Emirates Islamic collaborated with Huawei to strengthen its digital banking proposition, thereby becoming the UAE’s first Islamic bank to launch its mobile banking app on the HUAWEI AppGallery platform.
This new partnership with Emirates Islamic ensures enabling bank’s customers to access their accounts and cards from the convenience of their Huawei mobile devices, allowing them to easily transfer money or apply for products such as finance and credit cards. The collaboration with a prominent technology company such as Huawei says to reflect Emirates Islamic’s commitment to digital innovation and its ongoing efforts to work with like-minded technology partners to deliver seamless and secure banking to UAE consumers.
“Our partnership with Huawei reflects our commitment to continue driving digital banking innovation in the Islamic financial services sector. Through such partnerships, we aim to continue to enhance our customers’ banking experiences by offering safe, secure, easy and seamless banking to smartphone users through the HUAWEI AppGallery,” noted Farid Al Mulla, Deputy Head of Consumer Banking and Wealth Management at Emirates Islamic.
Emirates Islamic’s digital first approach has been steadily gaining traction, with over 70% of customers now banking through online and mobile banking channels.
Lu Geng, Vice President Middle East and Africa Global Partnerships & Eco-Development said, “Huawei works closely with local partners in the banking and finance sector across a wide range of areas during the development of an app from distribution, operation to data analytics and marketing. This focus on supporting high-quality, innovative apps that meet the needs of local users, while also offering popular global applications, has enabled HUAWEI AppGallery to quickly become a top three global app marketplace.”
