Standard Chartered Plc replaced HSBC Holdings Plc as the top manager for bonds and sukuk in the Gulf region this year. HSBC lost out after not...
Dubai Investments PJSC’s property unit hired HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc. to sell Islamic bonds early next year as it seeks to refinance an existing...
The “everything bubble” is deflating. The fact that it’s happening relatively slowly shouldn’t blind us to the real threat: The world is dangerously underestimating how hard...
Standard Chartered Plc cut jobs in its Indian retail banking business, citing users’ switch to mobile and internet transactions. “A small number of retail banking roles...
In 2018, a number of financial technology startups came into their own. Free trading platform Robinhood Markets Inc., for example, added new services and billions to...
As head of Mashreq Bank’s international banking group, Jan-Willem Sudmann thrives on implementing change. Jan-Willem Sudmann, a German banker who joined Dubai-based Mashreq Bank in late...
The fintech sector in the Middle East and Africa is forecast to make up 8% of financial services revenue by 2022, driven by customer demand and...
Jean-Damien Marie has joined as Head of Investments EMEA in Private Bank & Overseas Services for Barclays. With over 20 years’ experience in capital markets, asset...
Bitcoin slumped to a new 13-month low on Monday, with the biggest cryptocurrency touching $5173.23 on the Bitstamp platform. Bitcoin was last down 5.2 percent at...
Masayoshi Son spent years building SoftBank Group Corp. into a telecommunications giant. Now he’s selling off a chunk of the business that made his fortune so...
