Wamda

Qatar

Qatar fintech Dibsy raises $300,000 in pre-Seed round

Qatar-based fintech startup Dibsy has raised $300,000 in a pre-Seed funding round, led by Salem Khalaf Al Mannai with participation...

Fintech Dibsy

U.A.E

Stake raises $4 million Seed round

Dubai-based proptech startup Stake has raised a $4 million Seed round led by Combined Growth Real Estate with participation from...

Stake Real Estate

Saudi Arabia

NearPay raises $2.1 million pre-Seed investment

Saudi Arabia-based fintech NearPay, has raised SAR8 million ($2.1 million) pre-Seed investment from a group of angel...

Fintech NearPay pre seed

U.A.E

Foloosi raises $2 million in pre-Series A

UAE-based fintech startup Foloosi, has raised a $2 million (AED 7.4 million) pre-Series A funding round from Abu Dhabi-based angel...

Foloosi Fintech pre-Series A

U.A.E

Mamo raises $8 million in pre-Series A

UAE-based fintech startup Mamo has raised $8 million in its pre-Series A round led by Global Ventures, with the participation of 4DX...

mamo pay digital wallet

U.A.E

Ola Doudin: The Middle East is having its crypto moment

Development in crypto regulations in the Middle East will help digital assets grow according to Ola Doudin, co-founder of UAE-based...

BitOasis

Egypt

Kashat raises investment from Cairo Angels

The Cairo Angels has invested in Egypt-based FinTech startup Kashat. The amount invested was not disclosed but the angel network claims...

Kashat cairo angels Egypt

Regional

Has blockchain found a place in the mainstream?

Amid the hype around Bitcoin and its soaring value, there is one underlying technology that is usually mentioned as an afterthought -...

Blockchain

Global

BECO Capital and Global Ventures participate in US-based Tribal Credit's $34.3 million Series A round

Source: Pymnts Silicon Valley FinTech startup Tribal Credit closed a $34.3 million Series A funding round led by QED Investors...

Tribal credit Fintech BECO Capital

Saudi Arabia

Tamara raises $110 million in Series A round

Saudi Arabia-based Tamara, a buy now pay later (BNPL) startup, has raised $110 million in both debt and equity for its Series A round...

Buy now pay later BNPL Tamara

Saudi Arabia

Prexle completes its $670,000 Seed round

Saudi Arabia-based fintech startup Prexle has raised SAR2.5 million ($670,000) in its Seed round led by several angel...

Prexle POS

Egypt

Paymob completes $18.5 million Series A funding

Egypt-based fintech startup Paymob has raised $18.5 million in its Series A round, led by Global Ventures with participation from A15...

Paymob Series A

U.A.E

Wamda participates in Now Money's $7 million round

Wamda has participated in UAE-based NOW Money's $7 million funding round which was led by Anthemis Exponential Ventures. The round also...

now money financial inclusion

Saudi Arabia

Wamda participates in Hala’s $6.5 million Series A round

Wamda has invested in Saudi Arabia-based fintech Hala, participating in its $6.5 million Series A round. Other investors in the round...

Hala Fintech wamda

U.A.E

KLAIM raises $1 million in its Seed round

UAE-based fintech platform, KLAIM has raised $1 million in Seed investment from TechStars and a group of strategic regional investors,...

fin-tech SAAS uae

Saudi Arabia

Wafeer closes pre-Seed funding round led by Nama Ventures

Saudi-Arabia based fintech startup Wafeer, has raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-Seed funding round led by Nama Ventures, with...

Wafeer Fintech pre-Seed

U.A.E

baraka launches trading app after raising $1 million

UAE-based fintech baraka is launching its commission-free mobile trading platform following a $1 million pre-Seed funding round led by...

Fintech pre-Seed

Regional

Why we need to consider the financial inclusion of children

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) defines financial literacy or financial capability as a combination of...

financial inclusion

Global

Prepaid is the future of financial inclusion

Rupert Shaw is the chief commercial officer at Ding, a mobile top up and airtime transfer company based in Ireland Among all the...

financial inclusion

Bahrain

Tarabut Gateway raises $13 million

Bahrain-based open banking platform Tarabut Gateway has closed a seed funding round of $13 million, hailed to be the largest fintech seed...

Tarabut Gateway Fintech Seed funding

Global

What can Mena learn from the African experience in fintech?

Mahmood Ahmadu is the chairman of Innovate 1 Pay, a Nigerian financial technology (fintech) company established in 2012, providing online...

Fintech financial inclusion africa

Global

Will Bitcoin valuations drop this year?

Khurram Shroff is the chairman of UAE-based private equity firm IBC Group which has invested in over 4000 different Blockchain products....

Bitcoin

Saudi Arabia

Raqamyah raises $2.3 million investment

Saudi-based fintech peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform, Raqamyah, has secured a $2.3 million investment round led by Impact46 with...

Fintech Investment Impact46

U.A.E

Hub71 raises more than $50m for startups in two years

Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, Hub71, raised Dh185 million ($50.4m) in capital for its community of startups since its launch in...

entrepreneurship tech hub Hub71

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