Mubadala, Abu Dhabi's prominent sovereign wealth fund, is reportedly in advanced discussions to significantly increase its investment in Revolut, the UK-based digital banking and payments powerhouse. The potential deal, valued at approximately US$100 million (£78 million), would see Mubadala acquire an additional stake in Revolut, which is now commanding...
The global payment company Stripe finally executed their expansion in the Middle East and was announced very recently. They’ve officially launched their platform in the UAE with their first office opening in the Dubai Internet City. The private beta of the company was already launched a couple of months...
DUBAI, UAE – Ruya, the pioneering digital Islamic bank, and Ignyte, the government-backed startup ecosystem, have officially forged a strategic partnership. This collaboration aims to accelerate innovation across the UAE by integrating Ruya’s Shari’ah-compliant digital banking expertise with Ignyte’s comprehensive support for entrepreneurs.
The UAE continues to lead the MENA...
Mamo, a Dubai-based Fintech and digital financial platform with different innovative features have brought $8M up in a Pre-Series A financing round. The round was led by Global Ventures, with interest from 4DX Ventures, AlRajhi Partners, Olive Tree Capital, and noticeable Fintech-centered Silicon Valley financial backers and that’s not...
UAE Fintech Startup Klaim Raises $26M to Transform Healthcare Payments
Klaim, a UAE-based healthcare fintech startup, has secured $26 million in funding to accelerate medical insurance claim payments. The funding includes $10 million in Series A equity and $16 million in debt financing. Saudi-based Mad’a Investment led the round, with...
Fawry, the Fintech giant and E-payment solution provider from Egypt has successfully managed to acquire shares in Brimore which is a social commerce marketplace. Their latest minority acquisition comes in a series of efforts by Fawry and it is valued at $1M. This particular acquisition will help Fawry to...
AlgoDriven, the UAE-based automotive data platform that has successfully managed to raise about $2M in its latest Series A funding round. The funding round was led by Global Ventures, the Dubai-based international VC, and recorded participation from Automotive Ventures, an Atlanta-based venture capital firm making their first international investment,...
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...
Under the oversight of the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), Saudi Payments reported the dispatch of Saudi Arabia's instant payment platform 'sarie' in collaboration with IBM and Mastercard and that makes it one of the fastest ways to make transactions in the region.
As of now, 'sarie' upholds all Saudi banks...
Amenli, the YC-backed startup has managed to attract a $2.3M seed round investment for providing insurance services across Egypt and that’s not all. The round had investment from several firms from both local and foreign. The investment firms include GFC, P1 Ventures, Liquid2 Ventures, Anim Fund with Costanoa VC,...
