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Dissecting Fintech Opportunities in Middle East and Africa
Dubai’s special economic zone, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), has released a new report that explores the opportunities related to fintech in the Middle East and African (MEA) region. The report provides recommendations and guidance for fintech firms looking
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A Glimpse into North African Countries Leading the Way in Fintech
African countries are home to some of the world’s most unbanked populations. In these nations, fintech and digital banking are redefining what it means bank the unbanked. Being the second largest continent in the world, it goes without saying that
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Mubadala Puts US$1 Bil into Abu Dhabi’s Financial Center to Court Top Guns into MENA
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) announced a Mubadala Investment Company-backed fund geared towards growing the financial ecosystem in Abu Dhabi. The new fund, called the Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners, will be based in ADGM, the financial center of Abu Dhabi.
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Fintech Startups in Egypt Stand to Gain a Cut from US$200 Mil Fund by the World Bank
The World Bank has set aside US$200 million for Egyptian SMEs hoping to create job opportunities for the kingdom’s youth. The project, called ‘Catalyzing Entrepreneurship for Job Creation’, will funnel about US$145 million to grant loans for small businesses—especially those
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Dubai Just Launched its Women-Only Accelerator to Drive Female Fintech Talent
Dubai will be getting its own female-focused accelerator programme soon, run by DIFC FinTech Hive. AccelerateHer is a mentorship programme held with Carter Murray, and aims to equip budding female professionals with the necessary tools and experience to become more active
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3 Fintech Startups Join 500 Startups MENA Program
500 Startups goal is to bring the best industry knowledge and mentoring from their Silicon Valley-based global network to the programs in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region. The MENA Dojo program is part of a continued partnership
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Bahrain’s Central Bank Attempts to Spur Insurtech with Draft Rules on Comparison Sites
The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has just issued draft rules on insurance aggregators; intermediaries with an insurance broker’s license who operate a platform for users to compare insurance prices and facilitates the purchase of them. The idea is that
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Smart Crowd Signs Deal with Abu Dhabi Government to Grow Property Crowdfunding
Smart Crowd, an investment platform for buying and selling shares in property, is now working with the Department of Urban Planning and Municipalities to bring property crowdfunding to a bigger scale in the kingdom. Smart Crowd is a crowdfunding platform
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Top 9 Fintech Startups and Companies in Pakistan That Deserves Your Attention
Although the Pakistani government has managed to bring 21% of the adult population in the financial ambit in the past decade, fintech companies promise to significantly accelerate financial inclusion in the years to come. According to Rehan Akhtar, director of
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Here are the 10 Startups Selected to Join Startupbootcamp Fintech Dubai
Ranked by Forbes as one of the top ten 10 accelerators in the world, Startupbootcamp is a famed accelerator which counts over 22 programmes across the global — many of which are fintech focused. Startupbootcamp FinTech Dubai launched in September
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