Global The illusion of inclusion: the landscape of digital banking in Africa Khadija Ba is an MIT Legatum Fellow Africa’s financial landscape is undergoing a seismic shift driven by the rapid ascent of... Thought Leadership • 25 September, 2023 africa Digital banking
Regional The startup bundling SaaS solutions through buy now pay later UAE-based entrepreneur Amal Abdullahev wanted to build a startup to match businesses with social media influencers, but the biggest... Dunya Hassanein • 21 September, 2023 SAAS BNPL
Global How to select the right co-founder Hassan Jaffar and Marwan Chaar are the co-founders of Carzaty, which was acquired in 2022 by Mexico’s Kavak, a used car platform last... Thought Leadership • 18 September, 2023 co-founder
Global Weighing the pros and cons of outsourcing, freelancers, agencies, and in-house roles Anastasiya Golovatenko is a director at Sherpa Communications As we advise numerous startups on scaling strategies during our mentorship... Thought Leadership • 14 September, 2023 talent
Regional The case for universities as a pathway to entrepreneurship Professor Fiona Robson is the head of School of Social Sciences and Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University... Thought Leadership • 11 September, 2023 Education
Regional Mena startups raised $101 million in August 2023 Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) raised $101 million across 26 deals, a six per cent increase month-on-month in... Wamda • 07 September, 2023 investments
Regional How our world is changing: the digital revolution in healthcare Jalil Allabadi is the co-founder and CEO of Jordan-founded and Saudi Arabia-based healthtech Altibbi As the digital revolution... Thought Leadership • 04 September, 2023 AlTibbi healthtech
Regional How are changing market conditions in Mena impacting BNPL? The momentum realised in the buy now, pay later (BNPL) e-commerce space has also carried over to brick-and-mortar sales. The shifting... Dunya Hassanein • 31 August, 2023 BNPL
Regional How do Mena merchants view buy now pay later? Buy now, pay later (BNPL) has quickly established itself as a popular go-to financing option for online shoppers as well as retailers, with... Dunya Hassanein • 28 August, 2023 BNPL Tabby Tamara
Kuwait Lessons learned from building a tech startup in Kuwait Tarek Sakr is the founder and CEO of Kuwait-based e-commerce startup, 4Sale Building a tech startup in Kuwait is no easy task for an... Thought Leadership • 24 August, 2023 4Sale kuwait
Regional The one mistake that costs Mena startups funding and 10 ways to fix it Olena Petrosyuk and Igor Shaversky are co-founders of Waveup, an advisory firm for startups The second quarter of 2023 was probably the... Thought Leadership • 21 August, 2023 pitch deck
Jordan Numa: bridging the fintech gap for freelancers Any company familiar with freelancers in the Arab world will know how difficult it can be to pay them. Many remain unbanked and still opt... Triska Hamid • 17 August, 2023 NUMA banking neobank
Global What should you look for in a mentor? Nader Sabry is strategist, innovator and entrepreneur in NASA space tech, government, and health/wellness. He is also the author... Thought Leadership • 14 August, 2023 Mentorship Mentor
U.A.E Will the world's smartest contact lenses emerge in Dubai? In a lab in Dubai, a Russian entrepreneur and a Ukrainian material scientist are working together on a project that may very well... Triska Hamid • 10 August, 2023 deeptech XPANCEO Russia
Global The key ingredient for successful impact startups Medea Nocentini is a senior partner at Global Ventures, Maria Najjar is the content manager at Global Ventures and Lana Azhari is the... Thought Leadership • 07 August, 2023 ESG impact entrepreneurship
Regional Mena startups raised $95 million in July 2023 Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) have raised $95 million across 31 deals in July 2023, a slight dip from the $105... Wamda • 03 August, 2023 Investment
