UAE Mashreq Bank to implement blockchain

Lara Abdul Malak 14 May 2017

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During the 50 years anniversay event held by Mashreq Bank in the UAE. The CEO Mr. AbdulAziz Al Ghurair announced that the bank will be adapting blockchain technology in its operations. This is not a surprise as more and more banks in the MENA region start to take up the technology to improve and streamline services.

Lara Abdul Malak

Lara has been a journalist and writer in the technology field since her graduation from AUB majoring in political science. She has had career in corporation communications in the telecom sector and was part of the launch of first 3G network in the GCC and MENA region. Since her return to journalism she has been focused with passion on blockchain, tokenization, crypto focusing on the GCC and MENA region. Lara worked with Unlock Blockchain until 2022.