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Regional

A glimpse into the Careem Mafia

When Uber acquired Careem in March 2019 for $3.1 billion, the exit was significant not only for the size of the deal, but for its ripple...

Careeem Careem Mafia

Regional

The regional tussle for startups and entrepreneurs [part one]

To many, startups and those operating in the digital space have been the saviours of the Middle East economy during this pandemic. With...

Innovation Ecosystem

Lebanon

Online education in Lebanon: Cementing existing inequalities

Laura Jardine Paterson is the head of communications at Codi in Lebanon The challenges faced by Lebanon in the past year have been...

Codi EdTech remote working

Regional

The future of agritech in Mena

Across the Middle East, agriculture plays a pivotal role in transforming economies, alleviating poverty and fostering economic growth, but...

agritech Pure Harvest Smart Farms

Egypt

Fustany’s evolution: From eyeballs to subscribers

Amira Azzouz is one of the region’s long standing entrepreneurs. Back in 2009 she launched Fustany, an online publication focused on...

fustany amira azzouz Digital Media

U.A.E

Car rental during Covid: Calculating the minutes between expansion and survival

Hasib Khan is the founder and CEO of Udrive, a UAE-based on-demand mobility startup that is now looking to raise investment...

mobility udrive car rental

Regional

Corporates in Mena: From competitors to investors

The rampant digitisation of almost every sector this year has pushed corporates, once slow-moving goliaths comfortable in their traditional...

corporates CVC

Regional

Mena startups raised $47.6 million in October

Cloud kitchens have pushed up investments in October after Kaykroo launched with a $4 million funding round and Sweetheart Kitchen...

investments

Regional

The issue of open banking [part two]

In the first part of this feature, we introduced the concept of open banking. Here, we take a closer look at the regulatory...

Fintech Open banking

Regional

The issue of open banking [part one]

Following DAPI’s open letter to the UAE Bank Federation Advisory Council penned by co-founder Mohammed Aziz over a month ago, open...

Fintech Open banking DAPI

Regional

The unstoppable growth of e-grocery

E-grocery remains the fastest growing segment of e-commerce in the Middle East according to new research from RedSeer Consulting, growing...

e-grocery

Regional

Providing a purpose in remittances

There are about a billion migrant workers around the world who send money to their families in remittances. This source of income is vital...

Fintech remittance now money

Regional

The slow rise of neobanking in the Middle East

This week’s biggest financial news came from Abu Dhabi after investment firm ADQ, the holding company for some of the biggest assets...

Fintech Open banking neo banking

Bahrain

FinHub 973 launches to boost fintech sector in Mena

The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) launched today FinHub 973, the first of its kind virtual fintech platform in the region, in collaboration...

Fintech digital transformation Regulations

Global

How to communicate when crisis hits

Sean Pattwell is the founder and CEO of CW8 Communications Covid-19 exposed a truth communications practitioners have long known: no...

PR PR strategy

Regional

Just #askWamda: Our new online mentorship service

Today we are launching #askWamda our virtual service for startups in need of mentorship or advice from the team. Over the past decade,...

#askWamda

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