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DIFC unveils new report on Global Finance and Investment Outlook
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), in collaboration with its research partner Asia House, reveals the key drivers behind the deep and broad transformation of the global financial services in...
Qatar Financial Centre gears up for Web Summit Qatar
Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), a leading onshore financial and business centre in the region, is gearing up for the highly anticipated Web Summit. As a key player in Qatar’s economic diversification, Q...
Shorooq backed MANTRA secures first VARA DeFi license
MANTRA Finance, a leading decentralized finance (DeFi) platform operated by MANTRA Group has successfully obtained a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulator...
Snap to empower AR developers at Web Summit Qatar
Snap Inc. to empower the next generation of Augmented Reality (AR) developers and building their capabilities at Web Summit Qatar 2025. With over 85% of GCC Snapchatters engaging with AR lenses daily,...
Investcorp partners with Saudi fintech Awaed
Investcorp has launched its commercial partnership with Awaed, the first commission-free Saudi trading platform. Investors on Awaed can access pre-IPO Saudi and GCC companies by investing in Investcor...
Blum raises $5 million in its latest funding round led by gumi Cryptos Capital
Blum, a gamified decentralized exchange (DEX) on Telegram, recently raised $5 million in a funding round led by gumi Cryptos Capital with support from Spartan, No Limit Holdings, YZi Labs, and OKX Ven...
Hyundai Motor Group invites startups to join its ZER01NE Accelerator program
Hyundai Motor Group announced its 2025 first-half ZER01NE Accelerator program, an open innovation platform that seeks to foster collaboration between startups and the Group on various projects. The Hy...
She Investment Summit 2025 champions gender equality
The She Investment Summit, hosted by the Dubai-based Women Board of Directors (WBD) in association with The Brain & Performance Centre – A DP World Company, convened top executives and government ...
MIT honors theion, the winner of MDXB Demo Day at DSO
Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in collaboration with the Global Growth Hub (GGH), concluded the MITDesignX Dubai Accelerator Program’s (MDXB) Demo Day a...