Bahrain How did Bahrain become a fintech hub? Bahrain’s government has made vital steps to encourage entrepreneurship to stimulate its economy. In doing so, it has created a... Wamda • 27 February, 2020 Fintech Bahrain Fintech Bay
Lebanon The trials of operating an e-commerce business in Lebanon Philippe Abdeni is the chief operating officer at Bellamysworld, an e-commerce platform founded in 2003 in Lebanon for high-end luxury... Thought Leadership • 20 January, 2020 E-commerce Retail
U.A.E Pivots and Failures with Repeat's Omer Aslan Gurel Omer Aslan Gurel could have easily followed the path that was laid out for him – go to university and eventually join his family... Wamda • 20 November, 2019 food tech Entrepreneur podcast
Global Mental health and entrepreneurship - how much do entrepreneurs struggle? Reem Shaheen is the founder of BE Psychology Centre in Dubai and is a US-trained counseling psychologist Recent research... Thought Leadership • 04 November, 2019 mental health entrepreneurs entrepreneurship
Global In conversation with Mark Roden of Ding Too often in the GCC, the needs of low-income labourers from emerging economies are overlooked by startups, who instead tend to target the... Triska Hamid • 03 October, 2019 Ireland expat Mobile
Egypt Exits by IPO…healthier for the ecosystem When Egyptian financial technology (fintech) company Fawry went public on 8 August, it was a fantastic moment for the tech ecosystem,... Fadi Ghandour • 05 September, 2019 fawry ipo IPOs
Pakistan In conversation with Muneeb Maayr of Bykea As one of the founders of Daraz, Pakistan’s biggest e-commerce platform, Muneeb Maayr is considered one of the country’s most... Yasmeen Nabil • 27 August, 2019 Daraz ride-hailing pakistan
U.A.E The bakery that finds clients on Instagram The food and beverage sector is incredibly competitive in the Middle East, something that Rami Badawi and Amber Haque know only too well.... Triska Hamid • 18 August, 2019 Food & Beverage foodtech Social Media
U.A.E The case for accelerators in the UAE Shahzad Bhatti is the founder and owner of the Co-Working PopUp, a community-driven coworking space and incubator for startups and small... Thought Leadership • 15 August, 2019 acceleration Accelerators
Regional How Middle East startups can win on social Lama Abdelbarr leads on digital communications for Middle East & Africa at Talkwalker, a social media analytics platform uses... Thought Leadership • 11 July, 2019 Social Media Digital Marketing how to
U.A.E In conversation with Maya Talih Khatoun of RIOT The fashion industry is the second most polluting industry after oil and gas. The total greenhouse gas emissions from textile production... Triska Hamid • 28 May, 2019 Fashion Sustainability RIOT
Egypt In conversation with Mohamed Okasha of Fawry Financial technology (fintech) has been highlighted as one of the ways to bring banking services to the masses. Across the Middle East and... Yasmeen Nabil • 30 April, 2019 Fintech fawry
Regional Governments across the Arab region must work together to foster digital growth Dr. Simon Galpin is the managing director of the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) where he leads in foreign direct investment... Thought Leadership • 25 April, 2019 Bahrain Economic Development Board Bahrain wef
U.A.E In conversation with Tarek Ghobar of PointCheckout Tarek Ghobar is the co-founder of PointCheckout, an online payment gateway that enables consumers to use their loyalty points and air miles... Triska Hamid • 23 April, 2019 Loyalty Programs Fintech 1776
Egypt In conversation with Sami Al Ahmad of Marj3 For Sami Al Ahmad, applying to study abroad and finding a scholarship was a lengthy and tedious process when the Syrian national was... Yasmeen Nabil • 16 April, 2019 syria cairo startup
Egypt Pivots and failures: The Wasla Browser story About nine out of every 10 startups in the Middle East fail, yet failure remains to be viewed with disdain. But with each failure comes an... Yasmeen Nabil • 11 April, 2019 Failure failures entrepreneurship
Morocco In conversation with Niama El Bassunie of Morocco's WaystoCap WaystoCap is a business-to-business e-commerce marketplace that enables companies in Africa to import and export goods. The platform... Triska Hamid • 27 February, 2019 waystocap b2b Trade
Sudan In conversation with Mohamed Elzakey of Sudan's Tirhal Sudan’s startup ecosystem is seldom highlighted as one of opportunity due the country’s weak economy, high level of inflation... Triska Hamid • 20 February, 2019 ride hailing careem
U.A.E In conversation with Nizar Fakih of the UAE's Step As the first of the Step conferences kicks off in Dubai this week, the “experiential tech festival” will aim to bring together... Triska Hamid • 13 February, 2019 Step Conference founder series
U.A.E In conversation with Fodhil Benturquia of the UAE's Okadoc Okadoc is an online medical booking system launched in 2018 by Fodhil Benturquia. It aims to simplify the process of booking an appointment... Triska Hamid • 06 February, 2019 Health health tech medical solutions
U.A.E In conversation with Mehdi Oudghiri of the UAE's eyewa Whenever an order would come through on eyewa’s platform in the early days in 2017, co-founders Mehdi Oudghiri and Anass Boumediene... Triska Hamid • 30 January, 2019 E-commerce eyewa founders
Regional Thinking of expanding to another country? Here are some points to consider Moatassem Moatez has launched and scaled several startups in his role as business partner at Innovest Middle East. Geographical... Thought Leadership • 24 January, 2019 Expansion growth Mentorship
Saudi Arabia In conversation with Ammar Waganah of Saudi Arabia's Dokkan Afkar After working for several years in advertising, Ammar Waganah felt the need to create and build his own brand. He founded Dokkan Afkar with... Triska Hamid • 26 December, 2018 DokkanAfkar Saudi Arabia E-commerce
U.A.E What I know about running a profitable company: NOW Money’s Ian Dillon Ian Dillon and Katherine Budd were university mates before cofounding NOW Money, a fintech platform that delivers banking services to the... Archana Menon • 27 September, 2017 uae Fintech WIK