QIIB has been awarded the 2025 “Leadership Award for Sustainable Islamic Finance” in Qatar by the Union of Arab Banks (UAB), recognising its pioneering role and ongoing contributions in this field. Omar Abdulaziz al-Meer, Chief of Corporate Sector at QIIB, received the award at the Banks Awards and Commendations of Excellence ceremony, recently organised by
FaZe Banks, co-founder and CEO of the popular esports and content creation organization FaZe Clan, announced on Friday that he is stepping down from his leadership role amid a growing controversy involving alleged crypto scams and streamer Adin Ross. In a statement posted to social media, the 33-year-old strongly denied any wrongdoing. “I’ve never scammed
Brussels vs national capitals The Commission has been in talks with Spain over the case since last year. After the complaint, the Spanish government will have two months to respond. After that, the Commission can challenge the Spanish government at the EU’s top court, in a procedure which could last years and result in major
Market research firms like JM Financial and InCred Equities forecast a weak quarter for the banking sector in the Q1 earnings season. The banking sector is expected to see a decline in both profits and margins. Additionally, the loan growth for the banks is also going to be on the weaker side in the quarter.
One of the state’s largest credit unions is celebrating the opening of a new main branch in a major Connecticut business district. Dutch Point Credit Union has a new branch at the Goff Brook Shops on the Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield. The branch, at 1269 Silas Deane Highway, is three miles from the former
A dangerous Android-based banking malware is rapidly spreading across the United States and Canada. Anatsa is capable of stealing banking credentials using various methods including overlay attacks and keystroke logging attacks, reports Threat Fabric. The banking malware can also conduct fraudulent transactions remotely from the infected Android devices. Threat Fabric says Anatsa is being distributed
It began last year, when Milanese banking giant UniCredit angered Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government by attempting to take over crosstown rival BPM, which Meloni had hoped to merge with the partially bailed-out Tuscan lender Monte dei Paschi di Siena. In response, Rome deployed screening tools known as the ‘golden power’ — whose purpose is
The country’s big banks will report their latest quarterly results this coming week. Analysts expect that profits will beat expectations, in large part because banks’ trading and investment banking desks have been pulling in more revenue. But the old-fashioned business of taking in deposits and making loans has been a mixed bag lately. Demand for
“Mr. Quarles spent his tenure as a top financial regulator in the United States weakening safeguards for megabanks at the expense of financial stability and the American public,” said Warren, a former U.S. presidential hopeful who is the most senior Democrat on the Senate banking committee. “It would be deeply troubling if this FSB review
One line says: “You and the Minister of Revenue commissioned Inland Revenue to review whether income tax settings are applying correctly to banks for potential consideration at Budget 2026.″ Following questions from the Herald, the Finance Minister said that as part of its work to address the cost of living, the Government “is taking action