In last week’s Middle East fintech news, we saw an Israeli spend management platform land a hefty funding…

It has been a blockbuster year so far for Israeli fintech funding, according to the latest from Start-up…

Forbes recently released its list of top Middle East fintech apps for the year, and the list includes…

Pakistani fintech startups are making their mark in what is a relatively small but growing startup ecosystem. In…

The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF), Buna and Visa have signed an MoU to collaborate over regional payments between…

Indian B2B digital payments company PayMate has announced its entry into the UAE market. The company will be…

hala, an Abu Dhabi-based insurtech company, has secured US$5 million in a fresh fundraise, the company announced in…

Last year, global financial markets saw retail investors flood financial markets through online trading and investing platforms. A…

Israel’s booming fintech landscape continues to stay in the global eye. Home to over 500 Israeli fintech startups,…

Singaporean fintech Thunes has announced a partnership with one of Pakistan’s largest banks, Bank Alfalah. The partnership will…

Islamic banking and financial services are picking up pace worldwide. Greater awareness, and improved legal and regulatory structures…

In the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, demand for digital wallets is on the rise. This trend…

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) has launched Amwali, the world’s first Islamic digital bank for young people, according…

The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) has recently issued guidelines regarding distributed ledger technology (DLT) and blockchain in the…

US-based fintech company Brex has acquired Israeli Application Programming Interface (API) developer Weav for US$50 million, according to…

Jordan’s Arab Bank has launched a corporate fintech accelerator in Egypt, according to a recent announcement by the…

The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has launched the fifth edition of its flagship initiative Fintech Abu Dhabi…

European fintech ecosystem builder finleap entered into a strategic partnership with Bahraini telecoms company Batelco, according to an…

Rental collection platform Ajar has expanded its operations to Bahrain, according to a recent announcement. With a presence…

The National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) has partnered with Bahrain Fintech Bay to launch a Digital Banking Challenge,…

It has been a year of wins so far for MENA-based fintechs, with a handful of top funded…

Payments fintech dopay has secured a banking agent licence from Bank ABC Egypt for a virtual banking platform,…

Cash usage is declining amongst growing Saudi fintech adoption, according to the findings of Fintech Saudi’s National Fintech…

In August last year, Fawry made headlines as Egypt’s first tech company to lay claim to unicorn status.…