#Fintech
FlexxPay is currently available in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, and will be launched in Bahrain next month
The funding will enable the startup to grow its share in existing markets, ramp up international expansion, as well as expand its fintech offering
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Young and digitally savvy populations across the Middle East and Africa region are key to long-term growth outlook
The UAE, Egypt and Saudi Arabia accounted for 68 per cent of the total deals disclosed in 2020
Digitisation is underway and accelerating in the Middle East – but what are the key technologies being deployed?
The 26 stocks recommended over the past five months have seen stellar returns, states entrepreneur and investor Shailesh Dash, who shares his market perspective in this monthly column
As societies adopt more digital payment tools, it is important to bring along the 25 million locally who are still living in cash mode
Furnishings retailer partners with Dubai-based buy-now-pay-later platform Tabby
The fintech sector is booming – supported in part by the Covid-19 pandemic – and Northern Ireland offers regional businesses a great platform for growth
Tasweya offers a platform for auto-reconciliation of statements of accounts
Few investments make a more compelling case than fintech in the current economic climate, opines entrepreneur and investor Shailesh Dash
Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai and Riyadh named MENA’s top fintech ecosystems by Startup Genome
Fintechs should delegate infrastructure management to the cloud and focus on business development
The agreement provides a framework for information sharing, and will facilitate the movement of startups and transfer of knowledge and talent
Startups benefit from access to industry experts, mentors and partner organisations
Financial institutions across more than 45 countries already use RippleNet
UAE expected to attract $2.5bn in investment into fintech by 2022
The fund will invest in tech startups across sectors including fintech, healthtech and edutech
Xare allows users share access to their account and credit card with friends and family
ASPIRE hopes to reach 5,000 participants in the next 12 months
Gulf Business talks to Wissam Khoury, head of international at Finastra, on the state of Open Banking in the GCC
Traditional lenders and fintech players can grow simultaneously, offering customers a myriad of services
Fintech transactions in the kingdom amounted to over $20bn by the end of 2019
While the pandemic may have rattled industries, the regional startup ecosystem remains resilient
Azure to serve as native cloud infrastructure for Mastercard Labs’ R&D efforts
FinTech ranked first in the region for deals ahead of e-commerce and transport and logistics
Jiaozi Fintech Dreamworks and DIFC will collaborate on key sectors such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, big data and cloud computing
Regional fintech startups hold tremendous room for growth
As Covid-enforced social distancing measures became commonplace, Bahrainis turned increasingly online to conduct financial services