February 03, 2010

Raqmiyat, a leading UAE-based systems integrator, announced the launch of its new Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative called ‘Campus to Corporate’, which aims to help new graduates from key colleges and universities in the UAE to better equip and prepare themselves for the country’s highly competitive job market. The well-attended kick off event was recently held at the University of Sharjah campus where consultants and experts from Raqmiyat guided graduates on the challenges and appropriate techniques to successfully navigate the recruitment process. The new CSR initiative is expected to complement Raqmiyat’s planned internship program that aims to provide new graduates with the opportunity to train and gain experience from the corporate world.
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November 09, 2009

New software helps leading banking institution comply with UAE Central Bank-mandated ‘Wages Protection System’

Raqmiyat, a leading UAE-based systems integrator, has announced the implementation of ‘WPS Connect’ for Citibank N.A. (Citi) in the UAE, which provided a platform for the global banking firm to adhere to regulatory requirements related to the UAE Ministry of Labour and Central Bank-mandated ‘Wages Protection System’ (WPS). The interface covers all cycles contemplated under the WPS - from funding to payment of wages - and enables the banks’ corporate and retail accounts to participate in WPS. Raqmiyat has successfully completed the implementation in four weeks, making Citi the first bank to deploy ‘WPS Connect’ and comply with the Ministry of Labour and Central Bank WPS regulations, while giving them the flexibility and scalability to meet customer requirements. Read More..

November 06, 2009

Raqmiyat, a leading UAE-based systems integrator, is taking significant strides in strengthening its talent development initiatives amidst the current economic downturn. In line with this, the company recently conducted an extensive training program that focussed on skills advancement and employee retention, with leading motivational speaker Minocher Patel tapped to address the company’s workforce.
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October 26, 2009

Raqmiyat, a leading UAE-based systems integrator, has launched ‘ICCS Connect’, the web version of its ‘Image-based Cheque Clearing Solution’ (ICCS) for banks in the UAE, with the first customer shipment targeted for January 2010. Built on Microsoft.Net technology, the new web-based version will provide banks with increased operational efficiency, simplified deployment capability, and additional features and workflows. Furthermore, the company expressed its confidence that ‘ICCS Connect’ will help banks streamline growing customer demand and achieve significant savings in IT support costs.
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October 13, 2009

The website provides comprehensive information about Raqmiyat's global presence, strategic focus, outsourcing, collaborative methodology, development capabilities and enterprise solutions. The company, a member of the Abdul Rahman Al Ghurair Investments Group, also proudly announced that it has entered its 25th year of delivering technology-enabled business solutions.
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October 1, 2009

The UAE Central Bank has clarified that the newly introduced wages protection system (WPS) will entertain only salaries paid in dirham, said banking sources.

The new system will ensure that all employees of companies with a workforce of not less than 100 receive their monthly salaries through a bank or exchange company pre-decided by the employer.

There was confusion among banks as to how salaries paid in foreign currencies could be included in the WPS scheme, which is designed to handle only payments in the UAE currency.
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September 1, 2009

Company’s ‘WPS Connect’ solution complies with latest Central Bank ‘Process Document’

Raqmiyat, a leading UAE-based systems integrator, has announced that it is gearing up to deploy its ‘Raqmiyat - WPS Connect’ – a new solution designed to work with the UAE Central Bank’s ‘Wages Protection System’ – to UAE banks and exchange houses to help them abide by the UAE Central Bank’s ‘Wages Protection System’ (WPS) requirements. The company’s new software complies with the latest Central Bank ‘Process Document’, and has been designed to automate all WPS cycles and help streamline the timely payment of wages. Raqmiyat has already met with more than 30 banks and exchange houses, who are interested in the WPS solution, 12 of whom are seriously considering the acquisition of the software for their respective organisations.
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July 29, 2009

Raqmiyat offers regional companies unique business solutions based on ‘Software-as-a-Service’ model

A large percentage of companies in the Middle East are increasingly adopting cloud computing – a model where dynamically scalable and often virtualised resources can be accessed through connected devices as a service over the Internet – according to Raqmiyat, a leading UAE-based systems integrator. With aims to address the expected increase in demand among regional companies, the company is offering a range of business solutions, including infrastructure, platform, and software provided as services over the worldwide web. In addition, the company also provides IT outsourcing services in response to the growing need for local outsourcing companies to whom organisations can outsource most of their processes to save on operational costs.
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July 20, 2009

Increased categories of transactions in mobile banking is expected to be the next big thing in the UAE banking sector and software companies are gearing up to tap into the opportunity, a senior executive of a software firm told Emirates Business.

"UAE banks have been quite active in making investments toward upgrading technologies and introducing new services. At present, the kinds of transactions in mobile banking are limited. But very soon we are expecting to see much more happening on the direction of transaction banking on mobiles and we are looking forward to it," said Nilesh Sarker, Assistant Vice-President - Banking and Finance, Raqmiyat, UAE-based systems integrator.
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New software to automate all WPS cycles and help streamline the timely payment of wages to employees.

July 03, 2009

Raqmiyat, a leading UAE-based systems integrator, has announced the launch of ‘Raqmiyat - WPS Connect’, a new solution designed to work with the UAE Central Bank’s ‘Wages Protection System’, which is an initiative by the Ministry of Labour along with the Central Bank of UAE. The new software provides an interface for banks and exchange houses to connect to the Central Bank’s WPS system based on stipulated file formats, which will facilitate automation across all WPS cycles and help streamline the timely payment of wages to over 4 million blue collared employees in the UAE. The WPS system is designed to enable the Ministry of Labour to monitor payment of wages and create a complete database of the labour workforce.
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