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In Brief
Qatar has been receptive to FinTech evolution by acknowledging the potential that digital technologies have in diversifying its economy, increasing security and raising competitiveness on a global scale.
Banks have been quick to embrace national FinTech initiatives – most notable the Smart Qatar Programme (TASU) – and have pushed resources to invest heavily in digitising their current processes from back-office services to front-end consumer interfaces.
FinTech within Qatar holds an abundance of opportunities to diversify Qatar’s economy away from oil and natural gas via one of the four pillars of Qatar National Vision 2030, an initiative launched in 2008 to identify the future of the country’s economy.
In May 2018, the QDB launched the Qatar FinTech hub as part of its National Vision 2030 to support the development and growth of FinTech in Qatar. Its purpose is to facilitate knowledge transfer and collaboration among stakeholders and partners within the FinTech ecosystem, to develop long lasting local and global partnerships that will reinforce and advance the Bank’s FinTech vision.
The College of Science and Engineering (CSE) receives funding from the National Priorities Research Program (NPRP) to invest in developing FinTech applications. The efforts are made predominantly in blockchain, a technology at the centre of 80% of innovation in Fintech.
Doha Bank:
One of the largest commercial banks in the State of Qatar. Banking app which includes biometric authentication, access to the FI’s Facebook account and connection to Qatar’s largest e-commerce portal, Doha Sooq.
QNB Group:
QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa. Launched contactless cards on its credit, debit and prepaid products portfolio in July 2019.
QPay:
Qatar’s largest FinTech company, QPay launched the first Islamic point of sale (POS) and online payment gateway solution.. POS solution provides secure and highly efficient payment-processing services and supports contactless card transactions, e-wallet, mobile POS (mPOS), QR (Quick Response) code scanners, and online billing and settlement.
Al Khaliji:
Offers conventional banking products and services to premium, business, corporate and international customers in Qatar, UAE and France as well as internet banking.
Ahli Bank:
Financial institution that serves individual consumers, small businesses and corporate customers, which includes internet and mobile banking.
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