Wamda

Egypt

IFC commits $150 million to boost Egypt’s green finance sector

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced five new projects in Egypt aimed at supporting climate finance, healthcare,...

ifc

U.A.E

CADO extends GCC footprint with Qatar launch

Press release: CADO, the UAE-founded premium gifting platform, has announced its expansion into Qatar, strengthening its position as one...

CADO E-commerce

Kuwait

Zain hosts Demo Day for regional startup accelerator Zain Great Idea

Kuwait's Zain Group hosted Demo Day for its flagship accelerator Zain Great Idea (ZGI), marking the final milestone of the programme...

Zain Zain Great Idea

Egypt

Egypt introduces unified framework to support startups

Egypt has launched the "Egypt Startup Charter," the country’s first government-backed framework dedicated to startups...

Egypt’s Startup Charter

U.A.E

InvestSky expands into Saudi Arabia following $4 million seed round

UAE-based fintech InvestSky has officially expanded into Saudi Arabia after raising a $4 million seed round and receiving a Financial...

InvestSky Emkan Capital

Qatar

Shorooq, PayLater sign MOU to explore institutional credit facility

UAE-based investment firm Shorooq has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with PayLater during Web Summit Qatar to explore the...

Shorooq PayLater

U.A.E

Arabic.AI partners with Stanford to launch the first holistic benchmark for Arabic AI models

Press release: Arabic.AI, the regional leader in Arabic artificial intelligence and enterprise technology solutions, today announced a...

Arabic.AI Stanford

Qatar

Startup Grind Doha honours Qatar’s top startup builders at 2025 Community Awards

Startup Grind Doha has announced the winners of the Tech Startup Community Awards, recognising founders, startups, mentors, investors,...

Startup Grind Doha Community Awards 2025

Egypt

Egypt’s eYouth expands into Iraq with first Arabic digital learning platform

Egypt-founded edtech eYouth has expanded into Iraq with the launch of eYouth Iraq, introducing the country’s first...

EYouth

Egypt

Athar Accelerator, Plan International Egypt host Cairo AI Hackathon

Egypt's Athar Accelerator, in partnership with Plan International Egypt through the Ready for Tomorrow programme, concluded the...

Athar Accelerator Plan International Egypt

U.A.E

Ziina becomes first in the UAE to execute live Open Finance payments with Lean

Press release: Lean Technologies, the MENA region’s leading financial infrastructure provider, and Ziina, the UAE’s...

Lean Technologies Ziina open finance

Saudi Arabia

Outliers, SVC launch 2026 Fellowship to build Saudi and MENA tech leaders

Press release: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - 13th January, 2026 - Outliers Venture Capital has announced the launch of...

Outliers Venture Capital SVC

Saudi Arabia

Flat6Labs hosts sixth Riyadh Seed Program Demo Day

Flat6Labs hosted the sixth Demo Day of its Riyadh Seed Program (RSP), marking the completion of six accelerator cycles since the...

Flat6Labs Riyadh Seed Program F6 Ventures

U.A.E

Halo AI returns to 1Billion Followers Summit, unveils enhanced agentic AI platform

Press release: Halo AI returns to 1Billion Followers Summit with a bold product evolution and a compelling growth story that cements its...

Halo AI 1Billion Followers Summit

U.A.E

Ziina introduces Violet as it evolves into a daily lifestyle platform

Press release: Ziina, the UAE’s leading homegrown consumer and business payments platform, today announced the launch of Ziina...

Ziina

Syria

QNB, Mastercard expand payment services in Syria

Mastercard announced that QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, was granted a Mastercard license to...

QNB MasterCard

Jordan

Sira closes 2025 with Sira Squared, doubling down on confidence and connection

As 2025 came to a close, Sira Community gathered its members and their guests across Jordan and the UAE for Sira Squared, its annual...

Sira

Regional

Propeller launches Kernel Camp, an 8-week deep-tech residency in Silicon Valley for MENA founders

Propeller has launched Kernel Camp, an eight-week AI infrastructure and deep-tech residency for early-stage founders from the MENA...

Propeller silicon valley

Saudi Arabia

Taager enters Morocco with new Casablanca operations

Egypt-born and Saudi Arabia-HQ social e-commerce platform Taager has launched operations in Casablanca, marking its official entry...

Taager

Egypt

Paymob–RTG strike regional partnership to merge payments, AI development

Egypt-based fintech Paymob and Robusta Technology Group (RTG) have signed a strategic partnership to build an integrated digital...

Paymob Fintech Robusta Technology Group

Saudi Arabia

Slow transitions drain billions from Saudi economy

Saudi Arabia has invested billions to transform its economy, attract global companies, and build a high-skill, high-productivity labour...

oped

Saudi Arabia

noon, Jahez unite to connect quick commerce with food delivery across the Kingdom

Saudi-born food delivery app Jahez has partnered with noon, integrating their platforms to enhance delivery speed, choice, and...

Noon Jahez

Egypt

Karm expands into Cyprus with EUR 5 million project financing from Eurobank

Egypt-based solar energy utility Karm (KarmSolar) has announced its first international expansion with the establishment of KarmCyprus,...

KarmSolar Karm

Saudi Arabia

Tabby completes secondary share sale at $4.5 billion valuation

Tabby, the Saudi Arabia-headquartered fintech, announced the completion of a secondary share sale by certain existing...

Tabby Fintech

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