FinTech
KPMG reveals record breaking investment in fintechs
According to KPMG’s Pulse of Fintech, a bi-annual report on fintech investment trends the overall, global fintech funding across M&A, PE, and VC deals soared to a new high in H1’21. Dry powder cas...
Finastra secures SWIFT Compatible Application label 2021 for Trade Finance
Finastra recently announced that it is the first technology provider to secure the SWIFT Compatible Application label 2021 for Trade Finance. The achievement proves that Fusion Trade Innovation, Finas...
The Ziina app is all set to be launched in the UAE this summer
The launch of the Ziina app, the UAE’s first peer-to-peer payment app, is set to revolutionize the way payments are made when it launches later this summer. Functioning as an e-wallet, it allows...
Dubai becomes the hub for innovative contactless technologies
The global contactless economy is booming, and companies based in Dubai Internet City are playing an integral role in positioning Dubai as an incubator and exporter of innovative contactless technolog...
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...