Dubai’s special economic zone, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), has released a new report that explores the opportunities related…
Month: April 2019
African countries are home to some of the world’s most unbanked populations. In these nations, fintech and digital banking are…
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) announced a Mubadala Investment Company-backed fund geared towards growing the financial ecosystem in Abu Dhabi.…
The World Bank has set aside US$200 million for Egyptian SMEs hoping to create job opportunities for the kingdom’s youth.…
Dubai will be getting its own female-focused accelerator programme soon, run by DIFC FinTech Hive. AccelerateHer is a mentorship programme…
500 Startups goal is to bring the best industry knowledge and mentoring from their Silicon Valley-based global network to the…
The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has just issued draft rules on insurance aggregators; intermediaries with an insurance broker’s license…
Smart Crowd, an investment platform for buying and selling shares in property, is now working with the Department of Urban…
Although the Pakistani government has managed to bring 21% of the adult population in the financial ambit in the past…
Ranked by Forbes as one of the top ten 10 accelerators in the world, Startupbootcamp is a famed accelerator which…
Entrepreneurship is booming across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) with startups in the region raising an astonishing US$900…
It’s perhaps no coincidence that two high-profile multi-currency travel cards we announced at Seamless Middle East this year. Middle Easterners…
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a special economic zone in Dubai and a financial hub in the Middle East,…
Emirates NBD customers can now chat bank via WhatsApp as the bank introduces customised services via the WhatsApp Business Solution.…
du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company, EITC, has announced that the Smart Dubai has endorsed the telco’s Blockchain Platform as…
Here are a few facts about Egypt. The country is home to 100 million people, making it the most populous…
Organised by BII World the Financial Innovation Summit launched yesterday at the Hilton Doha. The two-day event covered over 20…
Startupbootcamp alongside Pride Capital announced its maiden venture into Egypt with its accelerator programme ” Startupbootcamp-Pride Fintech Cairo”. The accelerator…
Plug and Play, with Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) have kicked off their second fintech accelerator and innovation program geared…
Israel has long been the Middle East’s most prominent startup hub with the area around Tel Aviv having earned the…