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Saudi Arabia

HALA Payments joins Saudi Unicorns Programme

Saudi Arabia-based fintech HALA Payments has been selected to join the Saudi Unicorns Programme. Through the Saudi Unicorns...

HALA Payments Fintech Saudi Unicorns Programme

Saudi Arabia

Saudi B2B fintech Mala secures $7 million pre-Seed

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Mala has closed a $7 million pre-Seed funding round, led by VentureSouq and Shorooq Partners, as well as M...

Mala Fintech Venture Souq

U.A.E

Abhi closes $15 million debt round led by Shorooq Partners

UAE-headquartered fintech Abhi has secured $15 million in debt financing led by Shorooq Partners and Amplify Growth...

Abhi Shorooq Partners Amplify Growth Partnership

Oman

Omani BNPL fintech QPay closes Seed round

Oman-based fintech QPay has closed a Seed round at an undisclosed value, led by Cyfr Capital. Founded in 2022 by Khalid...

Qpay Fintech BNPL

U.A.E

UAE’s OCTA raises $2.25 million pre-Seed

UAE-based fintech OCTA has closed a $2.25 million pre-Seed round. The round is co-led by Quona Capital and Sadu Capital, with...

Octa Fintech Sadu Capital

Egypt

Saudi q-commerce Nana acquires Rasseed app

Saudi Arabia-based dark store grocery delivery startup Nana has acquired Rasseed application for an undisclosed value. Founded in 2016...

Nana Raseedi

Kuwait

Kuwait’s Krti closes $1.5 million pre-Seed

Kuwait-based fintech Krti has closed a pre-Seed round of $1.5 million from Core Vision Investment under the Financial Academy Financial...

Krti Fintech Core Vision

Egypt

Egypt’s SETTLE secures $2 million pre-Seed

Egypt-based fintech SETTLE has raised a $2 million pre-Seed round, led by Shorooq Partners, with support from El Sewedy Capital Holding,...

SETTLE Fintech Shorooq Partners

Saudi Arabia

UmrahCash secures $500,000 investment from Adaverse

Saudi Arabia-based fintech for Umrah and Hajj UmrahCash has secured a $500,000 investment from Adaverse. Founded in 2024 by...

UmrahCash Adaverse

Egypt

Paymob secures an extra $22 million for Series B round

Egypt-based fintech Paymob has raised a $22 million Series B extension round, bringing the company’s total Series B funding to $72...

Paymob Fintech EBRD Venture Capital

U.A.E

FlapKap secures $34 million pre-Series A in a mix of debt and equity

UAE-based fintech FlapKap has raised $34 million in a pre-Series A funding round that included both debt and equity financing. The...

FlapKap Fintech BECO Capital

U.A.E

Tarabut acquires UK payments platform Vyne

UAE-based open banking platform Tarabut has acquired the London-based fintech Vyne. This acquisition bolsters Tarabut’s ability...

Tarabut Fintech Vyne

Saudi Arabia

Saudi fintech Malaa secures $17.3 million Series A

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Malaa has closed a Series A funding round at $17.3 million, led by SNB Capital, with participation from...

Malaa Fintech SNB Capital

U.A.E

Ziina pockets $22 million in Series A round

UAE-based fintech Ziina has raised $22 million in a Series A funding round, led by US-based Altos Ventures, along with other investors...

Ziina Fintech Altos Ventures

Saudi Arabia

Tabby to acquire Saudi fintech Tweeq

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Tabby has announced finalising an acquisition deal of Tweeq, a Saudi-based digital wallet licensed by the...

Tabby Tweeq Fintech

Pakistan

Pakistan’s PostEx to expand into GCC after securing $7.3 million pre-Series A

Pakistan-based fintech PostEx has raised a $7.3 million pre-Series A funding round, led by Conjunction Capital, along with Dash...

PostEx Sanabil500

U.A.E

Yuze secures $30 million investment to fuel regional expansion

UAE-based fintech Yuze has raised $30 million in investment led by Osten Investments. Founded in 2022 by Rabih Sfeir, Yuze...

Yuze Fintech Osten Investments

Kuwait

Kuwait’s Kem secures $3 million investment from Tether

Kuwait-based fintech Kem has raised a $3 million investment from Tether, bringing the total investment Kem raised to date to $4.5...

Kem Fintech Tether

Egypt

Egyptian fintech Lucky ONE raises $3 million in convertible note

Egypt-based fintech Lucky ONE has raised $3 million in a convertible note from Lorax Capital Partners, KEM, DisrupTech Ventures and...

Lucky ONE Fintech Lorax Capital Partners

Egypt

Egypt’s Qardy secures seven-digit pre-Seed

Egypt-based fintech Qardy has raised a USD seven-figure pre-Seed round, invested by White Field Ventures, Vastly Valuable Ventures,...

Qardy Fintech White Field Ventures

Egypt

MNT-Halan acquires Tam Finans, extending its reach into Turkey

Egyptian fintech MNT-Halan has acquired Tam Finans, a Turkey-based commercial finance company in Turkey. Terms of the transaction were...

MNT-Halan

U.A.E

UAE’s fintech Mamo lands $3.4 million investment

UAE-based fintech Mamo has raised a $3.4 million funding round, provided by existing investor 4DX Ventures and the Dubai Future District...

Mamo 4DX Ventures Fintech

Egypt

Egypt's Banknbox join forces with CSC Jordan to drive financial inclusion

Egypt-based fintech Banknbox has partnered with CSC Jordan to drive financial inclusion and offer joint advanced services to customers...

Banknbox CSC Jordan Fintech

Egypt

Egypt’s MNT-Halan raises $157.5 million to propel expansion plans

Egypt’s MNT-Halan has raised $157.5 million in funding, featuring contributions of $40 million from the International Finance...

MNT-Halan Fintech

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