Wamda

Egypt

HEDG raises six-figure pre-Seed round

Egypt-based fintech HEDG has raised a six-figure pre-Seed funding round from undisclosed investors based in Egypt and Saudi...

HEDG Fintech

Regional

How are changing market conditions in Mena impacting BNPL?

The momentum realised in the buy now, pay later (BNPL) e-commerce space has also carried over to brick-and-mortar sales. The shifting...

BNPL

U.A.E

Maly secures $1.6 million pre-Seed to speed up GCC expansion plans

UAE-based fintech MALY has raised $1.6 million in pre-Seed funding from a group of regional angel investors. Established in 2022 by Mo...

Maly Fintech

Regional

How do Mena merchants view buy now pay later?

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) has quickly established itself as a popular go-to financing option for online shoppers as well as retailers, with...

BNPL Tabby Tamara

U.A.E

BitOasis secures new investment from CoinDCX and Wamda Capital

UAE-based cryptocurrency exchange platform BitOasis has raised new investment from CoinDCX, India’s highest valued crypto...

Bit Oasis Cryptocurrencies crypto

Jordan

Numa: bridging the fintech gap for freelancers

Any company familiar with freelancers in the Arab world will know how difficult it can be to pay them. Many remain unbanked and still opt...

NUMA banking neobank

U.A.E

Mubadala leads $76 million in debt, equity funding for Nigeria’s Moove

UAE sovereign investor Mubadala Investment Company has led a $76 million in equity and debt financing for Nigeria-based mobility fintech...

Mubadala Investment Company Moove mobility

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s Wadaie raises pre-Seed funding

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Wadaie has secured a pre-Seed funding round led by RZM Investments, along with Bunat Ventures and other Saudi...

Wadaie RZM Investments Bunat Ventures

Regional

Where does the next level of innovation lie in Mena’s insurtech sector? [part two]

This is the second in a two-part series on the insurtech space in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena). The first part can be found...

Insurtech Insurance

Regional

Insurtech: the interplay between insurance companies and startups [part one]

This is the first in a two-part series looking at the growth of insurtech in Mena. The second part can be found here. Insurance is one...

Insurtech Insurance

Egypt

Egypt’s Flash raises $6 million Seed round

Egypt-based fintech Flash has completed a $6 million Seed round led by Addition with participation from Flourish Ventures and other...

Flash Fintech Addition

Egypt

Egyptian fintech Menthum raises pre-Seed funding

Egypt-based fintech Menthum has raised pre-Seed funding from Acasia Ventures, along with A15 and other angel investors. Founded...

Menthum Acasia Ventures A15

Egypt

Egypt’s Masroofi raises $1.5 million

Egypt-based fintech Masroofi, has closed a $1.5 million investment round from undisclosed investors. Founded in 2022 by Mostafa...

Masroofi Fintech

Oman

UzOman invests in ZOOD

UzOman, a joint investment fund between Omani and Uzbek Sovereign Wealth Funds, has invested an undisclosed amount in Switzerland-based...

UzOman Zood

U.A.E

NymCard acquires Spotii

UAE-based fintech NymCard has acquired Spotii, a buy now pay later startup that was initially acquired by Australia's...

Spotii NymCard Exit

Oman

Oman’s Sharakah joins Beehive’s board as new investor

Oman-based SME developer company Sharakah has come on board with UAE-based fintech Beehive as a new investor. The new partnership will...

beehive Sharakah

U.A.E

Tabby closes new round, upsizes debt facility to $350 million

UAE-based fintech Tabby has upsized its debt facility to $350 million after closing a new financing round led by San Francisco-based...

Tabby Fintech BNPL

Saudi Arabia

Saudi fintech Wosul raises $3.2 million

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Wosul Payments has raised a $3.2 million Seed round led by Khalab’s company along with a group of angel...

Wosul Fintech وصول

U.A.E

UAE-based fintech TWIG raises seven-figure pre-Seed round

UAE-based fintech TWIG has secured an undisclosed pre-Seed round "exceeding $1 million", backed by Phoenician VC, MMK Capital,...

TWIG Fintech DIFC

Jordan

JoPACC launches fintech incubator in Jordan

The Jordan Payments and Clearing Company (JoPACC) has launched the JOIN Fincubator, a fintech incubator that will support the...

JoPACC Rainmaking Join Incubator

Egypt

Acasia Ventures leads Balad’s seven-figure pre-Seed round

Egypt-based fintech Balad has raised a seven-figure pre-Seed round led by Acasia Ventures. Other investors in the round included Launch...

Acasia Ventures Balad Fintech

U.A.E

e& enterprise acquires majority stake in Beehive

UAE-based “e& enterprise” has acquired a majority stake in the UAE’s crowdfunding platform Beehive, for a...

e& enterprise beehive Crowdfunding

Bahrain

Tarabut Gateway closes $32 million Series A round

Bahrain-founded and UAE-based fintech Tarabut Gateway has closed a $32 million Series A round, led by Pinnacle Capital, with...

Saudi Arabia

Saudi fintech Hakbah closes $2 million pre-Series A round

Saudi Arabia-based fintech Hakbah has closed a $2 million pre-Series A funding round, financed by Global Ventures and Aditum Investment...

Hakbah Fintech Global Ventures

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