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DIFC set to host DIFC FinTech Week
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) announced that it will host DIFC FinTech Week on 28 and 29 June 2022. The event will bring together the region’s FinTech market and will be held at the Ritz...
Mastercard announces partnership with EziPay
Mastercard has strengthened its collaboration with major fintech operators by partnering with EziPay to enable millions of consumers across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) to make global digital comm...
DIFC announces the dates for the first sprint of its 2022 FinTech Accelerator programme
DIFC FinTech Hive has announced the dates for the first sprint of its 2022 FinTech Accelerator programme, which is running until 7 July 2022. DIFC FinTech Accelerator programme offers the most innovat...
Google Cloud announces a collaboration with Nana Direct
Google Cloud announced a collaboration with Nana Direct, a pioneering online grocery shopping and delivery startup, which provides Saudi households with a convenient online grocery shopping experience...
KOI Ride secures a $3 million investment
B2B ride-hailing services startup KOI Ride has closed a $3 million round with investment from CEG Invest and Taurus Wealth Financial Advisors (DIFC). Along with the equity raise of $3 million, the sta...
re.life gets recognized
re.life, the UAE-based digital ecosystem disrupting the trading and logistics industries, has won three separate awards as announced within the first quarter of the year. The awards recognise re.life’...
Papaya Global joins UAE-IL tech zone’s unicorns and growth startups tour in UAE
Papaya Global joins the UAE-IL tech zone’s unicorns and growth startups tour in UAE to discuss development goals in the region and how it can help support multinational companies with employees spread...
StashAway closes the gender investment gap
StashAway is making rapid pace in closing the gender investment gap. Clients who identify as female now make up 40% of StashAway’s new client base in the Middle East, up from 16% from our launch...
SmartCrowd closes a bridge round in excess of USD $ 3 million
SmartCrowd, Dubai’s innovative real estate crowdfunding platform, which allows individuals investors to take a “fractional” share in a rental property, has grown its investor base ne...