FinTech
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...
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...