FinTech

Saudi fintech, Urway gets certified by Saudi Payments

Urway, a Saudi Arabia-based fintech, has obtained the Electronic Merchant Service Provider – Payment Technical Service Provider certificate (eMSP – PTSP #PTSP001) granted by Saudi Payments...

Bahrain’s Al Waha Fund of Funds invests in MENA-based VentureSouq’s FinTech Fund I

Bahrain’s Al Waha Fund of Funds has announced an investment in MENA-based VentureSouq’s FinTech Fund I, the region’s first sector-specific fund focused on FinTech across the Middle East & North Af...

10×1000 launches “Flex” Fintech program

Fintech training platform, 10×1000 Tech for Inclusion announced that it will deepen its collaborations with partners worldwide, working with leading global organizations, tech investors, and indu...

iOL Pay to transform $1.45 trillion hotel payments industry

Dubai based fintech startup, iOL Pay has today announced the launch of its game-changing platform (“iOL Pay”) for the international hospitality industry that is now live in 37 countries ac...

Cashew Payments introduces revolutionary payment solutions

Cashew Payments, the UAE-based buy now, pay later provider that is challenging the current credit ecosystem, is launching a product which will change the way customers pay offline.

Tweeq choses IDEMIA for card issuance and personalization services

Tweeq, a Saudi fintech, has chosen IDEMIA, a leader in Augmented Identity, for card issuance and personalization services. In a recent statement, Tweeq stated that its payment cards will be personaliz...

DIFC enters into a strategic partnership with DWTC for the first ever edition of Fintech Surge

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has entered into a strategic partnership with Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) for the first ever edition of Fintech Surge, a new exhibition, conference and ...

Doors open for accounting, regulatory technology and ESG startup accelerator

CPA.com and the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, representing AICPA & CIMA, are seeking applicants for their 2022 startup accelerator program, which specializes in ...

KPMG reveals record breaking investment in fintechs

According to KPMG’s Pulse of Fintech, a bi-annual report on fintech investment trends the overall, global fintech funding across M&A, PE, and VC deals soared to a new high in H1’21. Dry powder cas...