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MarkaVIP Announces Deal with PayPal; Will Consumers Warm to Online Payment?

E-commerce may be one of the fastest-growing and most promising startup sectors in the Middle East, but it still poses several challenges....

Flash Sales MarkaVIP PayPal

Lebanon's Presella Targets the Globe with an E-ticketing and Event Crowdfunding Platform

Watching people entering the We Were Evergreen concert in Beirut a few weeks ago was certainly a show. People were excited to show their...

Crowdfunding E-commerce

How Reviews Convince Customers to Buy E-commerce Products [Infographic]

With Arab users often not trusting online payment, e-commerce platforms in some markets in the Middle East have struggling to move away...

Reviews E-commerce

Meet the First Arabic Music Teaching Platform

Correction: We received an update that I3zif may not be launching an e-store. After struggling to learn how to play the guitar in Jordan,...

Education E-commerce

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Yougotagift launches in the Middle East

In January, Swedish social gifting app Wrapp reached one million users in 14 months, accruing users faster than Pinterest, Twitter,...

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Local Experts Team Up To Support E-Commerce in Saudi Arabia

Six e-store owners have teamed up in Saudi Arabia to form Ittejar, an alliance of e-commerce specialists seeking to help e-commerce...

E-commerce

5 Takeaway Questions from Arabnet Beirut 2013

Despite the conflict next door, Arabnet Beirut managed to rally a good crowd this year for new debates on the state of tech...

Online delivery Digital Advertising Advertising

Dubizzle Seeks to Change Culture of Ownership in Egypt

Global market research firm YouGov recently conducted a survey on the buying and selling behaviors of Egyptian internet users...

Social Change Egypt E-commerce

Jordan's MENA ICT Forum: Bigger, Bolder, Now with Mentorship

Organised by int@j, the MENA ICT Forum returned bigger and bolder this year, to bring many of the region’s tech movers and shakers to t...

big data Jordan Cloud Computing

Tiger Global Takes Cobone Over from Jabbar

UPDATE: We have confirmed that Cobone has closed down Abu Dhabi and its product line and thus laid off several employees in Dubai in what...

Tiger Global Jabbar Daily Deals

5 Drawings from Dubai's Creative Community on DrawDeck

When David Hammond launched DrawDeck, he was inspired by a family member who began drawing in a therapeutic manner. “We thought we’d build a...

Art Digital Media E-commerce

Fly-Foot Helps Arab Football Fans Attend Matches Without Lifting a Finger

Football fans around the Arab region can now pick a game to attend, pack their bags, and hop on a plane without a second thought, thanks to...

E-commerce

How Mobile is Changing Business [Infographic]

Starting this year, the number of mobile devices used to access the internet will overtake the number of desktop devices, for the first...

Mobile E-commerce

PayPal Answers Your Questions: When, Where, and How Will It Expand in the Middle East? [Wamda TV]

After our recent interview with Elias Ghanem, General Manager PayPal Middle East, at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Dubai, several...

E-commerce Payment Gateways PayPal

Souq and EFE Expand E-Commerce Training in Egypt

E-commerce companies in Egypt now have a better chance of hiring and scaling with the expansion of a new talent training...

E-commerce Egypt

Weekly Wrap-Up: February 17-21

This week's content included a number of announcements, from Turkish entrepreneur Bedriye Hulya's Social Entrepreneur of the Year award at...

Advice Competitions Conferences

Payment Gateways in the Arab World: 2013 [Infographic]

If you're looking to startup an e-commerce company in the Middle East, here's our cheat sheet showing the availability and cost structure...

PayPal Payment Gateways E-commerce

How Gate2Play Supports E-Commerce Growth in the Middle East [Wamda TV]

In an interview at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, founder and CEO of regional payment solution Gate2Play, Muhannad Ebwini, discusses ...

E-commerce Investment Payment Gateways

Saudi Billionaire Alwaleed Invests in Chinese E-Commerce Site 360buy

As e-commerce is skyrocketing in China, Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), an investment firm chaired by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed...

E-commerce Investment

Aramex Launches Shop and Ship in Dubai: What it Means for E-Commerce Merchants

Aramex will soon be launching its international shipment service, Shop and Ship, in Dubai, in a move that could dramatically boost...

Delivery Demystifying E-Commerce E-commerce

E-Commerce Site Taw9eel Acquires Kuwaiti Game Rental Startup Digumz

This week, Kuwaiti game rental company Digumz.com was acquired by Kuwaiti platform Taw9eel.com, one of the largest e-commerce sites...

Acquisitions E-commerce Ecosystem

E-Commerce in Lebanon: An Overview

This is the first in a new series on Wamda discussing e-commerce trends in countries across the Arab world. There is no doubt that...

E-commerce

Weekly Wrap-Up: February 10-14

It's time to switch gears as we're putting in the final touches for the kickstart of our Mix N' Mentor roadshow. Our first stop will be...

Crowdmapping E-commerce Weekly Wrap-Up

How PayPal Plans to Expand Across the Arab World in 2013 [Wamda TV]

Fresh off their partnership with Aramex announced late last year, PayPal’s General Manager for the Middle East and North Africa, Elias Gha...

E-commerce Payment Gateways PayPal

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