U.A.E StudentCart: integrating technology and the school marketplace The Hammadi brothers at their Flat6Labs demo day earlier this year. (Image via Flat6Labs) When a child begins the year at a private... Alaa' Odeh • 09 March, 2016 schools StudentCart flat6labs abu dhabi
Lebanon Efiester plans parties in Paris with a foot in Beirut Efiester wants to make organizing parties between friends easier. (Images via Efiester) Robert Harfouche is Lebanese, and lives in France.... Aline Mayard • 06 March, 2016 party planner party efiester
Regional Is ecommerce MENA's biggest digital market? [Infographic] This is an edited crosspost from LinkedIn. Consumers have become smarter and faster in making buying decisions online,... Maher Dosoqi • 14 February, 2016 payment gateway CashU fin-tech
Regional Aramex, PayPal combine forces for ecommerce solution Aramex and PayPal are working together to get around cross-border shipping and payments issues. (Image... Antoine Abou-Diwan • 25 February, 2016 aramex PayPal E-commerce
Saudi Arabia Mobile is winning in Saudi's internet race [Infographic] Mobile internet use might be high in Saudi Arabia but ecommerce companies still haven’t convinced those people to shop on their... Rachel Williamson • 07 February, 2016 Mobile internet penetration mobile internet internet penetration
Regional Why we invest in online marketplaces [Opinion] Driven by mobile penetration rates and user growth, online marketplaces present tantalizing oportunities for investors. (Image via... Wajdi Ghoussoub • 04 February, 2016 Wajdi Ghoussoub Middle East Venture Partners volt
Regional Samih Toukan talks new Grabbd app and Jabbar’s direction in 2016 Jabbar Internet Group's CEO Samih Toukan. (Image via Wamda) Mobile apps focused on food and drinks seem to be popping up faster than... Samuel Wendel • 07 February, 2016 Grabbd Jabbar Internet Group Maktoob
Regional Digi-teens' online spending habits [Infographic] The teens love their brands. (Image via International Digital Marketing) Today's teens are the market for many ecommerce... Rachel Williamson • 17 January, 2016 mobile shopping Payfort teenagers
Global 7 ways to protect your ecommerce site from security threats Ecommerce sites can open up a raft of avenues for fraud and hackers.(Image via iStock) A single day doesn’t go by without hearing a... Ayman Farhat • 16 December, 2015 Online shopping Cbyer security
Saudi Arabia Saudi ecommerce set to soar [Infographic] The Saudi ecommerce market is growing fast. (Image via Wamda) There are very good reasons why Saudi Arabia is a country of... Rachel Williamson • 20 December, 2015 Go Gulf JadoPado ksa
Regional 8 MENA ecommerce predictions for 2016 This is an edited crosspost with LinkedIn. What a year it’s been for ecommerce in the Middle East. Launches of dozens of new startups; the ... Mo Ali Yusuf • 28 December, 2015 Uberization Mo Ali Yusuf Opinion
U.A.E Souq.com sells CashU Regional ecommerce site Souq.com has sold its online payment arm CashU. In what is known as a ‘management buyout’ the company was pur... Lucy Knight • 28 December, 2015 investments Online payments Genero Capital
Saudi Arabia Saudi's MyCN makes shopping in China simple "From China to your doorstep... In just a couple clicks". The MyCN homepage. If you found something you wanted on Amazon for $5, but its... Safar Ayad • 14 January, 2016 WorldShip MyCN china
Regional Capitalizing on ecommerce: lessons from RiseUp Ecommerce in MENA is a hot industry as it becomes ever easier to launch an online shop, and with speculation growing that it could be the... Ahmed Gabr • 22 December, 2015 Innovety rise up summit zoomal
Egypt This Egyptian fashion startup has its eyes on Europe Online luxury sales are projected to grow by an unprecedented 20 to 25 percent over the next five years, according to a Boston Consulting... Eman Mostafa • 08 November, 2015 maria munoz slickr Clothing
U.A.E Social selling: The future of ecommerce in the Middle East? Within the space of a few years, social media has become an integral part of everyday life. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other... Rachel McArthur • 04 November, 2015 Shedd EZHeights Social selling
Regional Cash is not king [Opinion] The reliance on COD payments is hurting MENA's ecommerce sector. (Image via sharktankblog.com) This is a crosspost with Mo Ali Yusuf’s L... Mo Ali Yusuf • 29 October, 2015 cash epayment PAYMENT
Regional London calling A Lebanese, a Briton, a Dutchman and an Italian walk into a London investment firm. They bond over hip hop. One year later they launch a... Lucy Knight • 21 October, 2015 Braci Hoxton Ventures Slidr
Regional The problem with e-payments What traditional payment solutions look like. Google ‘payment solutions Middle East’ and you’ll see tens of solutions, which can lead... Yazin Alirhayim • 07 October, 2015 e-payments fin-tech Payfort
Regional Prepaid cards still filling MENA's epayment gaps Prepaid cards are a strong contender for filling the gap between the unbanked and ecommerce in MENA, says PayPal’s Francis... Rachel Williamson • 19 October, 2015 prepaid cards epayment PayPal
Saudi Arabia How this Saudi app developer is nurturing talent [Update]: Ibtikar released a new trivia game called HEXA, with tens of thousands of questions in more than 15 different fields... Ahmed Gabr • 13 October, 2015
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... Sara Aggour • 13 August, 2015 unbanked Dopay financial services
Regional An ecommerce startup reducing returns in the region If there’s one industry worth taking a chance on in the region, it’s ecommerce. Arguably still in its infancy in MENA, the... Rachel McArthur • 09 August, 2015 Return on delivery Virtusize Miella
Global Google, Apple and Samsung, pitching the mobile wallet Bye to coins and receipts, hello to the phone? (Image via issaasad.me) What will the wallet of the future look like? This question... Faisal Al Khalidi • 12 August, 2015 samsung android Payfort