Wamda

U.A.E

Qashio closes $19.8 million round to accelerate expansion into Saudi Arabia

UAE-based fintech Qashio has raised $19.8 million in a mix of equity and non-equity funding, led by existing investor...

Qashio Fintech Rocketship

Qatar

Qatar’s PayLater receives strategic investment from LuLu AI

Qatar-based fintech PayLater has secured a "strategic" investment from LuLu Alternative Investments (LuLu AI), the...

LuLu AI PayLater Fintech

U.A.E

Gainz closes pre-seed round to expand SME lending solutions

UAE-based fintech Gainz has closed a 7-figure USD pre-seed round, structured as a mix of equity and debt The round was led by Antler...

Gainz Antler Fintech

Egypt

ElGameya secures fresh capital to expand inclusive savings tools

Egypt-based fintech ElGameya has raised a 7-figure USD investment round led by AYADY for Investment and Development. Other participants...

elGameya AYADY Fintech

Egypt

Egypt’s Thndr raises $15.7 million to expand digital investment offerings

Thndr, the Cairo-based investment platform, announced a $15.7 million funding round led by Prosus, with support from Y Combinator, BECO...

Thndr Fintech stock exchange

Egypt

Money Fellows secures $13 million to expand digital saving offerings across Africa

Egypt-based fintech Money Fellows has raised $13 million in a strategic funding round co-led by Al Mada Ventures and DPI Venture Capital...

Money Fellows Fintech Al Mada Ventures

U.A.E

Fuze closes $12.2 million Series A to power digital asset infrastructure

UAE-based fintech Fuze has raised $12.2 million in a Series A funding round led by Galaxy and e& capital, with participation from...

Fuze Fintech e& capital

Saudi Arabia

erad secures $16 million pre-Series A to bridge SME credit gap in MENA

Saudi Arabia-based fintech erad has raised a $16 million pre-Series A funding round, backed by Y Combinator, Nuwa Capital,...

erad Fintech YCombinator

Saudi Arabia

Techrar secures $1.6 million investment from Wae'd Ventures

Techrar, the Saudi platform for managing subscriptions, memberships, and recurring billing, has closed an investment round worth $1.6...

Techrar Fintech Wa'ed Ventures

U.A.E

Zest Equity secures $4.3 million pre-Series A led by Prosus Ventures

UAE-based fintech Zest Equity has raised $4.3 million in pre-Series A funding, led by Prosus Ventures with participation from...

Zest Equity Prosus Ventures Fintech

U.A.E

Rentify to empower UAE proptech scene with new $500,000 investment

UAE-based proptech and fintech Rentify has secured $500,000 in funding from unnamed investors. Founded in 2025 by...

Rentify Proptech Fintech

Morocco

PayTic secures $4 million investment from AfricInvest

Morocco-based fintech PayTic has raised $4 million in funding, led by AfricInvest alongside Build Ventures, Axian Group, Mistral,...

PayTic AfricInvest Fintech

Saudi Arabia

Saudi fintech Arabian Pay receives investment to expand BNPL offerings

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Arabian Pay has raised an undiscsloed investment as part of its Pre-Seed round from Al Bassami...

Arabian Pay Al Bassami Group Fintech

Saudi Arabia

Nayla Finance to boost operations in KSA with $4 million seed investment

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Nayla Finance has secured $4 million in seed funding, led by Sanabil Venture Studio by...

Nayla Finance Sanabil Venture Studio Fintech

U.A.E

enza secures $6.75 million seed to further expand in Africa

UAE-based fintech enza has secured a $6.75 million seed equity round, co-led by Algebra Ventures and Quona Capital. Founded in 2023 by...

enzo Algebra Ventures Quona Capital

U.A.E

Nymcard closes $33 million Series B led by QED Investors

UAE-based fintech Nymcard has raised $33 miilion in series B funding round, led by QED Investors, and joined by...

NymCard QED Investors Fintech

U.A.E

ClearGrid emerges from stealth after closing $10 million dual round

UAE-based fintech ClearGrid has emerged from stealth after raising $10 million in a dual round, pre-seed and...

ClearGrid Fintech Wamda Capital

Egypt

Fawry partners with Contact to broaden BNPL services in Egypt

Press release: Fawry, Egypt's leading fintech company, has signed a strategic agreement with Contact Financial Holding,...

fawry Contact Financial Holding Fintech

Kuwait

Kuwait's Motery raises undisclosed seed round

Kuwait-based autotech/fintech startup Motery has raised a seed funding round for an undisclosed value at an $8 million...

Motery Fintech autotech

U.A.E

KLAIM secures $26 million to boost GCC expansion

UAE-based fintech KLAIM has raised $10 million in a Series A equity funding round led by Mad’a Investments and joined by CDG...

KLAIM Mad’a Investments Fintech

U.A.E

BILRS raises funding round from Salica Spring Studios

UAE-based fintech BILRS has raised an undisclosed funding round from Salica Spring Studios, which is backed by Al-Waha Fund of...

BILRS Fintech Salica Spring Studios

Egypt

Fawry deploys $1.6 million investment in three Egyptian fintech startups

Egypt-based fintech Fawry has invested $1.6 million in three Egyptian fintech companies, which are Dirac Systems, Virtual CFO, and Code...

fawry Virtual CFO Code Zone

Egypt

Egypt's fintech sector surged fivefold in five years, Entlaq report reveals

Egypt’s fintech sector has expanded 5.5 times in the past five years, driven by digital payments, lending, and B2B marketplaces,...

Entlaq Fintech

U.A.E

Flow48 secures $69 million Series A in a blend of debt, equity

UAE-based fintech Flow48 has closed a $69 million Series A funding round in a mix of debt and equity. The round is led by Breega and...

Flow48 Endeavor Catalyst 212

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