2017

CEOs Advisory Council of UAE Banks Federation (UBF), a professional representative body comprising 48 member banks operating in the UAE, hosted its third meeting this year in Dubai today. Top on the agenda was discussion and adoption of an ethical selling practices framework for the industry. The framework comes in line with UBF’s proactive approach …

Ethical Selling practices framework adopted by UBF CEOs Advisory Council قراءة المزيد »

13 founding banks to share cyber security intelligence in new UBF-ISAC, powered by Anomali ThreatStream The UAE Banks Federation (UBF), the professional representative body comprising 48 member banks operating in the UAE, has today launched its first Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), powered by Anomali, provider of market-leading threat intelligence platforms. It will …

UAE Banks Federation Launches Its First Threat Intelligence Sharing Platform for Banks in the UAE قراءة المزيد »

Witnessed attendance of around 70 senior bankers   The UAE Banks Federation (UBF), a professional body representing 48-member banks operating in the UAE, hosted today (Wednesday, Sep 13, 2017) a joint seminar with S&P Global Ratings, one of the world’s leading providers of credit ratings to discuss the progress of Basel III implementation and explore how …

UBF and S&P Global Ratings joint seminar on Basel III impact on UAEs banking sector قراءة المزيد »

Supported by the Central Bank of UAE The UAE Banks Federation (UBF), a professional body representing 48 member banks operating in the UAE, today announced that the fifth edition of the Middle East Banking Forum, the premier annual event for the region’s banking and financial services industry, will be held on 22 November 2017 at …

UBF 5th Middle East Banking Forum to focus on Harnessing the Forces of Global Disruption قراءة المزيد »

Continuing its efforts to raise public awareness of financial fraud and protect consumers’ personal information against unauthorized access and use, the UAE Banks Federation (UBF), a professional body representing 48-member banks operating in the UAE, has shared some easy-to-implement tips which can help residents in the UAE protect themselves against certain types of fraud. The …

UAE Banks Federation releases tips to help residents avoid falling victim to scams قراءة المزيد »

UBF unveils its ‘Service Promise’ for complaints handling – which provides a set of guidelines for banks to use in responding to  customers complaints The UAE Banks Federation (UBF), a professional body representing 48 member banks operating in the UAE, has announced that it has secured support of the Central Bank for its initiative which …

UBF launches its Initiative , supported by the Central bank , of a unified framework for handling customer complaints قراءة المزيد »

Despite Challenges, 2016 has been an outstanding year  The UAE Banks Federation (UBF), a professional body representing 48 member banks operating in the UAE, today released its 2016 annual report that highlights key initiatives and activities undertaken during the year 2016. In his introduction message to the report, the Chairman of the Federation H.E. AbdulAziz …

UBF releases 2016 Annual Report قراءة المزيد »

Event hosted in partnership with the UAE Banks Federation addresses the opportunities and challenges facing the banking industry Over 60 senior executives from leading banking and financial institutions in the UAE gathered recently in Abu Dhabi for a forum for the SWIFT UAE User Group. Hosted by SWIFT, the global provider of secure financial messaging …

Senior bankers gather for SWIFT UAE User Group forum قراءة المزيد »

The CEOs Advisory Council of the UAE Banks Federation (UBF), a professional representative body comprising 48 member banks operating in the UAE, met for the second time this year to discuss latest developments and challenges in the banking sector.  The Council has also reviewed progress on current initiatives namely, Ethical selling Code of Conduct as …

During its second meeting this year, CEOs Advisory Council explores the initiative on digitization standard for the Blockchain قراءة المزيد »

New intelligence sharing platform will enable banks to seamlessly collect and share data on cyber threats – heralding a new era of collaboration in the cyber space Acting on its commitment to combat the threat of cybercrime and create a safe and secure banking environment for customers, the UAE Banks Federation (UBF), a professional body …

UAE Banks Federation announces the launch of Cyber Threat Intelligence Initiative 2017 قراءة المزيد »