KHALEEJ TIMES, Wednesday, Apr 14, 2021 | Ramadan 2, 1442
Emirates NBD’s E20. partners with MoniMove to support SMEs
Emirates:
Emirates NBD has announced that it is partnering with fintech platform,
MoniMove, to complement the bank's E20. digital business bank initiative
that aims to empower entrepreneurs, startups, SMEs and other businesses in
the UAE.
The partnership is aligned to Emirates NBD’s digital strategy as the bank
continues to lead innovation in digital banking in the region and actively
participate in the tech start-up ecosystem.
The alliance will enable Emirates NBD's SME clients to execute their local and
international transactions seamlessly on an innovative supply chain management
platform where they will gain flow-on benefits by saving time, mitigating
operational risks and reducing costs.
By integrating with E20., users transacting on the MoniMove platform will
achieve a high level of transparency and credibility, providing the bank with
visibility on their end-to-end transactions and interactions with suppliers.
With detailed reports and analysis issued by MoniMove, Emirates NBD can
periodically assess an SMEs’ behaviour and build credit profiles that would
increase the bank’s lending appetite to SMEs.
The platform is blockchain enabled to secure transactions and facilitates
paperless and cashless interactions for the entire ecosystem. Moreover, it
offers innovative tools to guarantee the rights of both buyers and suppliers,
while helping to eliminate the parallel economy and foster financial inclusion.
These values are further enhanced by Protiviti Middle East Member Firm,
MoniMove’s operator in the UAE and a leading global consulting firm with strong
expertise, credentials in the areas of technology, finance, banking, blockchain,
risk, compliance and business transformation.
Abdulla Qassem, group chief operating officer at Emirates NBD, said: "As a
digital pioneer that has led innovation in the region’s banking sector, Emirates
NBD remains committed to developing ways to digitise our clients’ business
processes to enable them to unlock greater efficiencies in their operations,
while increasing transparency, enhancing trust and reducing risk. We are
delighted to partner with MoniMove to provide a unique proposition to our
customers to support their supply chain processes across various geographies and
help them get easier access to financing by boosting their business
credibility."
"We are thrilled with this landmark partnership which brings us one step closer
to our ultimate objective of instilling transparency and reliability in digital
trade," said Dr. Mansour Al Hussaini, CEO, MoniMove.
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