It was announced that one of the UAE’s leading institutional investors EDB aka The Emirates Development Bank has signed an agreement with the country’s first peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform, Beehive. While allocating just over $8M which is roughly AED 30M in funding for the platform to distribute to creditworthy...
It was announced by Jahez International Company for Information Technology (Jahez) that the arrangement of HSBC Saudi Arabia as the Sole Financial Advisor and Global Coordinator for its possible first sale of stock (IPO) on the Saudi Exchange's Nomu - Parallel Market. Jahez is a local Saudi business that...
The UK-based ride-hailing application UVA is dispatching its expansion in Egypt next month and is set to mix rivalry in the nation's ride-share market. The platform was established by Ibrahim Aldaajani, UVA flaunts a set-value highlight in requesting a ride through their application, vowing to take out unnecessary charges...
After the initial first successful first run, Google has reported the second round of its Startups Accelerator program for the MENA region and that’s not all. Chosen new companies will be combined with pertinent specialists from Google and the business everywhere to help tackle recognized issues. Partaking new companies...
It was announced today that the popular Kuwaiti beauty eCommerce platform Boutiqaat has been freed from the money laundering case they’ve been fighting against. The entire case was dismissed after finding pretty much no evidence of any illegal activities regarding money laundering by the public prosecution. They’ve been under...
Khazna, the popular fintech platform from Egypt has been selected to compete in the inaugural edition of the Last Mile MOney Accelerator program which is managed by IDEO. ANd it’s directly funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Khazna has an inclusive financial technology with a goal to enhance...
The MCIT aka Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has teamed up with the Raed Ventures Investment Fund for the Riyadh Techstars Accelerator program. The program was established back in May and will proceed in the same region for about 4 months. The Riyadh Techstars Accelerator program...
Amazon’s payment processing service in the MENA region, Amazon Payment Services has announced some changes about waiving all fees for the new businesses. Their aim is to benefit from the services that come with it in Egypt. Amazon Payment Services will postpone their services on accounts and support fees...
The KSA-based cloud POS platform Prexle helps retail store owners including clothing shops, electronics, and even grocery stores to manage their customers, discounts, purchase orders, and manage their inventories simultaneously. The platform also allows to manage and generate reports on taxes, sales and inventories as well. This startup was...
The Nuwa Capital, a Gulf venture capital fund has announced their first close debut fund of $75 million pretty much after a year of their lunch. This Dubai and Riyadh-based capital fund also known as ‘Nuwa Ventures Fund I’ (NVFI) has become one of the largest ones in the...
