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What can we expect from financial services across MENA in 2023?

  The Middle East is different – it’s one of the few regions where affordable growth capital is readily available. It’s also on a mission to transition to more sustainable industries, including financial services. So what can we expect from financial services in MENA in 2023? We’re not going to try to look into a crystal ball – real innovation is impossible to predict – but we can talk about some trends and about one certainty: there will be a lot of interest in fintech. read more – What can we expect from financial services across MENA in 2023? (gulfbusiness.com)

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Mortgage lenders need automation – to make them more human | Mortgage Introducer

This summer the level of mortgage lending hit its highest level since 2008, driven by first-time buyers and remortgages in a climate of low rates. This amounts to a huge business opportunity for mortgage lenders. But as the number of loans for house purchase in the UK increases, banks will need to make sure their systems for approving mortgages can keep up with the pace of requests. At the moment many traditional banks, including the Big Six, rely on outdated legacy systems that are often several decades ol Source: Mortgage lenders need automation – to make them more human |

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Deutsche Bank CEO: Competition with tech, non-banks a prime concern

Deutsche Bank spends most of its time thinking about how it can be competitive with companies that are not banks, such as coffee chain Starbucks, its chief executive has said. John Cryan said Friday that the bank was not just thinking about competition with other financial institutions but other sectors like technology. Source: Deutsche Bank CEO: Competition with tech, non-banks a prime concern

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