FinTech
Stake raises US$4 million in a seed funding
Stake, a Dubai-based fintech and real estate investment platform which launched in December 2020 to disrupt the UAE’s real estate investment market, today announces that it has raised US$4 million in ...
Zip acquires Spotii
Leading global Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) company, Zip, today announced the full acquisition of Dubai-based BNPL provider Spotii. The strategic investment will see Zip build on its initial 20 per cent i...
Dibsy secures $300,000 in pre-seed funding
With the funding, Dibsy will invest in new hires and business development to grow its market share in Qatar. The company will also broaden its scope to offer more services around its payment solutions...
Dubai launches DIFC Innovation Hub to spearhead the growth of FinTech sector
His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and President of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), today officially opened the DIFC Innovation Hub,...
SCA and MoE launch Fintech Megathon 2021 in the UAE
Under the patronage of H.E. Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy (MoE) and Chairman of the Board of the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), the Fintech Megathon 2021 was launched in...
Mamo raises $8 million in its Pre-Series A funding round
Mamo, a Dubai-based fintech, digital wallet and payments platform, raises $8 million in its latest Pre-Series A funding round. The round was led by Global Ventures, along with the participation of 4DX...
UAE based FinTech, MIZA partners with RAKBANK
MIZA, a UAE based FinTech SME Finance platform provider, announced a strategic partnership with the RAKBANK at the Dubai Future Foundation. The partnership is designed to facilitate access to finance ...
SmartCrowd signs a first of its kind deal leveraging Tezos blockchain platform
SmartCrowd has signed a first-of-its-kind deal for MENA, leveraging the open-source Tezos blockchain platform. SmartCrowd, will empower people to crowdfund investment in real estate using blockchain t...
PayBy announces a new partnership with NT.Payments
PayBy has announced a new partnership with NT.Payments that significantly expands its footprint in the UAE. PayBy users can now top up their wallets, allowing to use a series of financial services, in...