Jordan Jordanian serial entrepreneur pivots from selling gadgets to 3D printing his own Loay Malahmeh is becoming what he never thought he would be – a serial entrepreneur. From TickyTacky.me to 3Dmena, the Jordanian e... Robert Carroll • 17 September, 2014 tickytacky 3d printing 3dmena
U.A.E Middle East kids fashion marketplace off to a strong start E-commerce has proved once again to be a promising industry for entrepreneurs in the Arab region. After witnessing the rise of many online... Maya Rahal • 18 September, 2014 kids wear Mini Exchange charity
How 5 teenagers built one of Algeria's biggest websites The story of Algeria’s eighth most visited website started eight years ago when police showed up to shut down a suburban street market. F... Aline Mayard • 10 September, 2014 Ouedkniss algeria classified
Telr and Innovate Payments merge to boost e-commerce in global emerging markets Telr, the payment gateway for emerging markets based between Dubai and Singapore, has announced that it will merge with Innovate Payments,... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 08 September, 2014 innovate payments Telr Payment Gateways
Starting up, getting acquired, and shutting down: GoNabit co-founder's advice on the entrepreneurial journey In a startup ecosystem as young as the Arab region’s, there are only a few founders that have completed the full entrepreneurship cycle, f... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 03 September, 2014 livingsocial gonabit
Turkey’s Prisync has its eye on the Middle East The growth of e-commerce has brought with it a surge in the choice of products and suppliers at customers’ fingertips. It has never been e... Alexander Hawkes • 02 September, 2014 E-commerce turkey
Desado founder blazing a trail for Muslim fashion The world is increasingly recognizing the tremendous potential of the global Islamic economy — one that encompasses diverse sectors i... Natasha D'Souza • 25 August, 2014 muslim Fashion
Young Lebanese innovators honored by MIT, confirms a growing trend Update: Wamda has just learned that a third Lebanese, entrepreneur Rand Hindi, was also included in the MIT list (editors were... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 25 August, 2014 littlebits MIT
From Saudi to the US: selling camel milk as the new superfood A Palestinian raised in Saudi, Walid Abdul-Wahab moved to Los Angeles in 2009 to study at USC, where he discovered how health-conscious a... Aline Mayard • 20 August, 2014
How can the region attract more venture capital? Wamda's Q&A with Rabea Ataya Photo courtesy of Joi Ito. Earlier this year, Wamda launched its newest initiative, the Wamda Research Lab (WRL), a program that... Maya Rahal • 03 August, 2014 Rabea Ataya WRL bayt.com
Bikhir merges with Avito: a look at the new company Five months ago, the news that the two leaders of the classified market in Morocco, Avito.ma and Bikhir.ma, were merging made a lot of... Aline Mayard • 25 July, 2014 Merger MarocAnnonces Avito
Can adapted Google algorithm get MENA customers to shop online? According to experts, e-commerce is the fastest growing sector in the Gulf. For the UAE in particular, they expect its value to reach... Eman Mostafa • 31 July, 2014 uae Expansion Egypt
How to gain customer trust: 6 lessons from top Moroccan and Tunisian daily deals sites In Morocco and Tunisia, daily deals websites have changed the way people use the internet. There was a before, when online purchases were... Aline Mayard • 22 July, 2014 Superdeal.ma Hmizate Bigdeal.tn
How this startup is taking on the region's $15 billion cosmetics market While Faisal Hakki was working at the Jordanian VC firm Accelerator Technology Holdings, where he screened, evaluated, and helped... Hayden Pirkle • 20 July, 2014 same day delivery kohlah beauty products
Whatever happened to Morocco’s ecommerce pioneer MyDeal.ma? For a few months now, one question has been on many Moroccans’ lips: is daily deals website MyDeal.ma really “on hold, to rise from its ash... Aline Mayard • 16 July, 2014 morocco Failure Daily Deals
Namshi's momentum acknowledged with MSN strategic partnership Major entities striking deals to support economic growth has become a trend in the region. Luxury fashion retail site Namshi, a Rocket... Eman Mostafa • 21 July, 2014 msn msn arabia Namshi
Morocco Credit cards, internet access, and online bill pay: Moroccan e-commerce is booming Without a doubt, e-commerce in Morocco is experiencing a peak of interest. Over the last seven years, we’ve seen, at my startup... Mehdi Reghai • 10 July, 2014 morocco E-commerce
Payfort report delves into regional payment issues, and looks to the future During yesterday’s ArabNet Digital Summit, regional e-payment gateway Payfort issued its 2014 State of Payments Report. The report c... Eman Mostafa • 05 June, 2014 E-commerce
How niche e-commerce site HobbyGulf doubled its orders in four months The Gulf aviation industry has been the envy of the world over the last decade with lower costs and an ideal, centralized location that... Alexander Hawkes • 07 May, 2014 niche E-commerce
Ecommerce Show Middle East The Ecommerce Show Middle East 2014, which advertises itself as the Middle East's number one event dedicated to internet retailing, is a... Wamda • 14 January, 2014 E-commerce
Iraq Ifrosh tests cardless ecommerce platform in Iraqi Kurdistan In recent years, the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan has generated headlines for its relative stability and booming... Eric Reidy • 28 April, 2014 iFrosh Kurdistan credit cards
Halal P2P lending site Liwwa partners with e-commerce site Feesheh Liwwa, the halal crowdinvestment site launched last November in Jordan, is adding a new facet to its business model: a partnership with... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 21 April, 2014 halal arts crowdinvestment
A radical solution to the region's payment challenges, from serial ecommerce entrepreneur At this point, it wouldn’t come as a surprise to learn that Moustafa Mahmoud eats, drinks, and sleeps e-commerce, in addition to having l... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 17 April, 2014 payment solutions uae cash-on-delivery
Iraq Iraqi startup Miswag.net helps merchants transition to the internet Miswag.net, Baghdad’s first internet-based startup with real potential to grow, launched less than a month ago to help local merchants in B... Ali M. Ismail • 14 April, 2014 PAYMENT iraq Delivery