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RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA: Thomson Reuters announced that it will provide Alinma Bank with a Shariah-compliant application that fully automates deal workflow solution for Shariah-compliant financial transactions. The development of the application comes in line with Alinma Bank’s plans aimed at improving procedures related to the implementation of processes, controls and regulations.
The application, which is the first of its kind in Saudi Arabia, provides a real-time view of Shariah-compliant deals, through an automated online system that yields greater efficiency by minimizing the process of tracking transactions.
Shariah-compliant banking and finance has shown robust growth and increasing sophistication in recent years. According to the 2016 State of the Thomson Reuters Global Islamic Economy, the sector is expected to reach $3.5 trillion by 2021. However, financial institutions still face unique challenges in managing deal workflows, including compliance issues as well as the time-consuming manual processing of all deals.
Speaking about the agreement, Abdullah Al Zahrani, Head of Treasury at Alinma, said that he was pleased to have Thomson Reuters support the bank’s efforts to forge ahead in leveraging the latest technologies to enhance Alinma’s performance.
“We are delighted to be the first bank in Saudi Arabia to partner with Thomson Reuters to bring innovative solutions to the Shariah-compliant banking and finance industry in Saudi Arabia,” said Al Zahrani. “The application integrates deal tickets into Alinma’s core system as valid Shariah-compliant tickets by analyzing and mapping the data of the tickets and conversations, generating enhanced tickets in the back office system. Such innovations help Alinma work towards being a leader in the industry.”
Nadim Najjar, Managing Director, Middle East and North Africa, Thomson Reuters, said, “The application is a unique example of how innovation can help tackle industry challenges. The process of tracking Shariah-compliant transactions was done manually across the industry. It also involved human resources and was time consuming. This innovative application automates the validation process and offers a seamless digital solution for a problem that has existed for a long time in this growing industry.”
Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source of news and information for professional markets. Our customers rely on us to deliver the intelligence, technology and expertise they need to find trusted answers. The business has operated in more than 100 countries for more than 100 years. Thomson Reuters shares are listed on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges (symbol: TRI). For more information, visit www.thomsonreuters.com.
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Tarek Fleihan
+971562162575
tarek.fleihan@tr.com
© Press Release 2017
The application, which is the first of its kind in Saudi Arabia, provides a real-time view of Shariah-compliant deals, through an automated online system that yields greater efficiency by minimizing the process of tracking transactions.
Shariah-compliant banking and finance has shown robust growth and increasing sophistication in recent years. According to the 2016 State of the Thomson Reuters Global Islamic Economy, the sector is expected to reach $3.5 trillion by 2021. However, financial institutions still face unique challenges in managing deal workflows, including compliance issues as well as the time-consuming manual processing of all deals.
Speaking about the agreement, Abdullah Al Zahrani, Head of Treasury at Alinma, said that he was pleased to have Thomson Reuters support the bank’s efforts to forge ahead in leveraging the latest technologies to enhance Alinma’s performance.
“We are delighted to be the first bank in Saudi Arabia to partner with Thomson Reuters to bring innovative solutions to the Shariah-compliant banking and finance industry in Saudi Arabia,” said Al Zahrani. “The application integrates deal tickets into Alinma’s core system as valid Shariah-compliant tickets by analyzing and mapping the data of the tickets and conversations, generating enhanced tickets in the back office system. Such innovations help Alinma work towards being a leader in the industry.”
Nadim Najjar, Managing Director, Middle East and North Africa, Thomson Reuters, said, “The application is a unique example of how innovation can help tackle industry challenges. The process of tracking Shariah-compliant transactions was done manually across the industry. It also involved human resources and was time consuming. This innovative application automates the validation process and offers a seamless digital solution for a problem that has existed for a long time in this growing industry.”
Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source of news and information for professional markets. Our customers rely on us to deliver the intelligence, technology and expertise they need to find trusted answers. The business has operated in more than 100 countries for more than 100 years. Thomson Reuters shares are listed on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges (symbol: TRI). For more information, visit www.thomsonreuters.com.
CONTACTS
Tarek Fleihan
+971562162575
tarek.fleihan@tr.com
© Press Release 2017
