Digital banking trends in MEA
Competition in digital banking is intensifying across the Middle East and Africa, as Gulf banks innovate to become customers’ primary financial relationship, African institutions test whether AI can deliver profitable scale, and Bahrain seeks to convert its open banking head start into lasting commercial advantage.
Read on to discover why personalisation and embedded services are reshaping competition in the Gulf, how African banks are balancing AI’s growth potential with cost and governance challenges, and whether Bahrain can turn pioneering regulation into better products and customer outcomes.
