Regional Network International to acquire Emerging Markets Payments for $340M Private equity firm Actis confirmed today its agreement to sell EMP (Emerging Markets Payments), a payments business in Africa and the... Maya Rahal • 03 March, 2016 Emerging Markets Payments Network International acquisition
Global AIG raises $326M for Jumia expansion AIG is putting considerable money into its online marketplace Jumia. (Image via MrXAfrica) Africa Internet Group (AIG), Africa's... Rachel Williamson • 03 March, 2016 Jovago MTN Millicom
Maghreb Tunisia's entrepreneurs need to step up [Opinion] Tunisian entrepreneurs need to step up and lead the charge. (Image via Wikimedia Commons) After working with entrepreneurs while... Emna Ghariani • 03 March, 2016 Founders Institute Opinion tunisia
Regional Offline healthcare going online in MENA Not enough time for exercise? Perhaps apps might be of use. (Image via core0.staticworld.net) Healthcare. An increasingly diverse and... Pamela Kesrouani • 03 March, 2016 Heathcare Fittpass The Wellness Log
Maghreb Moroccan politicians cheer for startups at Pitch Lab The audience is taking the floor during the 28th Pitch Lab. (Images via New Work Lab) Morocco's Pitch Lab has begun to reach... Yassine Bakir • 02 March, 2016 Manageo.ma Mozaic Parking The Wall Games
Lebanon Beco invests in cyber security with Myki seed round Beco Capital has led a seed investment in Lebanese cyber security startup MYKI, but has not disclosed the total sum. Myki works with... Rachel Williamson • 02 March, 2016 MyKi cybersecurity lebanon
Regional Out of office: how to manage a remote team Remote workers, be they freelance or employees, are a fact of life in today's connected world. (Image via Continuant) The idea that work... Loulou Khazen • 02 March, 2016 Loulou Khazen remote working freelance
Regional Zain Group acquires strategic stake in Lebanese company FOO In the picture from left to right: Emre Gurkan (Zain Group Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer), Scott Gegenheimer,... Maya Rahal • 01 March, 2016 neXgen Zain Group Foo
Global Stripe announces Atlas to help any startup register in the US Inside Stripe offices. (Image via Stripe) MENA startups will soon be able to register their companies in the US, as Stripe announced last... Maya Rahal • 01 March, 2016 Stripe Atlas Stripe START
Kuwait What's most exciting about Kuwait's future? [Video] This is an edited crosspost from Nuwait. Each entrepreneurship ecosystem has its own story to tell, but failures, success... Reine Farhat • 01 March, 2016 Nuwait 500 startups world bank
Turkey Scale-ups shine at Startup Turkey Startup Turkey's winning teams AloTech, Tamatem, and UrbanStat. (Images via Startup Turkey) In the end it was the oldest and most... Federico Guerrini • 29 February, 2016 Muslim Face Eye Track Fidelo
Lebanon What I know about running a hackerspace: Bassam Jalgha Bassam Jalgha tuning his guitar using Roadie Tuner. (Image via Make Magazine) Despite the launch of several hackerspaces in the... Reine Farhat • 29 February, 2016 Lamba Labs WIK What I Know
U.A.E Souq raises MENA's largest round of $275M After almost a year of speculation, MENA’s biggest ecommerce company Souq.com has confirmed that it’s raised a $275 million... Rachel Williamson • 29 February, 2016 round Unicorn announcement
Lebanon Growing Lebanon's gaming scene The video gaming industry in Lebanon is facing a fresh chapter in 2016 with the introduction of new publisher, Morage... Sophie Rimington-Pounder • 29 February, 2016 Goliath Games Fovea MENA Games 2016
Regional The life cycle of your customer [Infographic] Retaining customers can be tricky in the online sphere. (Image via Dotsquares) As a new generation of Middle Eastern entrepreneurs... Rachel Williamson • 28 February, 2016 digital consumer Infographic
Jordan Dissecting Jordan’s diverse fintech scene Madfoo3atCom, EMP, and CBJ celebrate the launch of eFawaterCom. (Image via MadfooatCom) In May 2015, the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ)... Samuel Wendel • 28 February, 2016 eFawateerCom central bank of jordan fin-tech
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