In the vibrant heart of Dubai, where ancient traditions merge seamlessly with modern opulence, a financial revolution is quietly reshaping the city’s banking landscape – Islamic Banking. In a world driven by ethical finance and guided by the principles of Sharia, Dubai stands as a shining example of innovation and prosperity. Join us as we embark on a journey through the captivating realm of Islamic Banking in Dubai, where ancient wisdom meets cutting-edge financial practices, and where the City of…
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The Complete Guide to Banks in Dubai Mall
Nestled within the vibrant and cosmopolitan city of Dubai, the Dubai Mall stands tall as one of the world’s most iconic shopping destinations. Beyond its vast array of retail offerings and captivating attractions, the mall also caters to the diverse financial needs of its visitors with a selection of esteemed banks and financial institutions. Whether you’re a globe-trotting traveler seeking currency exchange services or a local resident in pursuit of top-notch banking solutions, Dubai Mall’s banks offer a range of…
Private Banking in Dubai
Private banking should as well be called V.I.P Banking. Private Banks are the institutes that take care of the money of the very rich people. Therefore, if you want to open an account and do private banking, then it is time for you to start to collect your money. The starting amount for a private bank account generally starts from USD 100,000. Of course for this or more extreme amounts of money makes it sure that a client will get…
Dubai Banking Guide
Dubai banks are providing great services for their customers. Both foreign and native banks are there in Dubai including all the global leaders in the banking sector. In addition to retail banking, Dubai banks are performing industrial transactions. The opening hours of Dubai banks vary from region to region. Banks are generally open from 8am to 12pm. Some of the banks will keep open from 4.30pm- 6.30 pm. Bank holidays are on Fridays. Some of the banks are strictly following…
Offshore banking in Dubai
Dubai offshore banking is one of the best future potential markets, which Dubai aims to develop in order to inspire people to store their money in Dubai in big quantities. This will serve the interests of the state all the better. Although Dubai Offshore banking is not entirely worked out, Dubai has taken steps to be able to provide this service for everyone who is hesitant about where best to put their money. Offshore banking is a great business that…
How To Find The Best Banking Jobs in Dubai
There are hundreds of sites and dozens of Dubai banks who are continuously promoting banking jobs. Of course, banking jobs need a strong knowledge and a must-have educational degree that is connected to banking. For banking jobs, you need to know a thing or two about the CVs that are best accepted by Dubai companies such as banks. Then again, the situation is of course different when you opt for Dubai bank jobs through an international recruitment company. If you…
Open Your First Dubai Bank Account
Although there are several steps take in Dubai in order to recreate the area as an offshore banking paradise, according to the current rules, even opening a bank account is not as easy as it may seem. Although opening a bank account in Dubai does not take too much time, you may have to visit a couple of banks in order to get a basic idea on how do fees and services work at each bank. Dubai does all its…
Using Debit Cards in Dubai
First of all, be careful as debit cards are called differently everywhere though these all mean the same. When you hear about bank cards, ATM cards, prepaid cards even check cards these all mean debit cards. Debit cards are easy to get in Dubai as they automatically come with your bank account. Debit cards in Dubai can be of Cirrus/Maestro, MasterCard or Visa card. At least these are which you can use anywhere else too. Previously there have been several…
How To Bank Online in Dubai
With the highest importance of the internet these times, it is natural that there are no banks with a name, which do not include internet banking among their services. Online banking has started to establish in Dubai in the last few years, yet it is still considered something new. Of course, all the banks do their best to keep up and inform their clients on the methods and security measures which apply considering online banking in Dubai. As a business…
Types of Bank Loans in Dubai
Bank loans are also highly available in Dubai, as one of the most successful source of profit for banks. There are several types of bank loans for which Dubai banks offer different possibilities depending on whether they are national, international or Islamic. Let’s see what type of bank loans we can go for in Dubai: Personal Bank Loans: Personal loans are somehow the easiest to get in Dubai. When it comes to personal loans, you have the options to get…
Best Credit Cards in Dubai
Credit cards are among the most famous products of banks. You can reach so much with a good credit card that used to be a very heavy status symbol as it still is when talking about some of the VIP cards of the credit card companies. Today, banks do their best to persuade clients to get a credit card. However credit cards cost a lot of money and good for mainly only to those who travel a lot. With the…
Investment Banks in Dubai
The banking industry is a huge industry with several interesting elements, also those elements that are either differentiating the banks in one country, while in other countries these are operated together. We are talking about mainly the investment banks, the retail banks and the commercial banks. These banks were differentiated because they cover different financial sectors. Let us see how investment banking works in Dubai and which are the biggest investment banks in the world with Dubai branch offices. There…
Personal Loans in Dubai
Personal loans belong to that loan category which goes the easiest in Dubai. This is the opposite of what Western banks do. In Dubai, personal loans are even cheaper than owning a credit card. In Dubai, it was rather easy to get loans, especially in terms of personal loans because the other loans cost a lot more money and effort. This is just the opposite tendency of that we can see in other countries. In Dubai, getting a personal loan…
Islamic Banks in Dubai
Islamic banks are considered of course normal in the Islamic world and apart from the differences between “normal” and Islamic banking the procedures is very similar, yet Islamic banks can’t act without the consent of the Islamic board of Sharia -Banking professionals. There are several Islamic banks in Dubai and also most banks, even the international branches have specifically made their Islamic banking unit for banking in the Middle East as there are many businessmen who keep their accounts in…
Banking Career in Dubai
Bank careers can be meant diversely. At one point, bank careers mean simply bank jobs but on the other hand, careers mean something fuller, hiding the possibilities of upgrading to a position liked by you and can imagine working for a long time. There are such bank careers in Dubai, only you need to find the good possibilities and have some experience, in case you do not study in such a school in Dubai that instantly gives you the chance…
