Wamda

Regional

The issue of open banking [part two]

In the first part of this feature, we introduced the concept of open banking. Here, we take a closer look at the regulatory...

Fintech Open banking

Regional

The issue of open banking [part one]

Following DAPI’s open letter to the UAE Bank Federation Advisory Council penned by co-founder Mohammed Aziz over a month ago, open...

Fintech Open banking DAPI

Global

The importance of a mobile friendly website design

Selina Bieber is the senior regional director for Mena, Turkey, and South Africa at GoDaddy With more than182...

how to

Regional

The unstoppable growth of e-grocery

E-grocery remains the fastest growing segment of e-commerce in the Middle East according to new research from RedSeer Consulting, growing...

e-grocery

Regional

Providing a purpose in remittances

There are about a billion migrant workers around the world who send money to their families in remittances. This source of income is vital...

Fintech remittance now money

Regional

The slow rise of neobanking in the Middle East

This week’s biggest financial news came from Abu Dhabi after investment firm ADQ, the holding company for some of the biggest assets...

Fintech Open banking neo banking

Bahrain

FinHub 973 launches to boost fintech sector in Mena

The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) launched today FinHub 973, the first of its kind virtual fintech platform in the region, in collaboration...

Fintech digital transformation Regulations

Global

How to communicate when crisis hits

Sean Pattwell is the founder and CEO of CW8 Communications Covid-19 exposed a truth communications practitioners have long known: no...

PR PR strategy

Regional

Just #askWamda: Our new online mentorship service

Today we are launching #askWamda our virtual service for startups in need of mentorship or advice from the team. Over the past decade,...

#askWamda

Global

Should you hire a freelance workforce?

Marwan Abdelaziz is the chief executive officer of Ureed.com Dell. Amazon. Xerox. SAP. What do these companies have in...

freelance Ureed

U.A.E

Restaurant chain to cloud kitchen: Man'oushe Street's evolution to kaykroo

Cloud kitchen and virtual brands operator kaykroo has launched today with 15 locations in the UAE following a $4 million pre-Series A...

cloud kitchen kaykroo

Bahrain

Small business will be the engine of the Gulf’s post-lockdown recovery

Pakiza Abdulrahman is the manager of Startup Business Development, Bahrain Economic Development Board Across the Gulf Cooperation...

Bahrain Economic Development Board

Global

You are going to fail and that's OK

Tarek Ghobar, founder of PointCheckout shares his experience of failing The startup world is like dancing around a huge minefield with...

Failure

Regional

Mena startups raised $10.9 million in September

Investment in startups appears to be slowing for the first time this year with just $10.9 million* raised in fresh funding in September....

investments

Sudan

Flex: Delivering a technological revolution in Sudan

In less than 20 years, Sudan has experienced a civil war resulting in the cession of South Sudan, uprisings that led to the ouster of...

Last mile delivery Last mile Flex

Regional

Why we need website builders in Arabic

Selina Bieber is the senior regional director for Mena and Turkey at GoDaddy Although digital transformation has been a crucial...

GoDaddy Arabic digital content

U.A.E

Adopting a blended learning approach for the future

Jamal Al Jassmi is the general manager at Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies (EIBFS) As the world resets to...

EdTech

Regional

How do you create customer loyalty online?

Niranjan Gidwani is a consultant and the former chief executive officer at Eros Group Dubai This topic deals with how crucial it is to...

E-commerce

Iraq

The angel network looking to support Iraq's startup ecosystem

Early-stage funding has long remained an issue facing startups in the Middle East. The pandemic has further exacerbated the issue with some...

KAPITA Angel Investment

Global

The rise and risk of private digital currencies

Monica Singer is the South Africa lead at ConsenSys, a US-based blockchain software technology company I am concerned that central banks...

digital currency ConsenSys

Regional

Future of mobility: Rise in private vehicle demand

This is the fourth part in a series of features examining the impact of Covid-19 on the region's transport and mobility...

mobility car rental car share

Saudi Arabia

Igniting innovation to spur Saudi Arabia’s economic growth

BIAC, a subsidiary of the Saudi Technology Development and Investment Company (TAQNIA), wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF),...

BIAC accelerator

Turkey

Tarfin closes Series A round with participation from Wamda

Tarfin, the agriculture fintech startup based in Turkey, has raised $5 million in its Series A investment round with participation from...

agritech Tarfin

Lebanon

Berytech to invest in Lebanese green startups

Lebanon-based Berytech, in partnership with the EU-funded Green Impact MED Project (GIMED), has launched a green applied research and...

Green entrepreneurs Berytech

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