10 Jun 2021 - 9:28
Henk J Hoogendoorn, Managing Director of Financial Sector Office, QFC, with an official during SPIEF.
The Peninsula
Doha: Represented by a high-level delegation at the 24th edition of St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) 2021, signed six Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and one Letter of Intent with leading organisations from Russia’s investment, technology, and innovation ecosystem, aimed at promoting investment in Qatar’s wider business landscape.
The diverse range of MoUs, inked during SPIEF 2021, focus on strengthening the long-term strategic business and investment exchange between Qatar and Russia. The agreements were signed with Moscow Innovation Cluster Fund, Internet Initiatives Development Fund, QR Sports, Business Russia, Qatar Russia Investment and Trade Advisory, Roscongress Foundation, and a Letter of Intent with Skolkovo Foundation.
The team of experts and professionals in the fields of business, policy and research gave presentations on the most prominent developments in the energy industry.
(MENAFN - Gulf Times) Innovative and cutting-edge fintech ideas by startups and entrepreneurs in Qatar are playing a key role in cementing Qatar s position as a leading fintech hub in the region and globally.
According to QFC managing director, Financial Sector Office, Henk Hoogendoorn, several new startups are providing innovating solutions to customers, citing Cwallet Qatar s newest fintech solutions provider and the country s ‘first and only mobile application to facilitate banking via blockchain technology.
Hoogendoorn said Cwallet enables access to financial services, such as payroll, payments, and remittances, targeting the low-income, high-volume market comprising of Qatar s expat community, including migrant and domestic workers, and micro-entrepreneurs, and small and medium-sized businesses.
BFQ to empower Bangladesh entrepreneurs in Qatar
13 Jan 2021 - 9:41
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Qatar, H E Md. Jashim Uddin (fifth right, front); Bangladesh Forum Qatar (BFQ) President, Mohammad Shafiqul Islam (fourth right, front), with other officials and members of BFQ during the Members’ Night at the Sheraton Grand Doha Hotel recently.
The Peninsula
Doha: The Bangladesh Forum Qatar (BFQ), a Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) registered business forum formed by Bangladeshi professionals and business people from diverse fields in Qatar, has announced its plans for the next two years which includes empowering Bangladeshi entrepreneurs in Qatar.
The forum celebrated its Members’ Night to mark the beginning of the term for the new executive committee (2021-22) at the Sheraton Grand Doha Hotel recently. The event was attended by the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Qatar
13 Jan 2021 - 9:33
Managing Director of the Financial Sector Office at QFC, Henk Jan Hoogendoorn, speaking at the Bangladesh Forum Qatar function.
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The Wave 2 of Qatar FinTech Hub’s (QFTH) incubation and accelerator programmes, which are set to begin in March, will cover more financial technology (fintech) sectors, an official has said. The Wave 1 of the QFTH’s programmes, which focused on the payments sector, has attracted over 750 fintech startup applicants from 72 countries last year.
Speaking to The Peninsula on the sidelines of the Bangladesh Forum Qatar’s Members’ Night in Doha recently, Managing Director of the Financial Sector Office at Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), Henk Jan Hoogendoorn, said the QFTH is currently still in the process of accepting applications for the programmes.