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Zawya
21-02-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Qatar offers great opportunities for open banking, financial services
Doha: Qatar provides copious opportunities in the open banking and open financing services market to enhance customer convenience and help create new revenue streams by partnering with fintech companies, said an official. In an exclusive interview with The Peninsula, UK's former Minister of State for Work and Pensions and current Senior Adviser at the global pension firm Smart, Guy Opperman, noted that emerging trends in Banking-as-a-Service are most relevant for Qatar's financial sector, augmenting its resilient economy. He also lauded the strong cooperation between Qatar and the UK, paving the way for investors to explore the market and enhance cooperation and cross-investment across a multitude of different sectors. Opperman said: 'The strong cooperation and the work between the two nations has been successful in the past and will continue. The evidence from the Memorandum of Understanding and the various protocols that were signed in December of last year clearly shows that this is happening already.' The former minister, who is visiting Doha, on the sidelines of the Digibank Summit said 'It is an opportunity to network with several people and dive into Qatar's financial market as there is a fantastic amount that both countries are doing, and I think they can learn from each other.' The official reiterated that both nations are reciprocating investment opportunities across diverse sectors. He stated that there are two aspects such as the 'heavyweight investment', which includes infrastructure, housing, and related services. On the other hand, investors from Qatar and the UK are also executing opportunities in the financial services market by establishing numerous fintech and startups in the region. Additionally, Opperman highlighted that Qatar is at the forefront of embarking on the digital transformation journey. 'What we are witnessing right now shows very clearly that there is a desire to have digital savings and digital retirement platforms,' he said. However, Qatar's challenge lies in embracing the change and positivity and harnessing it towards helping the citizens achieve this goal, the official indicated by saying 'not just for finance inclusion point of view but also enabling Qatari businesses capable of transforming the country's digital platforms and digital capabilities.' 'The future is very bright here and it's very clear from the conference that there is a real appetite for digital capability in a multitude of ways whether that is banking, open finance, or specific platforms of savings. So, it's an exciting time for the Middle East and Qatar, Opperman added. © Dar Al Sharq Press, Printing and Distribution. All Rights Reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Yahoo
The Body of Missing Mountain Biker Matt Opperman Has Been Found
Opperman has been missing since late January after embarking on a ride near the Spanish municipality of Siles, and the Civil Guard has announced the finding of a body near a bike in the area. While the identity was unconfirmed before the autopsy, the results confirm that the recovered body is that of Matt Opperman, who went missing on January 24th, 2025. After being reported missing for 22 days, search efforts were mobilized via social media, with the help of the Civil Guard, to comb the area with aerial surveillance and mobilized ground teams to locate the missing cyclist. Upon initial recon of the area, Opperman's vehicle was discovered near Castillo de Segura de La Sierra, which gave search and rescue a broad area to begin the search. After days of uninterrupted searches of the area, volunteers discovered a bike and body that matched Opperman's description. After locating the remains, volunteers activated a beacon to call in the Civil Guard to recover and airlift the body for a thorough autopsy that later confirmed the identity. The Spanish Government's sub-delegate in Jaén, Manuel Fernández, confirmed this Monday that the body found was that of Matt Opperman. Fernández noted that the documentation he held enabled them to confirm the body belonged to Matt Opperman, the 50-year-old American cyclist from Malaga. The autopsy was performed after recovering the remains, but the cause of death is yet to be determined; it has been ruled out that it was violent. Volunteers who discovered the body reported that it was lying next to a tree near his bike. Our deepest condolences go out to Matt's family and friends during this time. View the to see embedded media.
