Central Bank of Bahrain

The Central Bank of Bahrain (“CBB”) has has launched the eKYC by financial institutions in the Kingdom as part of its initiatives for digital transformation in the sector. The eKYC solution built by Bahrain BENEFIT utilizes hyperledger Fabric Blockchai

Jordan FinTech Bay will deploy its capabilities suite related to FinTech Advisory Services, Venture and FinTech Acceleration Programme, National FinTech Talent Programme (fintech-institute.com), Research and Publications and its events activities, including its blockchain (blockonconf.com), insurance technology (insurbyte.com) and regulatory technology (regfact.com) conferences.

During Davos the World Economic Forum announced that in  past six months have been a wake-up call for some central bank policy-makers. Central bank digital currency (CBDC) has risen to prominence as a potential solution to multiple challenges such

In 2019, the Gulf region or GCC, particularly UAE, witnessed a flurry of announcements when it came to cryptocurrencies, crypto assets, regulations and the launching or preliminary  crypto asset exchange licenses in ADGM (Abu Dhabi Global Market)

Two blockchain veterans are gearing up to launch what could be the first cryptocurrency exchange in the Persian Gulf to be licensed by a central bank.Revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, Rain Financial has opened its public waiting list after a year in th