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Glint closes its second venture fund at $3 million
Egypt-based investment firm Glint has completed the first close of its second venture fund at $3 million, supported by Wadi Degla Group.The new fund will focus on supporting startups through its propr...
Amazon Payment Services highlights latest digital payment trends
Amazon Payment Services’ latest report, “Leading Trends in Digital Payments: Driving the Real-Time Economy in MENA,” identifies key trends and shows why they matter to businesses loo...
Financial analytics platform, Metric joins Hub71
Metric, a leading financial intelligence solution for small and medium businesses in emerging markets, has been selected to join Hub71 as part of its 14th cohort. Metric announced UAE as its primary m...
SBWC & AUS launch round table series empowering women entrepreneurs
Sharjah Business Women Council (SBWC), in collaboration with the American University of Sharjah (AUS), has launched a round table discussion series strongly focused on educational aspects to empower f...
ETHER by Cloud Spaces and ADBWC empower Emirati female-owned brands
ETHER by Cloud Spaces, in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Businesswomen Council, has announced the launch of the second set of brands as part of its strategic partnership to empower female-owned loca...
eWTP Arabia Technology Innovation Fund I features among top VC funds
eWTP Arabia Capital Technology Fund I, managed by eWTP Arabia Capital (eWTPA), one of the leading private equity firms in the Middle East, was listed in the Preqin League Tables as the fifth top-perfo...
Middle East investors invests in $920mln Patron Capital Fund VII
Patron Capital, the pan-European institutional investor focused on property-backed investments, has closed its seventh flagship fund, raising over $920 million, including more than $215 million of Pat...
Egyptian fintech startup MNZL raises $3.5 million
Egyptian fintech startup MNZL has raised $3.5 million to enhance its technology and scale up its operations to transform the lending landscape in Egypt and across the MEA region.
KARM Legal releases comprehensive fintech regulatory report
UAE-based KARM Legal Consultants launched their ‘FinTech Legal Compass’ report, developed with contributions from globally renowned law firms such as WH Partners, TBL Legal, and Travers Smith LLP. Thi...