Regional How e-wallets transform the way we Pay An article by Ahmed Wahdan, the Marketing Lead at Ezra, a leading micro-lending fintech company. Providing the power to pay at the touch... Thought Leadership • 18 April, 2024 oped financial inclusion e-wallet
Regional Savings: The app rewarding the masses Over the past few years, several startups catering to the unbanked have emerged, targeting those who wish to gain access to basic financial... Triska Hamid • 21 November, 2022 Savings app financial inclusion loyalty
Global Social impact: The neglected child of crypto Following the collapse of US-based crypto exchange platform FTX, the future and stability of crypto has come into question once again.... Thought Leadership • 17 November, 2022 Cryptocurrencies Bitcoin Sustainability
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia’s anb invests in Cashee’s Series A round Saudi Arabia-based bank anb has participated in UAE-based fintech Cashee’s Series A round. The amount invested was not... News • 09 October, 2022 Cashee ANB financial inclusion
Palestine Fintech: A force for financial inclusion in Palestine Majd Zghyer is the strategy officer at uMake, an entrepreneurship support organisation (ESO) based in Ramallah, Palestine. This year has... Thought Leadership • 27 December, 2021 Fintech financial inclusion
Egypt Egyptian fintech Kashat raises $1.75 million Bridge round Egypt-based fintech Kashat has raised $1.75 million in a Bridge funding round, led by Launch Africa, with the participation of several... News • 12 September, 2021 Kashat Fintech financial inclusion
Regional Want economic prosperity? Help women become more financially capable Dina Alnabulsi is a business analyst at Globitel, a Jordan-based telecommunications company Financial exclusion is a universal issue,... Dina Alnabulsi • 22 July, 2021 financial inclusion Women empowerment
U.A.E Wamda participates in Now Money's $7 million round Wamda has participated in UAE-based NOW Money's $7 million funding round which was led by Anthemis Exponential Ventures. The round also... Wamda • 29 March, 2021 now money financial inclusion
Regional Why we need to consider the financial inclusion of children The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) defines financial literacy or financial capability as a combination of... Dina Alnabulsi • 04 March, 2021 financial inclusion
Global Prepaid is the future of financial inclusion Rupert Shaw is the chief commercial officer at Ding, a mobile top up and airtime transfer company based in Ireland Among all the... Thought Leadership • 28 February, 2021 financial inclusion
Global What can Mena learn from the African experience in fintech? Mahmood Ahmadu is the chairman of Innovate 1 Pay, a Nigerian financial technology (fintech) company established in 2012, providing online... Thought Leadership • 21 February, 2021 Fintech financial inclusion africa
Saudi Arabia Hakbah app raises $1.2 million seed Saudi Arabia-based financial technology (fintech) startup Hakbah, has raised $1.2 million (SAR 4.5 million) in its seed round. Founded... Dunya Hassanein • 25 January, 2021 Hakbah ROSCA financial inclusion
U.A.E A cashless society in the UAE cannot happen without financial inclusion Anouar Bourakkadi Idrissi is the CEO of Edenred UAE At the onset of 2020, implementation of the wide-scale lockdown and social... Thought Leadership • 14 December, 2020 Fintech financial inclusion cashless
U.A.E Hubpay raises seed investment UAE-based Hubpay, a digital wallet for remittances has announced its seed round led by US venture capital firm, Signal Peak Ventures,... News • 20 April, 2020 Fintech financial inclusion hubpay
U.A.E Rise raises investment from MEVP Dubai-based financial technology (fintech) startup Rise, has raised an investment round led by Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) in... News • 23 March, 2020 Rise MEVP Fintech