Gulf Cooperation Council

Mobile is King as Digital Payments Gain Ground in GCC
Mobile is King as Digital Payments Gain Ground in GCC
November 07, 2022  |  Mobile Payments

Between growing smartphone penetration, the proliferation of new FinTech solutions and a growing shift from cash to digital payments, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region...

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Remittance Marketplace Model Unlocks Payments Innovation for GCC Expats
Remittance Marketplace Model Unlocks Payments Innovation for GCC Expats
November 04, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

As elsewhere, in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, the remittance market has traditionally been dominated by a few major players. According to Amir Fardghassemi,...

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Weak Pound Makes UK Tech Investment Bargain for Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds
Weak Pound Makes UK Tech Investment Bargain for Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds
October 30, 2022  |  Investments

Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are emerging as major centers of economic gravity whose movements affect the entire world, so...

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How Real-Time Payments Can Unleash Economic Growth in the GCC
How Real-Time Payments Can Unleash Economic Growth in the GCC
September 04, 2022  |  Digital Payments

National-level real-time interbank payment networks are increasingly recognized as one of the pillars of the modern economy, but the need to coordinate between banks, governments...

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