Startups
Nigerian start-up Anchor joins Y Combinator Summer 2022 Batch
Nigerian start-up Anchor, a banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform, has announced its public beta launch. The startup was also accepted into Y Combinator Summer 2022 Batch as the first African BaaS and ...
Huawei’s Apps UP 2022 registrations are now open globally
Huawei invites developers worldwide to put their skills to the test with the launch of the Huawei Global App Innovation Contest (Apps UP) 2022, with registrations now opened globally. With this year’s...
Amazon Payment Services takes part in the inaugural DIFC Fintech Week 2022
This week, Amazon Payment Services took part in the inaugural DIFC Fintech Week 2022. A thought leadership conference, DIFC Fintech Week took a deep dive into the latest opportunities, challenges, and...
21 startups graduate from the second GrowthX Accelerator program
Microsoft for Startups, in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), graduated 21 startups from the second GrowthX Accelerator program during a Demo Day on Tuesday, 28 June in Abu Dhabi...
Dubai Future Foundation brings together startups with VC firms
Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) organised an event bringing together startups with venture capital firms to explore opportunities for collaboration and growth in the technology and digital economy secto...
EDB signs a MoU with Hamriyah Free Zone and SAIF to provide financial support to SMEs and startups
The Emirates Development Bank (EDB) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Hamriyah Free Zone in Sharjah and the Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF) to provide financial su...
Five startups scales up to the Aldar’s Scale Up programme
Aldar Properties announced that five tech startups have been awarded pilot projects as part the second cycle of its equity-free accelerator programme, Scale Up, alongside strategic partner Majid Al Fu...
46% increase in cyber attacks on SMEs in Saudi Arabia
Kaspersky researchers assessed the dynamics of attacks on SMEs between January and April 2022 and the same period in 2021 to identify which threats pose an increasing danger to entrepreneurs. The numb...
Start-up Express returns for its fifth edition
Start-up Express, an entrepreneurship development programme organised annually by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), has returned for its fifth edition. As they face up to issues arising...