Ripple Partners with Largest Bank in Middle East and Africa to Improve Cross-Border Payments

Ripple, the San Francisco-based fintech, has partnered with Qatar National Bank (QNB), the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, to improve cross-border payment services.

QNB revealed its global plan for cross-border payments on 4th October 2021 in Doha. The collaboration is targeted at launching a remittance service based on Ripple technology to improve QNB’s payments across the border.

According to the agreement between both parties, QNB will initially pilot Ripple’s global financial network technology known as RippleNet with QNB Finansbank in Turkey as part of a group rollout.

Through the collaboration, QNB intends to leverage RippleNet’s utility to improve cross-border payments and expand its remittance business across several countries.

Reacting to the new development, Ripple’s Managing Director for South Asia and the Middle East and North Africa, Navin Gupta, said:

“We’re excited to be a strategic partner with Qatar National Bank (QNB), bringing together banking and Fintech innovations to improve the cross-border payments experience and eventually scale QNB’s remittance service on RippleNet into new markets.”

The General Manager Group Retail Banking at QNB, Heba Al Tamimi, also said:

“QNB always innovate to provide the best of service to its customers and this partnership is yet another Fintech initiative of the bank to enhance the product offerings for our customers.”

Qatar National Bank (QNB) is currently ranked as the most valuable bank brand in the Middle East and Africa. The bank is proud to be the Official Middle East and Africa Supporter of the FIFA World Cup 2022 and the Official Qatari Bank of the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020.

Through its network of affiliate companies, the Group extends to over 31 countries across three continents, providing different advanced products and services.

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Tobi Loba

Tobi Loba is a passionate writer with a vast interest in the stock market. She joined the crypto ecosystem about three years ago and has written lots of ebooks and articles in relation to cryptocurrency and blockchain projects. Tobi Loba earned her degree at the University of Ibadan.