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Blockchain and Cybersecurity- an Islamic Perspective
The high level of dependency on the internet and the significant increase of exposure of critical parts of our lives — social media platforms, smart TVs, fitness wearables, electronics health records, e-government services — have…
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Blockchain PoS
A more detailed proposal was shared in late 2017 with few central banks and companies in the Middle East, but no action. Now, MasterCard is preparing to offer a solution to protect the identity of…
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Financial Inclusion with Sugi Card from Sofitto
Financial Inclusion with Sugi Card from Sofitto Financial inclusion is a hot topic nowadays and it should be as the number of excluded adults is over 2 billion. That’s a huge loss to businesses to…
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Digital Transformation is More Than Lipstick on a Pretty Old Goat
The digital transformation of financial institutions is a dire need demanded by the new generation (Generation Z) who are glued to their hand-held devices. Because of the slow response to those demands, new fast moving…
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Banks & Fintechs: Adversaries or Partners?
“Financial technology or “FinTech” describes the use of new and disruptive technology in financial services.” FinTech is not a new concept, but part of an evolution. Western Union used the telegraph technology to transfer money…
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Blockchain for Islamic Finance
Blockchain is a revolutionary technology which has the potential to disrupt various sectors, but has not yet gained the mainstream acceptance it deserves, partly because of its first application, bitcoin, which has soaked up headlines…
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Blockchain Enabled ATM for Secure Access
There’s no question that cardless ATMs are an improvement over current cash delivery systems, and they’re naturally more secure and convenient. But, when will we see cardless ATMs that authenticate users over a closed-loop Blockchain…
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Saudi Women and the Blockchain
Saudi Arabia is transforming socially and economically. Recently the ban on women driving was left among several other initiatives to encourage women direct participation in the transformation of the country. Globally, the percentage of women…
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Patients Health Records Management
Health records of patients start with proper management of their identity. Identity is a foundational element of all blockchain work in Healthcare. Identity solutions have the capability to solve problems in today’s marketplace, while providing…