FinTech
SimpliFi seals $5.1 million in funding
SimpliFi, a Cards as a Service (CaaS) platform for MENA and Pakistan, has raised $5.1 million in funding to accelerate its expansion across the region following its beta launch in August 2021.
iOL Pay to transform $1.45 trillion hotel payments industry
Dubai based fintech startup, iOL Pay has today announced the launch of its game-changing platform (“iOL Pay”) for the international hospitality industry that is now live in 37 countries ac...
Cashew Payments introduces revolutionary payment solutions
Cashew Payments, the UAE-based buy now, pay later provider that is challenging the current credit ecosystem, is launching a product which will change the way customers pay offline.
VentureSouq launches its MENA FinTech Fund I
GCC-based venture capital firm VentureSouq (VSQ) announced the launch of its MENA FinTech Fund I, the region’s first sector-specific fund focused on FinTech across the Middle East & North Africa (...
Tarabut Gateway successfully completes its seed and pre-series A funding rounds
Tarabut Gateway, the Dubai-headquartered Open Banking platform, has concluded a seed round of $13M and pre-series-A funding round of $12M led by Tiger Global in the last eight months. Tarabut Gateway&...
Tweeq choses IDEMIA for card issuance and personalization services
Tweeq, a Saudi fintech, has chosen IDEMIA, a leader in Augmented Identity, for card issuance and personalization services. In a recent statement, Tweeq stated that its payment cards will be personaliz...
Fintech Galaxy teams up with GIZ to launch a new accelerator program
Fintech Galaxy, the UAE-based open innovation platform, is teaming up with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to launch a new accelerator program aimed at preparing Arab...
DIFC enters into a strategic partnership with DWTC for the first ever edition of Fintech Surge
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has entered into a strategic partnership with Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) for the first ever edition of Fintech Surge, a new exhibition, conference and ...
LNDDO offers quick and easy financial support for SMEs
UAE’s direct lending firm, LNDDO Digital Lending Limited has unveiled a new offering that is dedicated to engineering credit solutions for SMEs. Officially authorised and regulated by the Financ...