial Bank of Dubai announced that it has joined the Commercial Bank Money Token (CBMT) initiative, the first bank from outside Europe to join...
FAB completes live tokenized deposit milestone with Citi through Swift Ledger
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the UAE's global bank, has successfully completed live USD transactions at scale as part of Swift’s Ledger Minimum Viable...
Arthur D. Little: UAE leads the region into a new era of regulated stablecoins
The UAE is emerging as a regional template for a new era of regulated digital money, as governments increasingly respond to the rise of...
How tokenisation could reshape asset management
As blockchain infrastructure matures, benefits such as faster settlement, greater collateral mobility and lower operational friction could eventually see tokenised fund structures challenge traditional...
Standard Chartered and Circle launch first G-SIB-led integrated access to USDC minting and redemption
Standard Chartered announced the launch of its capability enabling institutional clients to access USDC minting and redemption, developed in partnership with Circle Internet Group,...
CoinMENA FZE and Standard Chartered establish banking agreement in the UAE
CoinMENA FZE, a VARA-licensed broker-dealer providing virtual asset services in the MENA region, announced a strategic relationship with Standard Chartered, strengthening fiat payment infrastructure...
Cairo Amman Bank and Fuze to drive digital assets innovation after MoU agreement
Cairo Amman Bank PSC and Fuze, MENA’s regulated digital assets infrastructure provider, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on innovating new...
Adjusting with the environment
Global Sukuk issuance has moderated through 2022, what do you see as the reasons for this?
According to S&P Global, total Sukuk issuance has...