Regional Can data regulation be Mena's competitive advantage? Khaled Lababidi is vice president and general manager of the Middle East, Africa and Turkey, for InCountry – a data... Thought Leadership • 02 September, 2021 Fintech Data regulation
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia unveils $1.2 billion tech initiatives Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Communications and Information technology (MCIT) has launched a series of technology initiatives worth... News • 26 August, 2021 Fintech Hack MCIT
Egypt Arab Bank launches fintech accelerator in Egypt Arab Bank has launched the AB Accelerator in Egypt, a fintech-focused corporate acceleration programme. The accelerator, which was... News • 22 August, 2021 AB Accelerator Fintech
Regional Fintech is poised for consolidation in the Middle East Mahmoud Hamouda is a strategy and operations consultant at Dell Technologies. He is also the head of Dell for Entrepreneurs in Egypt. In... Thought Leadership • 15 August, 2021 Fintech
U.A.E Sarwa closes $15 million Series B round led by Mubadala UAE-based fintech Sarwa has closed a $15 million Series B funding round, led by Mubadala Investment Company with participation from... News • 09 August, 2021 Fintech sarwa series B
U.A.E tabby closes $50 million Series B round UAE-based buy now pay later (BNPL) startup tabby has raised $50 million in a Series B round, valuing the fintech at $300 million. The... News • 04 August, 2021 Buy now pay later Fintech Tabby
U.A.E Baraka launches app after $4 million Seed round Dubai-based fintech startup Baraka has launched its app today after raising a $4 million Seed round, from Nuwa Capital, Global... News • 03 August, 2021 Baraka Fintech
U.A.E SimpliFi launches after closing Seed round led by Raed Ventures UAE-based fintech SimpliFi has emerged from stealth mode to launch its “cards as a service” platform in the Middle East and... News • 03 August, 2021 SimpliFi Fintech CaaS
Saudi Arabia Saudi fintech Forus secures Series A funding Saudi Arabia-based fintech Forus Capital has secured an undisclosed Series A funding round co-led by Yazeed Alrajhi and Brothers... News • 01 August, 2021 Forus Fintech
Egypt CreditFins raises pre-Seed round for its credit card management platform Cairo-based fintech startup CreditFins has raised a Pre-Seed funding round led by Flat6Labs, AUC Angels, TA Telecom Holding, and other... News • 29 July, 2021 CreditFins Fintech
Qatar Spendwisor raises $1 million and secures $50 million capital commitment from Global Emerging Markets Qatar-based fintech startup Spendwisor has raised $1 million in a pre-Seed round led by Erhama Nasser Al-Kaabi and... News • 26 July, 2021 Spendwisor Fintech
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia's Finance Ministry grants licenses for STC Bank and Saudi Digital Bank Saudi Arabia's Finance Ministry has granted licenses for the Kingdom's first digital banks; STC and Saudi Digital Bank - both... News • 24 June, 2021 Fintech digital banks
Morocco Morocco’s fintech Yalla Xash raises $675,000 Morocco-based fintech startup Yalla Xash has raised MAD6 million ($675,000) from Maroc Numeric Fund II. Yalla Xash is a... News • 30 June, 2021 Yalla Xash Fintech
U.A.E Postpay secures $10 million investment from AP Ventures and Afterpay Dubai-based buy now pay later (BNPL) startup Postpay has secured $10 million in equity investment, led by AP Ventures and... News • 28 June, 2021 BNPL Postpay Fintech
U.A.E UAE’s Cashee raises $1 million pre-Seed UAE-based fintech startup Cashee raised a $1 million pre-Seed funding round. Founded by Smeetha Ghosh and Brad Whittfield, Cashee... News • 28 June, 2021 Cashee EdTech Fintech
Saudi Arabia Saudi fintech Tweeq closes funding round led by STV, Raed Ventures Riyadh-based fintech platform Tweeq has raised an undisclosed funding round, co-led by STV and Raed Ventures. Founded in 2020 by... News • 21 June, 2021 Fintech Tweeq
Regional An evolving landscape: The state of open banking regulations in Mena Abdulla Almoayed is the founder and CEO of open banking platform Tarabut Gateway. Here, he discusses how government regulations are shaping... Thought Leadership • 13 June, 2021 Fintech Open banking Regulations
Saudi Arabia Can Saudi Arabia become the region's fintech frontrunner? When Tamara announced it had raised $110 million for its Series A back in April, it sent a wave of awe across the region. Not only was this... Triska Hamid - Nesma Abdel Azim • 10 June, 2021 Fintech
Egypt MoneyHash raises six-figure pre-Seed round Egypt and US-based fintech MoneyHash has raised an undisclosed amount (six-figures) in a pre-Seed round led by COTU Ventures with... News • 07 June, 2021 Fintech MoneyHash COTU Ventures
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... News • 31 May, 2021 Fintech Dibsy
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... News • 24 May, 2021 Fintech NearPay pre seed
Egypt Telda raises $5 million pre-Seed round led by Sequoia Capital Egypt-based fintech startup Telda, has raised a $5 million pre-Seed round, led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from Global... News • 17 May, 2021 Telda Fintech Gen Z
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... News • 17 May, 2021 Foloosi Fintech pre-Series A
Qatar SkipCash raises $2 million seed round Qatar-based fintech platform SkipCash, has raised a $2 million (QAR 7 million) seed round from a group of private local investors. The... News • 29 April, 2021 Fintech SkipCash seed