September 2024: Top five new launches of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top new product launches in September.
Islamic Banking
News, intelligence and resources on the global fintech industry including topics such as islamic banking.
Celebrating 25 years of innovation: Banking Tech Awards 2024 nominations now open
Nominations for the Banking Tech Awards 2024 are now officially open to companies worldwide!
Africa and Gulf Bank partners Orion Innovation for Temenos core banking upgrade
The bank has opted to leverage Temenos Transact and Temenos Infinity for its digital upgrade.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Fordefi, Mia Share, Kema, Coba and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Sharia-compliant challenger Nomo taps Paymentology for digital payments platform
Paymentology’s technology has allowed the bank to offer cross-border transaction services “without high fees”.
Path Solutions founder Mohammed Kateeb to leave firm
Path Solutions founder and CEO Mohammed Kateeb is to leave the firm after managing its sale to Azentio Software in 2021.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 15 July 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
US fintech Wahed Invest to receive $50m in Series B funding
The Series B round will support the start-up’s plans to launch an ethical neobank.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Blend, Canza, IMAN, NayaPay, NymCard, Plinqit, & Tiiik
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news.
Mastercard and Visa pick new partnerships to drive biometric payments
Mastercard partners with FinGo following Visa’s deal with ADIB.
EXCLUSIVE: Oracle wins deals with Mashreq Bank and Desjardins
Oracle has also picked up a new deal in Bangladesh.
Halal fintech Wahed lands $25m from Saudi Aramco’s venture arm
The Islamic finance industry is set to grow to $3.8tn by 2022.
Top ten banking tech case studies in 2018
Banks and FIs from around the world share their tech modernisation experiences.
Wahed Invest obtains $8m from existing investors
It claims to be the first Islamic fintech start-up to reach a valuation of $100 million.
Bank of Khyber in new core banking system search
BOK looks to replace the Bank Essentials core from Sidat Hyder.
Interview: Jean-Michel Hilsenkopf, Temenos – seeing things differently
Discussing the major themes in digital banking today.
Al Baraka Banking Group signs for Path Solutions’ iMAL core banking system
Bahrain-based Al Baraka Banking Group (ABG) has signed to implement the iMAL core banking system from Path Solutions at four of its 15 international subsidiaries.
New live site for ICS Banks core banking system in Iraq
Al-Thiqa Islamic Bank has gone live with new core banking software, ICS Banks, supplied by ICS Financial Systems (ICSFS).
Al Qurtas Islamic Bank live with new core banking system, BML Istisharat’s ICBS
A start-up bank in Iraq, Al Qurtas Islamic Bank, has gone live with its core banking system, ICBS, supplied by a Lebanon-based banking tech vendor, BML Istisharat.
Zain Bank signs for Path Solutons’ iMAL core banking system
Zain Iraq Islamic Bank for Investment and Finance, a start-up retail bank in Iraq, has opted for the iMAL core banking system from Path Solutions.
ICSFS signs new core banking system deal in Iraq with Al-Thiqa Islamic Bank
Al-Thiqa Islamic Bank, a banking start-up in Iraq, has opted for the ICS Banks Islamic system from ICS Financial Systems (ICSFS).
International Islamic Bank picks core banking system and vendor
A greenfield bank in Iraq, International Islamic Bank (IIB), has signed for the ICS Banks core banking system from ICS Financial Systems (ICSFS).
ITSS delivers Temenos’ T24 core banking system to SAFA Bank
SAFA Bank, a new Islamic bank in Ramallah Palestine, has gone live on the Islamic version of Temenos’ T24 core banking system. The project was delivered by the vendor’s partner ITSS Global.
ICSFS gains new core banking system client in Iraq, Al-Arabiya Islamic Bank
Al-Arabiya Islamic Bank (AIB), a greenfield bank in Iraq, has opted for the Islamic version of the ICS Banks core banking system from regional vendor ICS Financial Systems (ICSFS).
NDC migrates Sahara Bank to new core banking system, Temenos’ T24
Libya-based Sahara Bank has gone live with new core banking software, Temenos’ T24 (R14). The project was carried out by Pakistan-based National Data Consultants (NDC), Temenos’ regional partner.
New bank in Iraq selects BML Istisharat’s ICBS core banking system
Al Qurtas Islamic Bank, a new Iraqi bank based in Erbil, has selected the ICBS core banking system from regional supplier BML Istisharat.
Sungard out, Path Solutions in at Amãna Bank
Sri Lanka-based Amãna Bank has gone live with new treasury and asset management software, supplied by Path Solutions. The new products, iMAL Islamic Treasury and iMAL AssetManagement, replaced a legacy treasury and equity management platform at Amãna. Banking Technology understands that this was Sungard’s Ambit Treasury Management. The new software interfaces to Swift and supports […]
Path Solutions gains two new takers of iMAL core banking system
Path Solutions is implementing its flagship core banking offering, iMAL, at Summit Bank in Pakistan and Wifack International Bank in Tunisia. The contracts were signed in December and the roll-out is underway. Summit Bank Pakistan-based Summit Bank is implementing iMAL as it looks to grow its Islamic banking presence. Summit Bank was searching for a […]
Taking ethical banking global
In early 2009, soon after the global subprime fallout, the official Vatican newsletter published a rather contextual referral for Islamic banking, observing that the ‘ethical principles on which Islamic finance is based may bring banks closer to their clients and to the true spirit which should mark every financial service‘, writes Riaz Akhtar, senior consultant, […]
