Innovation is at the heart of everything we do at Emirates NBD Group.

Aligned with our vision to be the most innovative bank for our customers, people and communities, Future Lab™ is our strategic think tank and testing centre for

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A sustainable ecosystem for FinTechs to thrive

As Emirates NBD Group continues to lead innovation in digital banking in the region, a vibrant ecosystem of FinTech partners is integral to our long-term digital strategy. We will continue to contribute to the growth of the FinTech start-up ecosystem and pave way for more collaborations between financial institutions and FinTechs across the globe.

170

Fintechs engaged

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Implementations

65

Proof of concepts

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Accelerator engagements

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How we work

Sowing the SEED for the future

Our exploration culture cultivates the creation, discovery, validation and acceleration of completely new ideas. Our process is all about experimenting on our assumptions as we develop our ideas and concepts to eliminate risks and achieve the best outcome

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Scout

Review and shortlist potential FinTech solutions and concepts.

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Evaluate

Conduct technical & commercial due diligence

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Experiment

Launch the solution into production mode

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Deploy

Integrate the solution into Emirates NBD Group’s core business

Success stories

Innovation takes initiative

Interactive Teller Machine

Emirates Islamic launched its first Interactive Teller Machine (ITM) which is used to avail banking services right from opening an account to carrying out banking transactions, transfers, etc.

Tablet Banking

Emirates Islamic launched its first paper-less solution whereby branches can source current & savings account STP solution for all nationalities via tablet banking solution.

WhatsApp Banking

Banking is now just a chat away

We’re constantly striving to make banking easier for you. That’s why we launched WhatsApp banking service, becoming the first Islamic bank in the world to do so. This service further enhances Emirates Islamic’ s suite of digital financial products, enabling customers to conduct daily banking activities in a seamless and hassle-free manner.

Compliance FinTech Day

At Emirates NBD Group, we got an outside-in view of emerging technologies and market trends in the Compliance space and identified potential collaboration and integration opportunities, which could deliver business value to our compliance organization by improving or complementing existing processes through operational efficiency, cost savings or customer experience.

30

FinTechs participated

14

Short Listed

14

Finalists