Omani banks gear up

Thamer Al Harbi, Regional Sales Manager Muscat - Arabstoday As the sultanate gears up to roll out Islamic banking early next year, Omani banks are preparing to adopt necessary changes to offer the new service. One of the key changes will be implementing new Islamic banking software solutions to ensure that the service is compliant with Shariah principles and central bank regulations. Temenos, one of world’s leading providers of banking software solutions, is working closely with some of the banks in the country to offer them the software solutions. In an interview with Muscat Daily, Thamer al Harbi, regional sales manager- Middle East, Temenos spoke about the technological requirements and challenges that banks will face while launching Islamic banking in Oman.