Doha – Qatar: Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), a leading onshore financial and business hub in the region, announces its relocation to its new headquarters at Lusail Boulevard and the official transition of all operations to the new premises. The relocation to Lusail marks a key milestone in QFC’s long-term growth strategy, positioning the Centre at the […]
Anchoring financial ecosystem collaboration in Qatar strengthens the country’s role as a trusted platform for interoperability, cross-border financial coordination, and institutional engagement. VoPay International, a global fintech infrastructure platform, today announced the establishment of its global headquarters in Qatar. The move positions Qatar as VoPay’s primary hub for advancing digital financial infrastructure and supporting scalable […]
Doha, Qatar: Mastercard announced that QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, was granted a Mastercard license to extend its issuing and acquiring activities in Syria, enabling it to provide Mastercard payment solutions – accepted locally and internationally- to individuals and businesses. The move, which follows the memorandum of understanding signed […]
Doha, Qatar: In line with the Third Financial Sector Strategy and as part of Qatar Central Bank’s efforts to enhance digital payment systems and services, and to strengthen cooperation among GCC countries, Qatar Central Bank is pleased to announce the acceptance of the national payment card “Himyan” in the State of Kuwait. As a result […]
Doha, Qatar: Qatar registered a total value of transactions across various payment systems worth QR18.626bn during November 2025 with total number of transactions reaching 62.806 million. In a post on its X platform, Qatar Central Bank (QCB) stated yesterday that the point of sale transactions accounted for 51 percent, e-commerce 23 percent, the ‘Fawran’ instant […]
Doha, Qatar: QNB Group announced the successful completion of Qatar’s inaugural Digitally Native bond issuance, a USD 500 million 3-year floating interest rate digital bond. Using HSBC Orion, the market-leading digital assets platform, the issuance marks the acceleration of digital asset adoption in the Middle East. This landmark transaction represents the largest ever Digitally Native bond […]
Doha, Qatar: Qatar Islamic Insurance Group (QIIG) has announced the signing of a strategic partnership with PayLater, the first Qatari company licensed by the Qatar Central Bank to provide Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services in compliance with Shari’a principles. This partnership marks a significant step towards enhancing flexible and ethical payment solutions for QIIG […]
Mastercard, the Official Primary Partner of the McLaren Formula 1 Team, has secured an exclusive opportunity for Commercial Bank, a leader in innovative digital banking in Qatar, to become the Official Race Partner of the McLaren Formula 1 Team for the Qatar race for the next three years. As part of the collaboration, Commercial Bank […]
Doha – Qatar: Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA), the legal and tax arm of the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), a leading onshore financial and business centre in the region, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Doha Bank, one of the largest commercial banks in Qatar. The agreement marks a major step towards strengthening Qatar’s […]
Doha, Qatar: In a region rapidly shaping the future of digital innovation, Snap Inc. has officially opened its new office in Doha’s Msheireb district, in the presence of Founder and Chief Executive Officer Evan Spiegel and Sheikh Jassim bin Mansour bin Jabor Al Thani, Director of the Government Communications Office (GCO). This expansion marks a major […]