Saudi Arabia’s fintech ecosystem is thriving to say the least. In last week’s fintech news, a new report pointed out…
Month: October 2021
The fintech industry in the MENA region has had a blockbuster year so far. MENA venture investors have pumped record-level…
Crypto investments have been gathering attention in the Middle East, and developments in this space have been especially accelerated in…
Qatar FinTech Hub (QFTH) has announced the list of 16 fintechs joining Wave 3 of its incubator and accelerator programmes.…
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) launched its regulatory framework for investment tokens, according to a statement yesterday. The DFSA…
Payments emerged as the most popular area for investment in Saudi fintech companies, according to a new report by Fintech…
The Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA) has launched an early-stage startup programme called SANDBOX, according to a recent announcement. SANDBOX…
A new study has found that governments in six African countries have been spying on citizens through the use of…
Fintech Galaxy has raised US$2 million in a seed round, according to a recent statement. The funding round was led…
The death of branch and traditional banking was a top theme at the Digital Banking Summit – Fintech Surge 2021.…
Digital banking in Saudi Arabia is at a particularly interesting junction right now. Much has been said about how the…
In June last year, Careem became one of the earliest super apps to debut in the Middle East. Just months…
Halo Investing, a Chicago-based multi-issuer technology platform for protective investment solutions, announced that it has raised over US$ 100 million…
This week marked a new win for digital banks in Nigeria. Neobank Sparkle raised US$3.1 million in a seed round…
The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) and the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) will be partnering to promote fintech…
Digital banking is becoming increasingly competitive in the UAE, with new players, new banking models, and an eager market. Studies…
The UAE is one of the top trending regions for fintech in the Middle East, aside from Bahrain and Saudi…
In last week’s MEA fintech news, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has once again hinted that it will be…
During the pandemic, the number of data breaches has increased drastically: cyberattacks targeting banks have even grown by 238 percent. This…
UAE-headquartered digital asset trading platform BitOasis has closed its Series B fundraise at US$30 million, the company said in a…