Regional How credit card processing works What goes on when you click that 'buy' button? (Image via Papdan.com) Credit cards are everywhere these days, but few people know what... Yazin Alirhayim • 14 December, 2015 White Payments Payfort credit cards
Regional Megatrends in MENA: the rise of entrepreneurship [Infographic] Entrepreneurship has finally attained global megatrend status, according to EY, but MENA's founders knew that long... Rachel Williamson • 13 December, 2015 EY megatrend entrepreneurship
Saudi Arabia Two KSA startups headed to Get in the Ring regional competition Get in the Ring combines the excitement of a boxing match with the mentorship and networking opportunities of a startup pitch contest.... Rafat Abushaban • 13 December, 2015 Vanoman Myndplay get in the ring
Lebanon Investments announced at Lebanon's BDL Accelerate [Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include Berytech’s further investments announced on the second... Lucy Knight • 11 December, 2015 BDL Accelerate Berytech beirut
Pakistan What to do when the giants arrive [Opinion] Visitors to Lahore from the Islamabad incubator i2i test out the Savaree service. (Images via Savaree) Madeeha Hassan, founder of... Madeeha Hassan • 10 December, 2015 taxi app ride sharing Lahore
Bahrain Bahrain wants startups to call it home As almost every country in the Middle East begins to focus on attracting and developing an entrepreneur market, Bahrain is setting itself... Rachel Williamson • 10 December, 2015 BIM Bahrain Investment Market Cloud Accelerator
Regional Lift-off: planning your exit strategy Investment activity is slowly heating up in Egypt and as a result entrepreneurs, especially those looking to raise funding, need to start... Eman Mostafa • 10 December, 2015 oteena Egypt rise up summit
Regional 500 Startups announces $30M MENA fund Silicon Valley-based venture firm 500 Startups announced this week their $30 million fund for MENA startups. The fund, aptly... Lucy Knight • 09 December, 2015 Dave McClure Hasan Haider 500 startups
U.A.E Cisco Dubai successfully hosts IoT World Forum Hackathon In first place SmartX team with the judges. (Images via BeMyApp) Right on the heels of the Internet of Things World Forum (IoTWF) in... Archana Menon • 09 December, 2015 IoTWorldForum IoT MEMakers
Iraq Erbil's startups go quiet An Erbil panorama. (Images via Rachel Williamson) On three occasions this year Goran Sherko has had to postpone Startup Weekend... Lucy Knight • 09 December, 2015 Erbil Kurdistan isis
Maghreb Mauritania enters the startup game Mauritania's flag flies high. (Image via Xinhuanet.com) Mauritania's tech and startup scene started late but is growing, due to the hard... Aline Mayard • 08 December, 2015 Startup Mauritania
Regional The role of the term sheet in VC transactions The term sheet, not binding but crucial. (Image via Exceleratelabs) The negotiation of a venture capital transaction between a... Rita Khoriaty • 08 December, 2015 term sheets startups Venture Capital
Maghreb Two Tunisian makerspaces boost creativity The FabLab solidaire is bringing out the heavy artillery. (Image via FabLab Solidaire) “Tunisia has no other choices but i... Emma Djilali • 08 December, 2015 Association Jeunes Science de Tunisie FabLab Solidaire elFabLab
Global What I know about raising money: Ramy Adeeb Ramy Adeeb, ready to disperse advice. (Image via Ramy Adeeb) When Ramy Adeeb sold his startup, a news article curation site Snip.It to... Lucy Knight • 07 December, 2015 Ramy Adeeb Snip.It What I Know
Jordan Foodlve recalculates the food equation All your ingredients neatly packaged and in one place. (Images via Foodlve) Cooking is becoming less appealing as technology combined... Tala El Issa • 07 December, 2015 The Cherry Share Recipes Foodlve
U.A.E Solar solution for saltwater stress MENA is the most water-stressed region in the world. The top sixteen countries in the world facing shortages of renewable water supplies... Rachel Williamson • 07 December, 2015 Desolenator solar desalination desalination
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