FinTech

DIFC grants Innovation Testing Licence to Mamo

Mamo, the UAE-based FinTech company, has been granted an Innovation Testing Licence to operate in or from Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the global financial centre and leading FinTech h...

QFTH announces the Demo Day for Wave 2 of its flagship Incubator and Accelerator program

Qatar FinTech Hub (QFTH), founded by Qatar Development Bank (QDB) to support the growth of the FinTech industry in Qatar, has announced the Demo Day for Wave 2 of its flagship Incubator and Accelerato...

Cashee raises $1 million in pre-Seed funding

Cashee, a UAE-based fintech and edtech startup has successfully raised a $1 million pre-Seed funding round.

DIFC FinTech Hive announces a much bigger FinTech Hive AccelerateHer programme

DIFC FinTech Hive announces that the third edition of its popular FinTech Hive AccelerateHer programme will more than double in size this year, supporting up to 40 female participants in total, compar...

Wa’ed to launch the Wa’ed Entrepreneurship Roadshow to find and fund a new generation of Saudi entrepreneurs

Wa’ed, the entrepreneurship arm of Aramco, today launched a national search to find and fund a new generation of Saudi entrepreneurs at a series of high-profile roadshow events to be held in six citie...

Ziina secures $7.5 million in its latest funding round

Ziina, the UAE’s first Peer-to-Peer (P2P) payment application, which is backed by Y-Combinator (YC), announced its latest funding round of $7.5 million. The round which closed in May 2021 will help th...

MoneyHash completes its pre-seed round to launch its services across MEA

MoneyHash, an Egyptian US-based fintech startup that uses a universal API and a unified checkout experience to help businesses consolidate and grow their payments and financial tech stack across Afric...

AFS GO! launched to support the growth of MSMEs in Bahrain

Arab Financial Services (AFS) has launched a new, digital solution bundle that supports the growth of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) businesses in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

ADYEN announces expansion of its local acquiring services to include the UAE

ADYEN today announced the expansion of its local acquiring services to include the United Arab Emirates (UAE), illustrating its commitment to the Middle East region. With acquiring capabilities in the...