Telr and Innovate Payments merge to boost e-commerce in global emerging markets Telr, the payment gateway for emerging markets based between Dubai and Singapore, has announced that it will merge with Innovate Payments,... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 08 September, 2014 innovate payments Telr Payment Gateways
The story behind Cairo's first coworking success Coworking spaces are no longer news for entrepreneurs in Egypt, but no one in Cairo did it before The District, which launched three years... Eman Mostafa • 08 September, 2014 TheDistrict Egypt Coworking Spaces
Diaspora key to making Lebanon more business friendly, says Nokia's Ramzi Haidamus In the early 1980s, at the age of 17, Ramzi Haidamus migrated from his war-ravaged home of Lebanon, leaving his family behind.... Anwar Aridi • 07 September, 2014 dolby ramzi haidamus world bank
Regional How do Arabic speakers use mobile apps? [Infographic] Last time we checked in, Khaled Swilat’s startup App Mahal, a search engine for Arabic apps, had 40,000 downloads, 39,000 of... Reine Farhat • 07 September, 2014 app mahal arabic infographic Infographic
Announcing the Mix N' Mentor Competition Amman finalist 1, 2, 3, startup! at Mix N' Mentor Amman. We’re ready to announce the winner of the Mix N’ Mentor Competition Amman edition: RedTroops, the ... Wamda • 07 September, 2014 mix n mentor competition redtroops I3zif
Starting up, getting acquired, and shutting down: GoNabit co-founder's advice on the entrepreneurial journey Yesterday, we published the first article based on an interview with Dan Stuart, the co-founder of the MENA’s first daily deals site, G... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 04 September, 2014 shutting down selling livingsocial
Iran Iran startup scene gears up with new startup accelerator Avatech A year ago, Mohsen Malayeri told us in a Wamda community post that the election of Iranian President Rouhani meant things were... Aline Mayard • 04 September, 2014 AvaTech iran accelerator
Online obituary service born in Egypt Given the extent to which the digital world has become an essential part of our everyday lives, many of the region’s industries have been f... Eman Mostafa • 04 September, 2014 obituary Egypt elwafeyat
Can smartphone tracking tools revitalize brick-and-mortar retail? Whether on a shopping mission or merely killing time before a meeting, your wandering around the shops has more of an impact that you... Lucy Knight • 03 September, 2014 Retail Analytics
Starting up, getting acquired, and shutting down: GoNabit co-founder's advice on the entrepreneurial journey In a startup ecosystem as young as the Arab region’s, there are only a few founders that have completed the full entrepreneurship cycle, f... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 03 September, 2014 livingsocial gonabit
Lebanon Lebanese youth benefit from Zoomaal funding Shhhhhhhhhh. It seems that the determination of youth in the Lebanese city of Tripoli is steadfast in the face of political and security... Lynn C • 03 September, 2014 Tripoli books Youth
Turkey’s Prisync has its eye on the Middle East The growth of e-commerce has brought with it a surge in the choice of products and suppliers at customers’ fingertips. It has never been e... Alexander Hawkes • 02 September, 2014 E-commerce turkey
'Tinder for trivia': SwypeOut, Lebanon's newest mobile game As the Arab world has become home to the world’s most active gamers, it has increasingly been eyed as a potential hotbed for game d... Stephanie Nour Prince • 02 September, 2014 SwypeOut lebanon
Wamda giveaway: win two Gold tickets for the Webit Congress 2014 in Istanbul UPDATE: The winners of the 2 Gold Tickets are Robert McGovern and Reem Boudraa. Congratulations! This year, we've partnered with Webit... Wamda • 02 September, 2014 Webit event istanbul
Regional New fund to offer support for creative coworking spaces in the MENA After working for several years on a global scale, international development organization Hivos is launching its first program to support... Maya Rahal • 02 September, 2014 creative industries Mideast Creatives co-working space
Egypt Can this app streamline medical care in the MENA? When ill or recovering from an illness or operation, a patient often finds themselves tied to the hospital where they have received their... Hanan Solayman • 01 September, 2014 Egypt Health nabda care
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