Wamda

Egypt

Zeal secures $10 million for global expansion

Egypt-based fintech Zeal has raised $10 million in a new funding round, bringing its total funding to $14 million. The company did not...

Zeal

Saudi Arabia

PayTabs strikes $100 million+ deal for Amazon Payment Services MENA

Saudi Arabia-based fintech PayTabs Group has agreed to acquire Amazon Payment Services’ operations in the Middle East and North...

paytabs Amazon Payment Services

U.A.E

Phoenix Venture Partners leads $3.5 million round in UAE fintech Sav

UAE-based consumer fintech Sav has raised $3.5 million in a pre-Series A round led by Abu Dhabi-based Phoenix Venture Partners (PVP),...

Sav Phoenix Venture Partners Fintech

Saudi Arabia

Salla acquires Saudi payments company Paylink

Saudi Arabia-based e-commerce platform Salla has acquired Saudi fintech Paylink as part of its strategy to expand its financial services...

Paylink Salla

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Nayla lands $18 million to expand micro-business financing

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Nayla has secured approximately $18 million in a pre-Series A round, comprising a mix of equity and debt...

Nayla Fintech

Bahrain

BitOasis names Jonathan Rigg CEO to lead next phase of growth

Press release: BitOasis, a CoinDCX company and one of the Middle East and North Africa's pioneer and leading regulated digital asset...

BitOasis

U.A.E

Oro raises $3 million to scale AI-powered financial execution platform

UAE-based financial AI platform Oro has raised $3 million in a strategic funding round co-led by MH Ventures and Mapleblock Capital,...

M2M Capital Oro MH Ventures

U.A.E

Fasset hits $1 billion valuation after $68 million Series C

UAE-based fintech Fasset has raised $68 million in a Series C round led by Japan’s SBI Group and joined by Speedinvest, valuing...

Fasset SBI Group

U.A.E

XSquare raises pre-Seed round to expand into Saudi Arabia

UAE-based fintech XSquare has raised an undisclosed pre-Seed round. The round saw participation from Raed Ventures, AngelSpark, 500...

XSquare Raed Ventures AngelSpark

U.A.E

Mobility fintech Naran secures $10 million in debt-equity financing

UAE-based mobility fintech Naran has raised $10 million in equity and debt financing from UAE investment firm Landel. Founded in 2025...

Naran Landel

Qatar

Qatar’s Rasmal Ventures backs Yuno’s $45 million Series B

Qatar-based Rasmal Ventures has invested in Colombia-headquartered Yuno’s $45 million Series B, as the payments infrastructure...

Yuno Rasmal Ventures

U.A.E

Web3 startup Bundle launches with $5.5 million pre-Seed round

Bundle, a UAE-based Web3 rewards startup founded by Bader Kalooti alongside Mostafa Wanas, has emerged from stealth after raising...

Bundle Ethereal Ventures

U.A.E

UAE's Epic Markets raises $10 million pre-Seed round

UAE-based fintech Epic Markets has raised $10 million in a pre-Seed funding round from Karatage, the round's sole investor, to...

Epic Markets Karatage

Qatar

SkipCash attracts strategic investment from Qatar International Islamic Bank

Qatar-based fintech SkipCash has secured a strategic investment from Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) to accelerate its growth...

SkipCash QIIB Fintech

Saudi Arabia

SILQ raises $20 million to scale embedded finance for Saudi SMEs

Saudi B2B e-commerce and fintech platform SILQ has secured a $20 million Shariah-compliant structured financing facility from Gemcorp...

SILQ Gemcorp

U.A.E

AXON bags $1 million investment to advance cross-border payments infrastructure

UAE-based fintech AXON has secured an investment of approximately $1 million (SAR 4 million) from Maarej Real Estate following its...

AXON Maarej Real Estate

U.A.E

Numi debuts with AI-powered financial agents designed for GCC consumers

Dubai-based fintech startup Numi has emerged from stealth as what it describes as the GCC's first AI-native personal finance...

Numi Fintech

U.A.E

UAE-based Rentify launches Earn AI following $2 million seed round

UAE-based proptech and fintech startup Rentify has raised $2 million in a seed funding round to support the launch of Earn AI, an...

Rentify Proptech

United States

Sovra lands $2 million+ pre-seed led by Pharsalus Capital

MENA-based fintech Sovra has raised more than $2 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Pharsalus Capital, with participation from...

Sovra Pharsalus Capital

Egypt

MNT-Halan reaches $1.4 billion valuation after investment round led by Al Ahly Capital

Egyptian fintech MNT-Halan has reached a $1.4 billion valuation following the first closing of a new investment round led by Al Ahly...

MNT-Halan Al Ahly Capital

Egypt

Blnk secures $37 million to deepen financial inclusion in Egypt

Egyptian fintech Blnk has raised $37.1 million, comprising $12.5 million in Series A equity funding and $24.6 million in local debt...

Blnk Fintech Algebra Ventures

U.A.E

RemotePass secures $17.4 million Series B to accelerate global expansion

Wamda Capital-backed global employment, payroll, and spend platform RemotePass has raised $17.4 million in Series B funding led by...

RemotePass Wamda Capital HRtech

Saudi Arabia

Arib targets Saudi digital lending boom with $23.5M funding round

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Arib has raised $23.5 million in a funding round led by Merak Capital. The round included Sharia-compliant...

Arib Fintech Merak Capital

Saudi Arabia

a16z backs Saudi fintech Stitch in its first-ever GCC deal

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Stitch has raised $25 million in Series A funding led by the US-based VC Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). The...

a16z Stitch Andreessen Horowitz

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