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Payments processed from international visitors rose 55%

Network International profit shrinks while revenue grows

High interest rates and currency devaluations dented profit at Middle East payments provider Network International last year, despite revenue rising by 13 percent. The company posted net profit of $67 million for 2023, a drop of 16 percent year on year. The primary impact on profit for the year came from increased financing costs as […]

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Saudi US treasuries holdings hit two-year high 

Saudi holdings of US treasuries surged to a two-year high of $128.1 billion in November from a six-year low of $108.7 billion in June, according to newly released data from the US Department of the Treasury.  Treasuries are government debt instruments issued by the Treasury and auctioned by the US Federal Reserve, and are considered […]

ADCB says it will provide services for corporate and institutional clients, including financing and working capital solutions, in its new Saudi operation

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank to open Riyadh branch

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) will open a branch in Riyadh after obtaining in-principle approval from Saudi Arabia’s cabinet, the UAE’s third-largest lender has announced. The bank will provide services for both corporate and institutional clients, including financing and working capital solutions as per the foreign banking branch licence issued by the Saudi Central Bank […]

Foodics provides payment and restaurant management tools

Payment app Foodics to launch first Saudi fintech IPO

Foodics, the cloud-based restaurant management and payment business, is to be the first Saudi fintech to list on the Saudi stock exchange in an IPO next year. “We haven’t decided exactly when but we plan to do an initial public offering during the next year,” Foodics’s general manager, Kamal Mirghalani, told Saudi-owned TV channel Asharq […]

An online shopping shipping fulfilment centre in Riyadh

Sama issues regulations for growing BNPL sector

The Saudi Central Bank (Sama) has issued new rules covering the rapidly expanding buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) retail sector, which analysts predict will double in size to $2.7 billion in annual transactions by 2028.  Sama said it was issuing the regulations to ensure sustainable growth, transparency and consumer rights in the BNPL market, as part of […]

Saudi banks remain well capitalised, said one analyst

Saudi’s top 10 banks post 3.8% rise in profits

Saudi Arabia’s 10 largest listed banks saw net income rise 3.8 percent to SAR18 billion ($4.8 billion) in the third quarter of 2023, driven by higher loan growth and interest income.  In light of the Saudi Arabian Interbank Offered Rate (Saibor) increasing by 13 basis points in the third quarter, aggregate total interest income increased by […]

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King Abdullah Financial District helps grow FDI

Global consultancy business JLL recently announced the establishment of its regional headquarters in King Abdullah Financial District, joining other multinationals such as Pfizer, Bupa and Arthur D Little that are already set up there.  Launched in 2006 and located in northern Riyadh, KAFD plays an important role in Saudi’s push towards attracting foreign investments and […]