Regional The slow rise of neobanking in the Middle East This week’s biggest financial news came from Abu Dhabi after investment firm ADQ, the holding company for some of the biggest assets... Shaimaa El Nazer • 22 October, 2020 Fintech Open banking neo banking
Bahrain FinHub 973 launches to boost fintech sector in Mena The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) launched today FinHub 973, the first of its kind virtual fintech platform in the region, in collaboration... Shaimaa El Nazer • 20 October, 2020 Fintech digital transformation Regulations
Global How to communicate when crisis hits Sean Pattwell is the founder and CEO of CW8 Communications Covid-19 exposed a truth communications practitioners have long known: no... Thought Leadership • 20 October, 2020 PR PR strategy
Regional Just #askWamda: Our new online mentorship service Today we are launching #askWamda our virtual service for startups in need of mentorship or advice from the team. Over the past decade,... Wamda • 18 October, 2020 #askWamda
Regional How do you seize a market opportunity? Disaster for many evokes a sense of fear and danger and a desire to seek out safety and stability. But there are those who manage to seek... Wamda • 18 October, 2020 podcast
Global Should you hire a freelance workforce? Marwan Abdelaziz is the chief executive officer of Ureed.com Dell. Amazon. Xerox. SAP. What do these companies have in... Thought Leadership • 15 October, 2020 freelance Ureed
U.A.E Restaurant chain to cloud kitchen: Man'oushe Street's evolution to kaykroo Cloud kitchen and virtual brands operator kaykroo has launched today with 15 locations in the UAE following a $4 million pre-Series A... Triska Hamid • 13 October, 2020 cloud kitchen kaykroo
Bahrain Small business will be the engine of the Gulf’s post-lockdown recovery Pakiza Abdulrahman is the manager of Startup Business Development, Bahrain Economic Development Board Across the Gulf Cooperation... Thought Leadership • 11 October, 2020 Bahrain Economic Development Board
Global You are going to fail and that's OK Tarek Ghobar, founder of PointCheckout shares his experience of failing The startup world is like dancing around a huge minefield with... Thought Leadership • 08 October, 2020 Failure
Regional Mena startups raised $10.9 million in September Investment in startups appears to be slowing for the first time this year with just $10.9 million* raised in fresh funding in September.... Wamda • 07 October, 2020 investments
Sudan Flex: Delivering a technological revolution in Sudan In less than 20 years, Sudan has experienced a civil war resulting in the cession of South Sudan, uprisings that led to the ouster of... Dunya Hassanein • 06 October, 2020 Last mile delivery Last mile Flex
Regional Why we need website builders in Arabic Selina Bieber is the senior regional director for Mena and Turkey at GoDaddy Although digital transformation has been a crucial... Thought Leadership • 04 October, 2020 GoDaddy Arabic digital content
U.A.E Adopting a blended learning approach for the future Jamal Al Jassmi is the general manager at Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies (EIBFS) As the world resets to... Thought Leadership • 01 October, 2020 EdTech
Iraq The angel network looking to support Iraq's startup ecosystem Early-stage funding has long remained an issue facing startups in the Middle East. The pandemic has further exacerbated the issue with some... Dunya Hassanein • 29 September, 2020 KAPITA Angel Investment
Global The rise and risk of private digital currencies Monica Singer is the South Africa lead at ConsenSys, a US-based blockchain software technology company I am concerned that central banks... Thought Leadership • 27 September, 2020 digital currency ConsenSys
Regional Future of mobility: Rise in private vehicle demand This is the fourth part in a series of features examining the impact of Covid-19 on the region's transport and mobility... Dunya Hassanein • 23 September, 2020 mobility car rental car share
