On December 20, 2023, Peace Itimi, the host of Founders Connect, a YouTube show that interviews up-and-coming entrepreneurs in the…
Though still in their early stages of development compared to Europe and the US, neobanks are playing a growing role…
WRISE Group, an independent multi-family office, has appointed Dhruba Jyoti (DJ) Sengupta as CEO of its newly established Middle East…
KARTY, an emerging Qatari fintech startup, has announced the successful completion of a substantial seed funding round, amassing over $2…
The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) licensed “Network International Arabia” to provide payment services through points-of-sale (POS), and “Barraq” to offer…
Pakistan’s financial platform, NayaPay, has partnered with Alipay+, managed by Ant International, aiming to enhance digital payment solutions and stimulate…
In 2023, Saudi Arabia asserted its dominance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region’s venture capital (VC) landscape,…
The DIFC Innovation Hub, part of the Dubai International Financial Centre, has initiated a collaborative project with Swiss wealth management…
Standard Chartered’s innovation and ventures arm, SC Ventures, plans to open an office in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM)…
Finshape, a leading fintech solutions provider, is excited to announce a strategic collaboration with Arab National Bank (anb), a major…
Fintech has penetrated and transformed the Middle East and Africa (MEA)’s financial services landscape, financially including millions of people and…
In a recent webinar hosted by Connect Global Group and Temenos, wealth experts and top executives from the banking industry…
Silkhaus, a Dubai based proptech startup dedicated to revolutionising short-term rentals across the Middle East and Asia, has announced it…
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, characterized by a young and tech-savvy population, high Internet penetration rates and…
Maalexi, an UAE-based dynamic risk management platform for SME agri-businesses, announces its completion of a $3 million pre-Series A fund…
Tabby, a leading shopping and financial services app from Saudi Arabia, has secured up to $700 million in receivables securitization…
Libyan Islamic Bank (LIB) has joined forces with Backbase, a provider of engagement banking platform solutions, in a bid to…
Acknowledging the global shifts in consumer financial trends and the increasing demand for “Buy-Now, Pay-Later” and similar credit products and…
Qashio, a UAE-founded fintech company, has recently announced a new partnership with Emirates Skywards, the award-winning loyalty programme of Emirates,…
Tameed Digital Lending Platform, which offers shariah-compliant Government Purchase Orders Financing for SMEs in Saudi Arabia, announced that it has…