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Emirates NBD Takes 60% Of RBL Bank In USD 2.75 Billion India Bet

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Emirates NBD Takes 60% Of RBL Bank In USD 2.75 Billion India Bet

Emirates NBD has completed a USD 2.75 billion primary investment for a 60% stake in RBL Bank, giving the Dubai lender a majority position in a profitable Indian bank after regulatory approvals.

#fintech #Emirates NBD #RBL Bank

June 22, 2026Read More →

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Digital Dubai Adds AED31 Billion To The City Brand Case

Brand Finance credited Digital Dubai with about AED31 billion of Dubai’s place-brand value and an AA+ institutional rating, turning digital government into a measurable part of the emirate’s investment pitch.

#Digital Dubai #Dubai digital government #Brand Finance

June 22, 2026Read More →

HSBC And Google Cloud Push Bank AI From Pilots Into Operating Controls

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HSBC And Google Cloud Push Bank AI From Pilots Into Operating Controls

HSBC has expanded its Google Cloud partnership to cover more than 200 AI use cases over the next two years, including financial crime controls, wealth management, decision support and developer productivity.

#fintech #banking AI #HSBC

June 22, 2026Read More →

Private Equity Pushes India GCCs From Cost Centers Into AI Buildouts

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Private Equity Pushes India GCCs From Cost Centers Into AI Buildouts

Private equity-backed and mid-market companies are driving a new wave of India global capability centres, using them for AI, product engineering, cybersecurity and platform work rather than only cost arbitrage.

#India GCCs #private equity #enterprise AI

June 22, 2026Read More →

Hub71 Turns 27 International Startups Into An Abu Dhabi Licensing Test

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Hub71 Turns 27 International Startups Into An Abu Dhabi Licensing Test

Hub71 selected 27 startups from 2,453 applications across 112 countries, with every Cohort 18 company headquartered outside the UAE and now moving through Abu Dhabi licensing.

#startup ecosystem #venture funding #Hub71

June 22, 2026Read More →

ADX Links Amman Exchange To Tabadul As Gulf Market Plumbing Goes Regional

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ADX Links Amman Exchange To Tabadul As Gulf Market Plumbing Goes Regional

ADX has launched an electronic link with Amman Stock Exchange through Tabadul, adding Jordan to a cross-market trading platform built for brokers, investors, settlement and clearing.

#capital markets #electronic trading #Tabadul

June 22, 2026Read More →

Khalifa Fund And ADGM Academy Turn Al Ain Bootcamp Into A Sector Pipeline

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AI SHIFT:

Khalifa Fund And ADGM Academy Turn Al Ain Bootcamp Into A Sector Pipeline

The Ruwad Al Ain Bootcamp links Emirati entrepreneurship support to agritech, light manufacturing, AI & Cyber, and culture and tourism, with post-programme mentorship for winning teams.

#entrepreneurship #AI & Cyber #Al Ain

June 21, 2026Read More →

Abu Dhabi Puts Advanced Air Mobility Into A Certification Test

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Abu Dhabi Puts Advanced Air Mobility Into A Certification Test

Abu Dhabi is aligning investment, aviation and transport agencies around advanced air mobility certification, with Al Ain positioned as a design and regulatory hub rather than only a pilot site.

#advanced air mobility #autonomous transport #aviation regulation

June 21, 2026Read More →

Pollen Street’s Finastra Carve-Out Tests Core Banking Modernisation

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Pollen Street’s Finastra Carve-Out Tests Core Banking Modernisation

Pollen Street Capital is acquiring Universal Banking from Finastra, putting private-capital backing behind core banking software used by over 150 financial institutions.

#fintech #core banking #banking software

June 21, 2026Read More →

UAE Finance Plan Turns Spending Reform Into An AI Services Test

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UAE Finance Plan Turns Spending Reform Into An AI Services Test

The UAE Ministry of Finance’s 2027-2029 plan links public-spending efficiency to AI-powered budgeting, revenue analysis and federal asset management tools.

#public finance #digital government #Ministry of Finance

June 21, 2026Read More →

Dewa International Turns Dubai’s Utility Model Into A Global Infrastructure Bet

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Dewa International Turns Dubai’s Utility Model Into A Global Infrastructure Bet

Dubai’s Dewa has launched a wholly owned international unit for energy and water projects, testing whether its domestic utility model can travel into global infrastructure markets.

#energy infrastructure #water infrastructure #Dubai

June 21, 2026Read More →

Finastra’s Banking Unit Sale Tests Whether Core Modernization Needs A Separate Owner

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Finastra’s Banking Unit Sale Tests Whether Core Modernization Needs A Separate Owner

Pollen Street Capital plans to acquire Finastra’s Universal Banking business, giving the core banking unit independent ownership while Finastra narrows its focus to payments and lending.

#core banking #banking software #digital banking

June 20, 2026Read More →