Getting A Mortgage On A Dubai Property
Real estate in Dubai often sport panoramic landscape view and great amenities but at the same time, they are quite expensive and not accessible for all. Though the situation is changing with the passage of time, it is still tough for a mediocre person to purchase a lavish property. This is the reason why the buyers are looking forward to mortgages that allow them to make hefty down payment for the properties. You can take the mortgage from various financial…
Dubai Investment Banking
Investment banking is one of the fastest growing segments of banking because it has several sorts of services that also include international operations. Everyone wants to invest and investment banking offers all the investment opportunities for clients. Let us see how investment banking grows in Dubai and which Dubai banks offer investment services. Before talking about Dubai investment banking in detail, let us see what investment banking includes and what is investment banking? Investment is such segment of the bank…
Financial Services in Dubai
Dubai Finance service holds extreme importance in not only the socio-economical condition of the Middle Eastern countries but also in the worldwide finance market. The market is obviously regulated by the investment preferences of the major investors. There are various types of finance services available in Dubai, which includes private sector bank investments, insurances, stock market investments and obviously the real estate. Now it depends on the global financial condition, which one of these finance services will reach the top.…
How To Get A Bank Account in Dubai
Of course, everyone needs a bank account at the place, city and country where they are to work. In most countries such as Dubai, the main condition of getting a bank account is to have a job. Usually bank accounts have to be dealt with right after signing the work contract, so that you can give your bank details to your workplace as soon as possible. Let us see how we deal with opening a bank account in Dubai. Dubai…
Dubai Offshore Banking
Offshore banking can simply be defined as banking activities carried out from any remote locations apart from the location where you live. Different individuals as well as corporate account holders have varied reasons to opt for offshore banking facilities and some of the common reasons are requirement of multi currency loans or for saving tax. In recent times, offshore banking has gained significant importance because it allows flexible transactions which is a standard rule of these offshore bank accounts and…
Paying With Bitcoin in Dubai
In these days, the use of money among people around the world is something that the most important to make a living. So many people move from their homeland to other countries to find a better job and send the money to their family at their homeland. Since the currency and the money are different from one country to another, it might be difficult to send as the currency of the nation money they have. Because of that, some people…
About The Currency in Dubai
The local currency in Dubai is called United Arab Emirates Dirham. The abbreviation for UAE Dirham is AED or DH both used internationally with the sole exception is that AED is used before the actual value while DH we write after the value. When arriving in the United Arab Emirates, it is wise to exchange some money but do it always in banks. Some Middle Eastern countries do not allow you to take out their currency abroad and there is…
Leasing a Car in Dubai
If you are staying, living or working in Dubai, but not sure about staying for more than 2 to 3 years for living and working there, then it is worth thinking about a better deal for you, which is to lease, loan or to rent a car. Many do not know the exact difference between leasing, renting or getting a loan, and how will it benefit you by choosing leasing instead of buying your own vehicle, so here we are…
Dubai Stock Market
In Dubai, there are altogether three main stock exchanges: the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), the Adu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and the Abu Dhabi Securities Market (ADSM). Other stock exchanges include the Nasdaq Dubai, formerly known as the Dubai Financial Exchange (DIFX), which has its new name since 2008. The DFM has been operating from the March of 2000, first as a governmental company. From November 2006, it has its own initial public offering (IPO) where 20% has succeeded to…
Options To Get A Credit Card in Dubai
This article tries to refer to the options of getting a credit card at any of the banks of Dubai. Of course, for getting a credit card, first, you will need to open a bank account, and you will need a valid job contract and a previously stated minimum income, under which no credit card will be issued to you. Let us see some of the terms and conditions of the banks in Dubai and the whole UAE regarding the…
Different Mortgages in Dubai
Dubai mortgage is a bit of a tricky thing. In order to avoid any chance of fraud, you will need to get help from multiple and previously guaranteed firms and persons. The best thing to do is to deal with Dubai banks and big, respected companies that have unquestionable credit on the real estate market. Let us talk about the types and ways of getting mortgage of Dubai. The types of mortgages in Dubai depend on two things. One is…
Loans Available in Dubai
Naturally, as in every country, there are loans in Dubai as well. There are diverse loans in Dubai to go for, provided by different UAE banks. The main Dubai loans are either the corporate loans or the individual loans. The main banks providing loans in the United Arab Emirates are the HSBC, the Citibank, the Arab Bank, the Dubai Islamic Bank, the Bank of Baroda and the Doha Bank as the main institutes. The main types of Dubai loans: Personal…
About The Local Banks of Dubai
Talking about Dubai banks, we must first add that the standards of banking services vary from country to country. But Dubai, as a top business destination and also the top Middle Eastern destination for foreigners to work in, must pay attention to the quality of its services, and the overall quantity of its banks in order to make its services more widely available for many in Dubai. All banking matters of Dubai and the whole UAE are regulated and governed…
About Banking Jobs of Dubai
Getting bank jobs in Dubai are good if you know how exactly to do that. As Dubai is still working differently from European countries and from the United States, we give you a couple of advices when it comes to applying for bank jobs in Dubai. First of all Dubai works differently as said before and the online applications are still not really accepted, although they are promoted yet the process is long and most often than not it is…
MasterCard Dubai
Mastercard is today the largest credit and debit card issuing financial services corporation. Mastercard is headquartered in New York, United States. The most important feature of Mastercard is, that it does not directly sell its cards but through almost every banks in the world. Mastercard has more than 20 different types of debit, credit and prepaid cards tailored to everyone’s need depending on one’s value of credit. In Dubai Mastercard is highly used by basically every Dubai banks. MasterCard Dubai…