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The proposed Bahrain-headquartered bank will serve financial institutions, payment companies and cross-border businesses, and needs final authorization before it can start regulated activities.
The independent advisor will assess Bahrain Clear's operations, regulatory frameworks, governance and technology and produce a prioritized roadmap for its post-trade services.
The proposed Bahrain-headquartered bank will serve financial institutions, payment companies and cross-border businesses, and needs final authorization before it can start regulated activities.
The Bahrain Association of Banks warned that a parliamentary proposal to cut the minimum monthly credit card repayment from 5% to 2.5% could leave borrowers in debt for longer and raise their total interest costs.
The Registration Authority of Abu Dhabi Global Market fined MCA Auditors and Advisors LLP and its audit principal a combined $88,000 after an inspection found deficiencies in an audit of an ADGM-registered company.
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, known as Masdar, has launched a $600 million five-year blue bond, with initial price talk set at around 130 basis points over US Treasuries.
National Bank of Umm Al Qaiwain reported a profit after tax of AED378 million for the first nine months of 2026, down 18.7% from AED465 million a year earlier.
The National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah's nine-month profit after tax rose 21.3% to AED2.52 billion, including a AED473 million gain on the sale of its merchant acquiring business.
About 21% of affluent and high-net-worth investors in the UAE are launching, acquiring or investing in a new business, against 17% globally, HSBC research shows.
The UAE accounted for about 61% of sustainable debt issuance across the Gulf in all currencies in the first nine months of 2026, according to Bashar Al Natoor, global head of Islamic finance at Fitch Ratings.
Bank of Sharjah posted net profit of AED558 million for the nine months to September 30, 2026, up 28.5% from a year earlier, as net interest income rose 39.5% to AED717 million.
Dubai-based fintech Ziina said it has received a Retail Payment Services Category III license from the Central Bank of the UAE, allowing it to offer merchant acquiring, payment aggregation and domestic fund transfers.
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit said its Dubai unit has received a license from the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority covering spot trading, and that it hopes to add derivatives later.