PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2017

FBI documents have revealed a global financial network run by a senior Islamic State official that funneled money to an alleged ISIS operative in the U.S. Elshinawy, who is in federal custody awaiting trial, pretended to sell computer printers on eBay as a cover to funnel payments for Islamic State through PayPal. Since 9/11, the U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Anglo-Gulf Trade Bank (AGTB) was awarded the first digital banking license and Category 1 status from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), Islamic Business & Finance reported on Wednesday (Sept.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

Grab, Razer, AirAsia, Axiata and CIMB join other companies considering applying for digital banking licenses in Malaysia, which said last month that it might give conventional or Islamic online banking licenses. Vodafone Bails On Libra. Vodafone left the Libra Association on Tuesday (Jan. 21) making it the eighth to exit the association.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 31, 2017

It’s a vibrant world that changes almost every day. For example, the Dubai Canal has appeared recently. It’s a 9 kilometre long canal through the centre of the city built in just 18 months. Imagine any other major city ripping itself through the centre in a major construction project in suhc a short period of time.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The United States may have some of the world's best cryptographers working for the National Security Agency and other spy shops, but the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is crowdsourcing at least part of its effort to beat the algorithms that cloak information about certain cryptocurrencies.

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Banking 2020

APRIL 14, 2015

Heaven’s Bankers: Inside the Hidden World of Islamic Finance,’ by Harris Irfan takes on a world that may be largely unknown even to many who have spent a career in financial services. It offers a historical perspective on the theological principles guiding Islamic finance, and delves into contemporary operating practices.

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PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2017

Making purchases online has effectively taken a global economy and made it more localized due to the ability to click a few buttons and have practically anything delivered from anywhere in the world. As such, it should come as no surprise that banks from around the world are dipping their toes into blockchain technology in various projects.

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BankBazaar

JANUARY 22, 2020

“TRAVEL MAKES ONE MODEST, YOU SEE WHAT A TINY PLACE YOU OCCUPY IN THE WORLD.” ~ GUSTAVE FLAUBERT. The internet and social media have certainly made the world a smaller place. It’s easier than ever before to read up about places you want to visit, refer to real-world reviews, and plan your entire vacation down to a T.

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Bobsguide

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

BDB offers conventional and Islamic business finance services, venture capital and investment advisory to small and medium enterprises across multiple industries in the Kingdom of Bahrain. We will now be able to provide our clientele with an omni-channel digital financial services and a launch pad for their businesses to grow and flourish.”.

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FluentBanking

MAY 17, 2020

However, the banking acts and regulations has changed time to time to cope with the modern world. After the independence of the country, there was emergence of new banking system to reform the economy. Presently, there are 60 scheduled banks actively working toward the advancement of economy.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 20, 2015

When you think of the underbanked, the Islamic world may not immediately come to mind. But the launch of Misys FusionBanking Essence Islamic banking solution suggests that the Finovate Best of Show winning banking innovator has been thinking about the sector for awhile. compared to 2.1). Nadeem Syed is CEO.

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NCR

JULY 14, 2017

According to the latest data from the World Bank , approximately two billion adults worldwide don’t have a basic bank account. The World Bank has a goal of universal financial access by 2020, and these standards will help contribute to that.” But what is the best way to go about making this a reality?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2016

In fact, in certain parts of the world, the online ordering process isn’t always quite so predictable or smooth. Islam Shawky, the company’s founder and CEO, recently spoke with PYMNTS about the card-on-delivery solution and the challenges that go along with serving a customer base that is generally still wary of many modern payment methods.

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NCR

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

According to UK-based charity Leonard Cheshire , there are one billion people living with disabilities around the world – nearly a sixth of the global population. ” In the ATM channel , meanwhile, there have been positive strides in accessibility for blind and partially sighted consumers in markets all over the world.

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FICO

JULY 14, 2016

Government software combs through the data, extracting as many as 1,000 tips a month related to foreign terrorism, including Islamic State, which are turned over to investigators, officials said. At FICO we realize how invaluable predictive analytics can be when applied to many aspects of the financial world.

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Banking 2020

OCTOBER 18, 2015

Financial inclusion efforts are building globally as new technology and a swathe of regulatory reforms are helping some of the world’s poorest people to make use of banking and payment services. Cultural sensitivities are important, as evidenced by the rising popularity of Islamic banking. Cultural barriers to inclusion.

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TheGuardian

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Report finds stock indexes provided by MSCI include companies using forced labour or constructing surveillance state in Xinjiang Many of the world’s largest asset managers and state pension funds are passively investing in companies that have allegedly engaged in the repression of Uyghur Muslims in China, according to a new report.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

APRIL 11, 2016

The different regulators regulate on the basis of their own perspective and there is no holistic view or logical regulatory position on cryptocurrency (which is what the World Bank meant by “virtual currency”). An excellent point. See you there.

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FICO

DECEMBER 21, 2016

The strain of the Eurozone, the shock of Brexit, the surprise of the American elections, further terrorist attacks, revolutions in the Islamic world and other factors will create an environment that is ready for change. That means 2017 should be a risky year from a compliance standpoint. Analytics will be the new black.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2020

Department of Justice (DOJ) interceded three cryptocurrency campaigns that were funding Hamas, al-Qaeda, and the Islamic State group in the largest seizure of terrorist-owned or related cryptocurrency accounts, according to a press release. They also uncovered four websites and four Facebook pages related to the groups.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

Finance growth in the Middle East , as in the rest of the world, has not been a slouch, with the region’s FinTech growth surging 11 percent year over year in 2017. Islamic banking also mandates sharia compliance, another consideration.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

Open Banking and bank-FinTech collaboration are the new norm for financial institutions around the world looking to upgrade their offerings for small businesses (SMBs). In this week’s examination of the latest tie-ups, collaborations emerge from India and Qatar to the U.S. QIIB Eyes FinTech For Payments Security.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

MARCH 9, 2016

take this to mean that because of technological and economic change, settlement could be in corporate paper, energy, Islamic e-Dinars, water, land, gold, or London Lucre, all of them appearing as content on this kind of ledger. In a SLAPS world, business rules could be invented and implemented with relative ease.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

JULY 19, 2016

I simply do not see the efficiency of “a digital form of legal tender” as being evidence that the government might issue a UK cryptocurrency as some in the Bitcoin world have said. From Britcoin or Brit-PESA? Consult Hyperion. a Bitcoin-like Britcoin) then I think he must have been inadequately briefed. But that’s for another time.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2017

Geopolitical competition is already spilling over into the financial world, said Stavridis. Moving on to the third ring of concerns, Stavridis discussed terrorism and hacktivism, where, for example, the Islamic State operates across the dark web via bitcoin and other avenues. and around the world.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2017

ISIS’s goal of an Islamic State may be over, but the terrorist group is still a risk using the internet as its main tool to radicalize and do its bidding, reported Reuters. 6), Reuters reported the officials said they think ISIS’ loss of an Islamic state isn’t reducing its ability to inspire attacks. Citing comments U.S.

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