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Yellow Card closes $33M Series C funding round led by Blockchain Capital
Yellow Card, the largest licensed Stablecoin on/off ramp on the African continent, announced the closing of its Series C financing. The US $33 million equity financing was led by Blockchain Capital, w...
New app for pet care, PetWatch launched in the UAE
PetWatch today announced the official launch of its app designed specifically for the growing population of pet owners in the UAE. The demand for dependable pet care has surged, as the country witness...
UAE becomes the Middle East’s Hub for Women in Business
According to the recent findings by the research group ‘The Consultants MEA’ in collaboration with Kūdi, an association of female leaders in the Middle East dedicated to accelerating women’s learning ...
Rollstack raises $11M in Series A to automate presentations with AI
Rollstack, a company making it easy to automatically create and update data-driven slide decks and documents, announced $11 million in Series A funding led by global software investor Insight Partners...
MBRIF successfully concludes its participation at Expand North Star 2024
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund (MBRIF), an initiative launched by the Ministry of Finance to support innovation in the UAE, has concluded its participation at the Expand North Star 2024 forum...
Arab Financial Services raises $50 million
Leading digital payments solutions provider, Arab Financial Services (AFS) has raised $50 million in capital to significantly enhance the company’s financial position and catalyze its ambitious ...
iACCEL GBI and Tech Inspira offers $25,000 AWS Activate credits to startups
iACCEL GBI, a leading go-to-market accelerator backed by Dubai SME, is now an approved partner of the AWS Activate program. Facilitated by Tech Inspira, a premier cloud consulting firm and official AW...
Pakistan’s PTCL Group showcased two women startups at Expand North Star
Pakistan’s PTCL Group (PTCL & Ufone 4G) showcased two outstanding women entrepreneurs of the Ba-Ikhtiar program, Farhat ul Ain and Marrium Hussain at Expand North Star.
Scammer targeting Booking.com and Airbnb
ESET researchers discovered that the organized scammer network Telekopye has expanded its operations to target users of popular accommodation booking platforms like Booking.com and Airbnb. They have a...