Wamda

Jordan

Numa: bridging the fintech gap for freelancers

Any company familiar with freelancers in the Arab world will know how difficult it can be to pay them. Many remain unbanked and still opt...

NUMA banking neobank

Regional

From pearl trade to e-wallets: The rise of digital payments in the GCC

Dalal Buhejji is the director of business development, financial services at the Bahrain Economic Development Board At the turn of...

banking digital wallet

Regional

Middle East NXT Banking Summit: Fintech will boost the banking sector in the region

With the urge of knowing and sharing fintech capabilities and the way they impact the economy, The Middle East NXT Banking Summit,...

banking Fintech startups

Regional

Middle East NXT Banking Summit

Banks are constantly adapting to the changing dynamics of consumers and the needs that come with technological advancements, especially as...

banking Fintech Technology

U.A.E

Ethical Finance Innovation Challenge and Awards 2017 [Call for registration]

The annual Ethical Finance Innovation Challenge and Awards (EFICA) returns in 2017 for the 5th time to inspire and assist initiatives that...

uae Islamic banking

Lebanon

Big deals announced at Arabnet Beirut

At Arabnet Beirut this week Flat6labs, a regional incubator, announced that it was accepting applications for a $20 million local...

Arabnet ArabNet Beirut ArabNet Beirut 2017

Egypt

Going cashless in Egypt with Paymob

It is no secret that cash and informal transactions are still the norm in Egypt. Cash transactions account for 40 percent of the...

Paymob Egypt banking

U.A.E

Beehive: The UAE’s first P2P SME finance platform

Rooted within the Honeycomb of the Collaborative Economy is the world of P2P (peer-to-peer) finance. Within that world is Beehive, a...

beehive financial services fin-tech

Egypt

Dopay does banking for unbanked Egyptians

Dopay, one of the early startups to get involved in Egypt's financial technology sector, is hoping to build a web of clients among the...

unbanked Dopay financial services

Lebanon

Career banker-turned-entrepreneur sees opportunity in Lebanon's banking sector

While financial tech is a fast growing sector globally, there is still room for growth in Lebanon. While many banks use...

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Egypt

Startups are filling gaps left by Egypt's banking behemoths

Mohamed Sameh Fouad, MENA and Pakistan sales director of banking SunGard Financial Systems, Abeer Khadr, National Bank of...

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Egypt

Banking Technology Summit, Egypt

IQPC Middle East, in partnership with National Bank of Egypt Al-Ahli, is organizing the 3rd Annual Banking Technology Summit Egypt taking...

banking Egypt Technology

PayPal partners with Cairo Amman Bank to boost regional e-commerce

PayPal, as part its continued expansion throughout the Middle East, announced a new partnership with Cairo Amman Bank yesterday at the...

cairo amman bank banking PayPal

U.A.E

Applications for the Emirates NBD Group Fintech Challenge 2016 are open

Emirates NBD Group and the Open Bank Project have launched a global competition for financial technology (fintech) start-ups, with ...

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