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Jordan

UAE-based fintech Ziina set to expand to Jordan

UAE-based fintech Ziina will extend its services to Jordan. Founded in 2020 by Faisal Toukan and Sarah Toukan, Ziina helps...

Fintech Ziina

U.A.E

UAE’s Tabby expands to Egypt

UAE-based fintech Tabby has expanded to Egypt, announcing partnerships with several retailers to offer shoppers the chance to pay for...

Tabby BNPL

U.A.E

Neobank Zywa raises $3 million Seed round

UAE-based neobank Zywa, has raised $3 million in a Seed round from Goodwater Capital, Dubai Future District Fund, Rebel Fund, Trampoline...

Fintech neo banking Zywa

Saudi Arabia

Tamara raises $100 million Series B round

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Tamara has raised $100 million in a Series B equity round from investors including Sanabil Investments,...

Tamara BNPL

Regional

Can restaurant payment startups survive the market slowdown and rise in food costs?

There is a popular chain of Italian restaurants in Europe that is owned and operated by a French company that kickstarted a revolution in...

foodtech ChatFood Eat App

U.A.E

BNPL Tabby secures $150 million credit facility

UAE-based fintech Tabby, has secured $150 million in debt financing from Atalaya Capital Management and existing investor Partners for...

Tabby BNPL Fintech

Regional

What is the state of open banking regulations in Mena today?

Abdulla Almoayed is the founder and CEO of Tarabut Gateway, an open banking startup headquartered in the UAE The tide of open banking...

Open banking Tarabut Gateway

Regional

Has the buy now pay later slump reached Mena?

The hype around buy now pay later (BNPL) around the world has waned. Sweden’s Klarna, which last year was Europe’s most...

Buy now pay later

Sudan

Sudanese fintech Bloom raises $6.5 million Seed round

Sudan-based fintech Bloom, has raised a $6.5 million Seed round from Visa, Y Combinator, US-based VCs Global Founders Capital (GFC) and...

Bloom Fintech Visa

Global

What is yield farming in DeFi?

Charlie Martin is the head of operations at Gro, a decentralised finance platform based in the UK. Prior to Gro, he started his career in...

DeFi cryptocurrency

Global

Will the crypto crash derail the next web revolution?

Richard Waters and Hannah Murphy in San Francisco and Scott Chipolina in London Ethan Buchman, co-founder of blockchain network Cosmos,...

cryptocurrency Blockchain Web 3.0

Tunisia

Tunisia’s Paymee raises six-figure round led by P1 Ventures

Tunisia-based fintech Paymee, has closed a six-figure funding round led by P1 Ventures. Founded in 2018 by Marwen Amamou, Paymee...

Paymee P1 Ventures Fintech

Global

African growth promise tempts investors

By Joseph Cotterill A list of Africa’s fastest-growing companies that is topped by Kenyan tech disrupters, South African...

africa

U.A.E

Digital banking YAP raises $41 million in funding

UAE-based fintech YAP, has raised $41 million in funding from Saudi Arabia's Aljazira Capital, Abu Dawood Group, Astra Group and...

YAP digital bank

Global

Fintechs face reckoning as easy money dries up

By Imani Moise, Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan and Joshua Oliver As a wave of fintechs rode successive funding rounds to ever-higher...

Fintech

Egypt

MNT-Halan acquires Talabeyah for undisclosed amount

Egypt-based fintech MNT-Halan has acquired B2B e-commerce platform Talabeyah for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 2017 by Mounir...

MNT-Halan Talabeyah FMCG

Egypt

valU sells minority stake to Alhokair family

Egypt-based fintech valU has sold a minority stake of 4.99 per cent to members of Saudi Arabia’s Alhokair family for $12.4...

valu Alhokair EFG Hermes

Qatar

Qatari fintech CWallet raises $875,000 pre-Series A round

Qatar-based fintech CWallet has raised $875,000 in a pre-Series A round led by MBK Holding with participation from Angels.qa, and other...

cwallet MBK Holding W.L.L

Egypt

The Cairo Angels invests in Nigerian fintech CredPal

Egypt-based VC fund The Cairo Angels Syndicate Fund (CASF) has invested an unknown amount in the Nigerian fintech CredPal, which is...

CredPal Cairo Angles CASF

Regional

How to create a fintech startup that will thrive

Kartik Taneja is the executive vice president, head of payments at Mashreq Bank Fintech startups are becoming increasingly...

Mashreq Fintech

U.A.E

UAE fintech NymCard raises $22.5 million

UAE-based Banking as-a-Service (BaaS) provider NymCard, has raised $22.5 million in a venture round, led by DisruptAD, Reciprocal...

NymCard DisruptAD Baas

Egypt

valU expands to Saudi market through partnership with Alhokair

Egypt-based fintech valU, has extended its services to Saudi Arabia through a partnership with FAS Labs, owned by Fawaz Abdulaziz...

valu BNPL Alhokair

Global

Can buy now, pay later survive the cost of living crisis?

By Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan When Julie first turned to buy now, pay later schemes in January, it seemed an obvious choice to...

Buy now pay later BNPL Klarna

Saudi Arabia

Hyperpay raises $36.7 million led by Mastercard

KSA-based fintech HyperPay has raised $36.7 million in a funding round led by Mastercard, with participation from Amwal Capital Partners...

hyperpay MasterCard

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