Startup news ticker: Lebanese search engine replaces reviews with tips and hashtags Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick... Wamda • 18 December, 2013 content ticker Arabic Content
PayPal brings new mobile payment option to rapidly developing East Africa M-PESA, a mobile payment scheme launched in 2007 by Kenyan mobile network operator Safaricom, has fundamentally changed the way Kenyans... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 11 December, 2013 mobile payments Payment systems Kenya
10 amazing holiday gifts from innovators in the Middle East Whatever your religious beliefs, we all worship at the altar of buying new things, especially at this time of year. We compiled a list of... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 10 December, 2013 gift gift guide morocco
5 tips for small businesses on Facebook Jonathan Labin is Facebook's Head of Middle East, Africa, and Pakistan. He contacted us with some tips, based on Facebook's own research,... Jonathan Labin • 09 December, 2013 small business sme Facebook
Egyptian daily deals site Waffarha confident amidst uncertainty The recent shutdown of Dare’n’Deal, Egypt’s most popular website for daily deals and group buying, sparked much curiosity about whether the... Hanan Solayman • 16 December, 2013 E-commerce Daily Deals Egypt
Why e-commerce site Namshi stopped using 'Sukar' as a keyword In an e-commerce sector that is increasingly competitive in the Middle East, online retailers of all sizes are seeking to enrich their... Eman Mostafa • 26 December, 2013 sukar Namshi Google
Can SearchinMENA.com raise the funds it needs to build an Alibaba for the Middle East? [Update: Eureeca has extended SearchinMENA.com's campaign.] After three years of building SearchinMENA.com, Syrian entrepreneur Salim... Nina Curley • 28 November, 2013 SearchinMENA crowdinvestment
PayPal announces regional discounts for Black Friday and Cyber Monday Buyers throughout the Middle East will have access to discounts and sales on US websites this Friday and next Monday, thanks to a new deal... Wamda • 28 November, 2013 PayPal
New payment solution in Kuwait wants cloud-based tokens to replace cash registers Some say that in order to see a new startup ecosystem really take off, you just need to build one billion dollar company. Just one... Abdullah Alshalabi • 27 November, 2013 Payment systems Payment Gateways
8 leading startups get connected with Silicon Valley at MENA Innovation DemoDay Despite the instabilities at home, Egyptian startups are gaining global recognition for their innovations lately; it’s not just that I... Akram Dweikat • 25 November, 2013 techwadi palinno disrupt
Voucher book The Entertainer bets on a new mobile app for global expansion While daily deals are no longer as popular as they were a few years ago, the prospect of getting more for less is a perennial hit. Voucher... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 19 November, 2013 uae entertainer Dubai
Global Should entrepreneurs know how to code? Perfecting your product before testing it in the market is an outdated approach, many have argued. But what if coding a technical... Reine Farhat • 19 November, 2013 Lean Methodology Coding Customer Service
Cards & Payments Middle East 2014 in Dubai Cards & Payments Middle East is one of the region’s largest smart card, payments and ID events. With over 5,000 attendees and 200+ inte... Wamda • 12 November, 2013 Payment systems Payment Gateways
6 surprising facts about the future of the internet Google is dominating the internet, Business Insider Intelligence reveals in a new presentation on 'The Future of Digital.' While the search... Nina Curley • 13 November, 2013 Internet growth Data Google
Celebrities suit up with online tailoring from Dubai “We’re effectively ‘stealing’ from the Brooks Brothers and Jos. A. Banks of the world,” says Tarig El Sheikh, cofounder of bespoke online s... Glen Dalakian II • 12 November, 2013 Retail Online retail E-commerce
U.A.E How e-commerce stores are undercutting offline retailers in the UAE [Infographic] Lower prices are one of the major factors that encourage consumers to shop online, according to a new infographic by price comparison site... Reine Farhat • 10 November, 2013 PayPal Infographic E-commerce
Regional MarkaVIP launches new platform, mobile apps, hints at new verticals to come MarkaVIP, a leading regional flash sales site, has announced the launch of its new iOS and Android mobile applications, also debuting... Nina Curley • 05 November, 2013 MarkaVIP E-commerce
What it takes to build a billion dollar tech company, and what it means for startups in the Arab world Yesterday, Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures took an honest look at what it takes to build a billion dollar company in Silicon... Nina Curley • 04 November, 2013 Investment Trends
Online sports community Duplays launches new software platform, enters non-expat markets If there's one thing Brian Sigafoos loves as much as sports, it's software. A 6'10" former professional basketball player, he's managed to... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 04 November, 2013 abu dhabi playpass Dubai
Egypt 2 lessons from last year's Dare'n'Deal shutdown Ever since Dare’n’Deal shut down last May, many have wondered why Egypt’s most popular daily deals site... Hanan Solayman • 22 April, 2014 Daily Deals E-commerce
Can media marketplaces disrupt traditional news outlets? The statistics are by now familiar: newspaper and magazine subscriptions are in free fall, Facebook and Twitter are on the rise, and what... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 30 October, 2013 marketplace news Media
e-Innovate Day in Dubai e-Innovate Day in Dubai will be held on November 12, 2013 at the Westin Hotel Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina, offering a... Wamda • 31 October, 2013 Payment Gateways Conferences E-commerce
Global This young Jordanian entrepreneur bootstrapped a funky gadget e-commerce site from home Loay Malahmeh loves funky gifts. While shopping for one recently, he became frustrated with the overpriced products that he found... Reine Farhat • 29 October, 2013 cash-on-delivery Shipping E-commerce
Global Could Middle East e-commerce benefit from Pinterest? There was nothing special about the verb ‘pin’ before Pinterest was founded in 2010. Today, online, it's most likely to... Reine Farhat • 27 October, 2013 Funding Social Networks Marketing