Regional How open banking is changing the payments landscape in Mena Abdulla Almoayed is the founder and CEO of open banking platform Tarabut Gateway, which recently closed a $12 million pre-Series A round... Thought Leadership • 16 November, 2021 Open banking Tarabut Gateway
Global Why tech and sustainability in Asian markets are set for investment windfall Trade and investment between the Middle East and both India and China have been steadily rising over the past few years. This has become... Thought Leadership • 14 November, 2021 India china
Regional Startups in Mena raised $150 million in October 2021 Startups in Mena raised more than $150 million in October across 42 deals, a 55.5 per cent month-on-month decline in terms of value, but a... Wamda • 11 November, 2021 investments VC funding
Regional The startup fighting for open finance in Mena Mirna Sleiman is on a mission to revolutionise the Middle East’s banking and financial sector. Having spent more than eight years... Triska Hamid • 09 November, 2021 open finance Open banking Fintech Galaxy
Palestine Family businesses need to support startups in Palestine Majd Zghyer is the strategy officer at uMake, an entrepreneurship support organisation (ESO) based in Ramallah, Palestine. In recent... Thought Leadership • 07 November, 2021 family businesses
Global How is impact measured? Most organisations around the world want to create “impact”, but what does this impact look like and what is the best way to... Wamda • 04 November, 2021 Impact
Regional Can direct-to-consumer commerce maintain its momentum in Mena? “Swipe up”, an Instagram term that has become so synonymous with online shopping that it is hardly considered an instruction or... Shaimaa El Nazer - Triska Hamid • 03 November, 2021 direct-to-consumer D2C eyewa
Global Tech hegemony: Friend or foe? Salwa F. Darraj is a senior consultant at Ernst and Young (EY), where she is the Women’s Network Champion. Darraj is a Member of the... Thought Leadership • 01 November, 2021 Technology
Regional Shoutout platforms and the growing personalisation of celebrities Social media platforms proved to be a powerful tool for celebrities across the world to engage directly with their fans, dictate their own... Nesma Abdel Azim • 28 October, 2021 Social Media
U.A.E Abu Dhabi is on a mission to develop games People in the Middle East like to play games, be it on their smartphones, laptops or games consoles. In fact, the region is home to the... Triska Hamid • 26 October, 2021 Gaming esports Jawaker
U.A.E Enabling innovation: A blended approach to university education Education is one of the critical elements of an innovation ecosystem. Here, Professor David Sadler, Provost at the University of Birmingham... Thought Leadership • 24 October, 2021 blended learning EdTech
Regional Gitex Future Stars: North Stars in the making Gitex, the Middle East’s largest technology exhibition is one of the most important events for those in the technology sector. It is... Triska Hamid • 21 October, 2021 GITEX GITEX Future Stars
Saudi Arabia The slow rise of deeptech in Saudi Arabia As the Saudi startup scene continues to set records, business models around advanced technologies or deeptech, are beginning to take... Nagham Al Eithan • 19 October, 2021 deeptech
Regional Tourist VCs and their impact on emerging market ecosystems There is a rising number of foreign VCs investing in the Middle East. Of the 10 Egyptian startups that raised investment in September, four... Thought Leadership • 17 October, 2021 Egypt Investment
Regional Flat6Labs: A decade of accelerating startups Once Hany Sonbaty and Ahmed Alfi launched their venture capital firm, Sawari Ventures, in Egypt back in 2010, the pair were often hounded... Triska Hamid • 14 October, 2021 Flat6Labs
Regional Young Arab entrepreneurs need govt’ support, increased access to funding Amid today’s challenging labour market and lack of access to high quality education, young people across the Arab World are... Dunya Hassanein • 13 October, 2021 Arab youth
