For roughly 30 years Federal Reserve policymakers and other central bankers enjoyed a world where market interest rates were falling, inflation was low, globalization effectively expanded the supply of labor, and, at the margin, markets for goods and services were becoming more open and stable. Those trends have now been challenged if not upended altogether […]
Finance
The world is intensifying its adoption of digital means to conduct its finances. The accelerated use of the Internet and smartphones has impacted the burgeoning of digital banking and any financial ecosystem. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is no stranger to transforming one of its primal sectors’ frameworks as the financial sphere becomes increasingly technologically […]
Modern CFO’s job specifications are developing and shifting. The modern chief financial officer (CFO) is a business partner, a team leader, a communications master, and the spirit behind the company’s financial digitalization, all in one. Of course, exceptional financial skills are still and forever will be necessary. Future CFOs will need to be able to use financial data to inform […]
Qatar is hosting the most significant event in the world currently. Across all sectors, everyone is doing their part to ensure the world witnesses the greatness of Qatar. The choice was almost already made in the conversation on whom to pick to be a partner and handle the financial aspect of the tournament. QNB fits […]
Cyberattacks are no longer phantom ghosts that come to haunt enterprises once in a blue moon. Today, cybercrimes have gained momentum and are luring, targeting, and attacking enterprises worldwide, and with that increase comes a heightened need to further optimize cyber security trends in financial services. The third quarter (Q3) of 2022 witnessed a rise […]
The development of technology has created various new businesses and transformed many industries, but Financial Technology (FinTech) is one in particular that has distinguished itself. The FinTech landscape is a burgeoning economic sector made up of businesses that employ technology to improve the efficiency of financial services. Both recent graduates and seasoned professionals can find lots […]
The world of stocks is vast and constantly evolving. Tech stocks offer an excellent opportunity for investment by merging the tech world and the stock market. The market is flexible and fluctuates heavily changes. Predicting the stock market changes and performances needs experts and lots of research. Some easy, stable picks present themselves, while sometimes […]
The financial sector has come to understand how revolutionary blockchain technology can be for increasing revenue, enhancing the end-user experience, streamlining the delivery process, increasing efficiency, and lowering business risk. Like any other sector in technology, fintech is ever developing. Every day, a number of new finance applications emerge that provide improved and innovative methods […]
India’s financial crime-fighting agency said on Friday it had frozen the assets of WazirX, linked to the world’s largest digital currency exchange Binance, as part of its investigation into suspected violation of foreign exchange regulations. The federal Enforcement Directorate (ED) said that it froze assets worth 646.70 million rupees ($8.16 million). “We have been fully […]
Gains in actively traded assets that can be easily attained are what is driving the first wave of applications in banking and finance. These include improved data security, simplified customer verification required by Know Your Customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) standards, faster processing, and recordkeeping facilitation. Trading is supported by the common denominator of […]