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Team of payments veterans launch a cryptocurrency startup based on Ethereum

A team of payments veterans announced today the launch of a new cryptocurrency startup based on Ethereum: Verify, planning and ICO in...

Payfort Verify Bitcoin

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Curiositas Masterclass Abu Dhabi

For the first time in the region, a comprehensive financial, legal and technical analysis of the disruptive impact of blockchain on...

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Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival

Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival will bring together the some of the best and brightest of the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem, to...

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DAFZA launches first regional ecommerce free zone Dubai CommerCity

H.H. Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman of the Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA), launched 'Dubai CommerCity,' an...

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Marriott Hotels announces shortlist for TestBED programme in Middle East and Africa

After launching its TestBED programme in partnership with Wamda in the Middle East and Africa region for the first time in September this...

Marriott TestBED MEA Travel sector

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The Cybersecurity Leaders Forum

Recharge your professional relationships at The Cybersecurity Leaders Forum: the premium gathering for senior ICT executives in the...

cybersecurity forum uae

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Abu Dhabi Global Market announces fintech innovation center and partnership with Plug and Play

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, announced two initiatives at the FinTech Abu Dhabi...

ADGM Fintech Plug and Play

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Your iPhone 7 can feed 200 refugees

Melltoo, a no-meetup classifieds startup based in the UAE, launched this month “Impacter by Melltoo", an initiative to...

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UAE digital health startup raises $4M in seed funding

Health at Hand, the newly launched Dubai-based patient to doctor video consultation platform, has now raised more than $4 million...

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Mastercard and Abu Dhabi Global Market collaborate to accelerate fintech ecosystem development

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), an international financial center, and Mastercard Asia/Pacific Pte Ltd, a leading technology company in the...

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54 hours challenge to build 8 startups in Ras Al Khaimah

The first startup incubator in Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) was inaugurated last Thursday at Julfar Towers, in the presence of H.E. Sheikh...

Ras Al Khaimah RAK Startup Weekend

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Precinct Partners launches to provide patient capital to entrepreneurs

Precinct Partners Holding Limited (‘Precinct Partners’) has launched at the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) to...

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Jordan

Reasons behind the mushrooming of electric cars on Jordan’s roads [Q&A]

In 2016, electric car sales hit a new record with over 750,000 sales worldwide. The same year also witnessed the highest number of electric...

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Highlights you might have missed at GITEX Future Stars

GITEX Technology Week hosted its 37th annual electronics and technology conference and trade show this week, connecting the MENA region to...

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Dubai Startup Hub launches program to facilitate partnerships between startups and corporations

Dubai Startup Hub, an initiative of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has launched its Market Access program during the GITEX...

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‘The Trip’ is bringing outdoor cycling indoors with VR

The hype around crossfit is only one example of the increasing need for alternative fitness. However, even this trendy new workout style...

VR The Trip Sports

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How family traditions inspired a jewelry business

Emirati Salama Mohamed started her pearl business inspired by the roots of her family. Her late grandfather, Mosa Al Qubaisi, was a...

uae Pearls jewelry

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This after school activities marketplace is using bitcoins to go global

Unlike loaded school days, which fall heavy and stressful on little ones’ shoulders, extracurricular activities, will help them...

Afterschool.ae Kids activities Bitcoin

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UAE dental app Udenz raised $200,000 in crowdinvesting

Udenz, a Dubai-based app that offers dental services for both users and dentists, has raised $203,000 with 33 investors from 10...

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First class of Ethereum blockchain developers to graduate from Dubai’s ConsenSys Academy

ConsenSys Academy has announced its first developer program class of 150+ blockchain developers, including 25 participants from the United...

Smart Dubai ethereum Blockchain

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What I know about running a profitable company: NOW Money’s Ian Dillon

Ian Dillon and Katherine Budd were university mates before cofounding NOW Money, a fintech platform that delivers banking services to the...

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Fintech Abu Dhabi 2017

FinTech Abu Dhabi will be taking place on October 22-23 in Abu Dhabi, in order to enable startups to access industry-leading solutions that...

uae abu dhabi Fintech

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Create@ Alibaba Cloud Dubai Finals

Create@ Alibaba Cloud is a global program focused on accelerating business success for startups. This year, the MEA regional...

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MEVP invests in online travel company Wego

MEVP, a leading venture capital firm focusing on the MENA invested in Wego, one of the largest online travel marketplaces across the MENA...

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