Wamda

U.A.E

UPFRONT secures $10 million pre-seed in debt-equity mix

UAE-based fintech UPFRONT has raised $10 million in pre-seed funding, a mix of equity and debt, to address cash flow inefficiencies...

UPFRONT Palm Ventures Fintech

Saudi Arabia

Saudi fintech erad raises $33 million debt round led by Stride Ventures

Saudi Arabia-based fintech erad has secured $33 million in debt financing, led by India’s Stride Ventures, marking its first major...

erad Stride Ventures

Egypt

Valu offers Egypt first P2P BNPL solution with MobileMasr

Press release: Valu, MENA’s leading universal financial technology powerhouse, announced today its partnership with MobileMasr,...

valu p2p BNPL

Saudi Arabia

Merak Capital invests $1.2 million in Saudi fintech Bynow

Bynow, a Saudi B2B fintech startup, has raised $1.2 million from Merak Capital to accelerate product development and expand...

Merak Capital Bynow BNPL

Saudi Arabia

Saudi fintech Bwatech nabs $16 million funding

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Bwatech raised $16 million in a funding round led by Sharaka Financial to accelerate growth and expand...

Bwatech Sharaka Financial Fintech

Saudi Arabia

Saudi P2P lending platform MoneyMoon closes $2.9 million pre-Series A

Saudi Arabia-based fintech MoneyMoon has raised $2.9 million in pre-Series A, led by Core Vision, joined by family offices and...

MoneyMoon Core Vision Fintech

Saudi Arabia

Sindbad Tech raises $4.8 million seed round led by Alkhabeer Capital

Saudi Arabia-based Sindbad Tech has raised $4.8 million in seed funding led by Alkhabeer Capital during Money20/20 Middle...

Sindbad Tech Fintech

U.A.E

Alinma Bank invests in Qashio to develop corporate spend management solutions

Alinma Bank has announced a strategic investment and partnership with Qashio, a UAE-based fintech, adding it to Alinma’s fintech...

Qashio Alinma Bank Fintech

Saudi Arabia

Wadaie closes seed round led by VentureSouq

Saudi Arabia-based Wadaie has raised a seed round led by VentureSouq, joined by Graphene Ventures, RZM Investments, Arab National Bank,...

Wadaie Fintech VentureSouq

Saudi Arabia

Lendo partners with Jadwa Investment on $50 million financing to boost SME lending

Saudi fintech Lendo has signed a $50 million Murabaha facility with Jadwa GCC Private Credit Fund, managed by Jadwa Investment, to...

Lendo Jadwa Investment

Saudi Arabia

LDUN secures $4.8 million to expand factoring solutions for SMEs

Saudi Arabia-based fintech LDUN has raised a $4.8 million seed round led by Sadu Capital, with participation from Suhail Ventures...

LDUN Sadu Capital

Saudi Arabia

Oumla secures $2.4 milliom to build digital asset infrastructure in KSA

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Oumla has raised a $2.4 million seed round led by Core Vision, with participation from Avalanche and...

Oumla Fintech Core Vision

Saudi Arabia

Saudi fintech Spare closes $5 million pre-Series A

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Spare has raised $5 million in pre-Series A led by anb Seed Fund, with participation from 500 MENA,...

spare anb Seed Fund 500 MENA

Bahrain

Fintologya arises $1 million seed to power GCC payment infrastructure

Bahrain-based fintech infrastructure startup Fintologya has raised $1 million in a seed round led by a Gulf holding company to build...

Fintologya Fintech

Saudi Arabia

Tamara secures record $2.4 billion facility backed by Goldman Sachs

Tamara, Saudi Arabia’s first homegrown fintech unicorn, has secured an asset-backed facility of up to $2.4 billion from Goldman...

Tamara BNPL Fintech

Saudi Arabia

HALA raises $157 million in landmark Series B round

Saudi Arabia-based fintech HALA has raised $157 million in a Series B round. The funding round is led by The Rise Fund,...

HALA Payments Hala Fintech

U.A.E

CredibleX secures $100 million facility from Pollen Street

UAE-based fintech CredibleX has secured a $100 million senior secured credit facility from Pollen Street Capital. Founded in...

CredibleX Pollen Street

U.A.E

VentureSouq closes second fintech fund backed by major regional LPs

VentureSouq, a UAE-based VC firm, has closed its second fintech Fund (FinTech Fund II), backed by sovereign and institutional LPs,...

VentureSouq SVC Jada Fund of Funds

U.A.E

Metric raises funding to accelerate AI-driven financial solutions for SMEs

UAE-based AI fintech Metric has secured investment from A-typical Ventures, with participation from 500 Global, Hub71, i2i...

Metric A-typical Ventures 500 Global

Egypt

Basata Holding to deploy $7 million investments in Egypt

Egypt’s Basata Holding for Financial Payments will invest $7 million in 2026 to strengthen its local market position and pursue...

Basata

Egypt

Y Combinator leads Munify's $3 million seed round

Egypt-based fintech Munify has raised a $3 million seed round led by Y Combinator, with participation from BYLD and Digital Currency...

Munify Fintech Y Combinator

U.A.E

Maalexi secures $20 million shariah-compliant facility from Amwal Capital

UAE-based B2B agriculture-focused fintech Maalexi has secured a shariah-compliant credit facility of up to $20...

Maalexi Amwal Capital agritech

Saudi Arabia

Blomal Capital secures pre-seed funding from Falak

Saudi fintech Blomal Capital has raised a pre-seed round investment round (amount undisclosed) from Falak Investment...

Blomal Fintech Falak investment hub

U.A.E

Alaan raises $48 million Series A to transform spend management in MENA

UAE-based B2B fintech Alaan has raised $48 million in a Series A funding round led by Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia...

Alaan Fintech Peak XV Partners

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