U.A.E Spotii raises investment from Daman Investments UAE-based “shop now, pay later” startup Spotii has raised investment from Daman Investments. Founded by Anuscha Iqbal and... News • 05 July, 2020
Global Fintech has come into its own Rupert Shaw is the chief commercial officer at Ireland-based Ding, a mobile top-up transfer company As we adjust to a new-normal -... Thought Leadership • 16 June, 2020
U.A.E Tabby raises $7 million and expands to Saudi Arabia UAE-based Tabby, a buy now, pay later financial technology (fintech) startup, has raised $7 million to fund its growth and launch its... News • 08 June, 2020
U.A.E Ziina secures $850,000 in pre-seed round Ziina, the UAE-based social peer-to-peer (P2P) payment application, has raised $850,000 in a pre-seed funding round. The investment was led... News • 19 May, 2020
Regional The rise of contactless payments In a part of the world more comfortable with cash on delivery (COD) rather than online or even card payments, the notion of contactless... Wamda • 04 May, 2020
Regional yallacompare secures $4.25 million funding yallacompare, the UAE-based insurance aggregator, has secured new funding of $4.25 million from Gulf Insurance Group (GIG). The investment... News • 03 May, 2020
Global Ways to improve your financial health The rate of unemployment is increasing daily across the world, particularly among startups that have gone into “survival mode”.... Thought Leadership • 22 April, 2020
U.A.E Hubpay raises seed investment UAE-based Hubpay, a digital wallet for remittances has announced its seed round led by US venture capital firm, Signal Peak Ventures,... News • 20 April, 2020
Regional Fintech boom threatened by slowing economy As retail businesses scramble to get online and banks and exchange houses shutter their doors for the foreseeable future, the one solution... Shaimaa El Nazer • 20 April, 2020
Egypt Fawry’s founder launches fintech fund Egypt-based financial technology (fintech) company Fawry has played a pivotal role in providing digital payment capabilities to businesses... Dunya Hassanein • 14 April, 2020
U.A.E Mamo Pay raises $1.5 million UAE-based Mamo Pay, a peer-to-peer payments app has raised $1.5 million in a round led by Global Founders Capital (GFC) with participation... News • 07 April, 2020
Regional The Impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the entrepreneurship ecosystem [Survey] As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to impact the way we live, work and operate, very few startups in the region have managed to escape... Wamda • 06 April, 2020
U.A.E Rise raises investment from MEVP Dubai-based financial technology (fintech) startup Rise, has raised an investment round led by Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) in... News • 23 March, 2020
Regional Take employee wellbeing seriously or watch your business suffer Michael Trüschler is the co-founder and chief executive officer at FlexxPay a UAE-based financial technology company providing... Thought Leadership • 02 March, 2020
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
Egypt Fintech Retreat 2020 Fintech Galaxy is launching the region’s first Fintech Retreat 2020, bringing the ecosystem together for a more... Wamda • 25 February, 2020
Egypt Wamda invests in fintech startup Liwwa Wamda has participated in Amman-based Liwwa's $6 million investment round. The investment was led by FMO, the Dutch Entrepreneurial... Wamda • 17 February, 2020
U.A.E Sarwa raises $8.4 million in Series A Source: The National Sarwa, a Dubai-based low-cost robo-advisory platform, will open a second office in Abu Dhabi as part of a wider GCC... News • 22 January, 2020
U.A.E Abu Dhabi invests in fintech blockchain start-up Source: Zawya The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) has invested in Securrency, a US-based developer of blockchain-based financial and... News • 14 January, 2020
U.A.E Telr secures funding from existing investors UAE-based Telr, an online payment gateway startup, has closed an undisclosed institutional round of funding led by its three largest... News • 11 December, 2019
U.A.E Wamda invests in UAE-based fintech startup FlexxPay Wamda has invested in UAE-based financial technology (fintech) startup FlexxPay (flexxpay.com). The social impact company provides... Wamda • 08 December, 2019
Regional Global Ventures and BECO Capital invest in Tribal Credit Source: Digital Boom US-based Tribal Credit closed a $5.5 million Seed round led by BECO Capital and Global Ventures to bank startups in... News • 05 December, 2019
U.A.E Statys closes pre-seed round UAE-based financial technology (fintech) startup Statys, has closed its pre-seed funding round led by Dtec Ventures, the venture capital... News • 18 November, 2019
Jordan Solfeh raises $400,000 in seed funding Source: MenaBytes Amman-based micro-lending platform Solfeh has raised seed funding, the startup announced in a statement... News • 17 November, 2019
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