finance

Dr Bin Hendi, the CEO of Botim and CEO and Board Member of Astra Tech, explains how the UAE’s diversity has shaped BOTIM’s growth and ambitions

The five-day event in November will feature more than 85 events spanning FinTech, tokenisation, Islamic finance, family wealth, sustainable finance and private capital

Higher earnings and savings are helping UAE expats reach financial goals sooner, but longer stays and increasingly complex cross-border finances are making early financial planning more important, emphasises George

Wealth management across the Gulf is growing rapidly, but the technology infrastructure supporting it hasn’t kept pace. Roger Rouhana, CEO of Alpheya, explains why outdated systems are limiting client experience and profit margins, how AI and cloud infrastructure are changing the game, and why the firms that treat infrastructure as strategic capability will dominate the next five years

Global dealmaking is in a new cycle, one driven by strategy, not volume. Lukas Poensgen, co-head of EMEA M&A, and Eddie Martin, head of EMEA Leveraged Finance, at Bank of America, discuss what separates this recovery from past booms, why financing is now a make-or-break strategic decision, and how the Middle East’s unique combination of capital, energy access, and policy ambition is positioning the region as a genuine force in cross-border dealmaking

Abdi, a partner and head of advisory at Grant Thornton, shares why financial services are punching far above their weight — and what it will take to sustain the run

The CEO of Investment Banking at Al Ramz Capital talks about separating signal from noise, planning for geopolitical risk rather than reacting to it, and why volatility can be the dealmaker’s best friend

Khaled Al Ahli explains why the real measure is making the right decision quickly and responsibly, where rapid automation can quietly amplify risk, and how banks can keep decisions explainable as AI takes a bigger role in credit

Women account for 40 per cent of ADX’s workforce, according to the exchange

Etihad Credit Bureau expands credit reporting to include micro-loans, with data linked to more than one million CashNow customer profiles already submitted