Wamda

Morocco

Morocco’s fintech Yalla Xash raises $675,000

Morocco-based fintech startup Yalla Xash has raised MAD6 million ($675,000) from Maroc Numeric Fund II. Yalla Xash is a...

Yalla Xash Fintech

U.A.E

Postpay secures $10 million investment from AP Ventures and Afterpay

Dubai-based buy now pay later (BNPL) startup Postpay has secured $10 million in equity investment, led by AP Ventures and...

BNPL Postpay Fintech

U.A.E

UAE’s Cashee raises $1 million pre-Seed

UAE-based fintech startup Cashee raised a $1 million pre-Seed funding round. Founded by Smeetha Ghosh and Brad Whittfield, Cashee...

Cashee EdTech Fintech

Saudi Arabia

Saudi fintech Tweeq closes funding round led by STV, Raed Ventures

Riyadh-based fintech platform Tweeq has raised an undisclosed funding round, co-led by STV and Raed Ventures. Founded in 2020 by...

Fintech Tweeq

Regional

An evolving landscape: The state of open banking regulations in Mena

Abdulla Almoayed is the founder and CEO of open banking platform Tarabut Gateway. Here, he discusses how government regulations are shaping...

Fintech Open banking Regulations

Saudi Arabia

Can Saudi Arabia become the region's fintech frontrunner?

When Tamara announced it had raised $110 million for its Series A back in April, it sent a wave of awe across the region. Not only was this...

Fintech

Egypt

MoneyHash raises six-figure pre-Seed round

Egypt and US-based fintech MoneyHash has raised an undisclosed amount (six-figures) in a pre-Seed round led by COTU Ventures with...

Fintech MoneyHash COTU Ventures

Qatar

Qatar fintech Dibsy raises $300,000 in pre-Seed round

Qatar-based fintech startup Dibsy has raised $300,000 in a pre-Seed funding round, led by Salem Khalaf Al Mannai with participation...

Fintech Dibsy

Saudi Arabia

NearPay raises $2.1 million pre-Seed investment

Saudi Arabia-based fintech NearPay, has raised SAR8 million ($2.1 million) pre-Seed investment from a group of angel...

Fintech NearPay pre seed

Egypt

Telda raises $5 million pre-Seed round led by Sequoia Capital

Egypt-based fintech startup Telda, has raised a $5 million pre-Seed round, led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from Global...

Telda Fintech Gen Z

U.A.E

Foloosi raises $2 million in pre-Series A

UAE-based fintech startup Foloosi, has raised a $2 million (AED 7.4 million) pre-Series A funding round from Abu Dhabi-based angel...

Foloosi Fintech pre-Series A

Qatar

SkipCash raises $2 million seed round

Qatar-based fintech platform SkipCash, has raised a $2 million (QAR 7 million) seed round from a group of private local investors. The...

Fintech SkipCash seed

Tunisia

Expensya raises $20 million

Tunisia-based B2B expenses management solution Expensya, has raised a $20 million round from MAIF Avenir and Silicon Badia, with...

Expansya Fintech SAAS

U.A.E

Trade Capital raises Series A funding round

UAE-based fintech startup, Trade Capital Partners (TCP), has raised a Series A funding round, led by Modus Capital, with participation...

TradeCapital Fintech Series A

Egypt

Kashat raises investment from Cairo Angels

The Cairo Angels has invested in Egypt-based FinTech startup Kashat. The amount invested was not disclosed but the angel network claims...

Kashat cairo angels Egypt

Global

BECO Capital and Global Ventures participate in US-based Tribal Credit's $34.3 million Series A round

Source: Pymnts Silicon Valley FinTech startup Tribal Credit closed a $34.3 million Series A funding round led by QED Investors...

Tribal credit Fintech BECO Capital

Saudi Arabia

Wamda participates in Hala’s $6.5 million Series A round

Wamda has invested in Saudi Arabia-based fintech Hala, participating in its $6.5 million Series A round. Other investors in the round...

Hala Fintech wamda

Saudi Arabia

Wafeer closes pre-Seed funding round led by Nama Ventures

Saudi-Arabia based fintech startup Wafeer, has raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-Seed funding round led by Nama Ventures, with...

Wafeer Fintech pre-Seed

U.A.E

baraka launches trading app after raising $1 million

UAE-based fintech baraka is launching its commission-free mobile trading platform following a $1 million pre-Seed funding round led by...

Fintech pre-Seed

U.A.E

Startupbootcamp Fintech Dubai graduates 11 startups

Startupbootcamp Fintech Dubai has announced the graduation of its third cohort of 11 startups. These startups included: UK-based...

Startupbootcamp Fintech Dubai acceleration Fintech

Bahrain

Tarabut Gateway raises $13 million

Bahrain-based open banking platform Tarabut Gateway has closed a seed funding round of $13 million, hailed to be the largest fintech seed...

Tarabut Gateway Fintech Seed funding

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...

Fintech financial inclusion africa

Saudi Arabia

Raqamyah raises $2.3 million investment

Saudi-based fintech peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform, Raqamyah, has secured a $2.3 million investment round led by Impact46 with...

Fintech Investment Impact46

Egypt

DFin Holding launches fintech-focused platform and venture debt fund

Egypt-based Digital Finance Holding (DFin Holding) has launched its fintech-focused platform aiming to build and finance the emerging...

DFin Holding Fintech venture debt fund

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