Regional From pearl trade to e-wallets: The rise of digital payments in the GCC Dalal Buhejji is the director of business development, financial services at the Bahrain Economic Development Board At the turn of... Thought Leadership • 23 December, 2020 banking digital wallet
Regional What is driving the growth of buy now pay later? Before the emergence of online shopping, there were shopping catalogues, published and distributed by retailers who offered everything from... Triska Hamid • 21 December, 2020 BNPL Tabby
Regional A look at the subscriptions-based economy in the Middle East Digitisation has become the mainstay of the coronavirus pandemic, shifting both consumer and business behaviour. Amid this trend, the... Wamda • 17 December, 2020 subscription SubsBase
U.A.E Is open banking the answer to boosting the UAE property market? Michael Hunter is the co-founder of Holo Open banking is a term we have been hearing a lot over the past three years, since the... Thought Leadership • 16 December, 2020 Fintech Open banking
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
Regional Mena startups raised $37 million in November When Yahaal announced its Series A round, we expected investments to exceed $60 million in November, but a correction from the company... Wamda • 10 December, 2020 Investment
U.A.E Facing new realities at Gitex 2020 Gitex is usually one of the biggest events that takes place in the Middle East region, typically attracting more than 100,000 delegates... Triska Hamid • 09 December, 2020 GITEX
Regional Where will the next wave of innovation come from? Dr Vikas Nand Kumar Batheja is the co-founder and director of Capital College in Dubai The global pandemic has created panic,... Thought Leadership • 07 December, 2020 Innovation
U.A.E Outlining Sharjah's approach to entrepreneurship Najla Al-Midfa is the CEO of Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre (Sheraa) Entrepreneurship is essential to building a strong... Thought Leadership • 03 December, 2020 sharjah Sheraa
Saudi Arabia The Saudi accelerator removing roadblocks for women By May Rostom For reasons ranging from cultural or self-imposed barriers to age-old beliefs, sex-role stereotyping has proved one of the... Middle East Exchange • 02 December, 2020 accelerator
Regional The regional tussle for startups: Is Dubai at risk of being overtaken? [part two] As outlined in the first part of this feature, startups have become a fundamental pillar of the economy, a means not only for innovation,... Triska Hamid • 30 November, 2020 Ecosystem Dubai abu dhabi
U.A.E Why successful companies view learning as a boardroom priority Anthony Tattersall is the vice president of Europe Middle East and Africa at Coursera Business in the UAE has traditionally been... Thought Leadership • 26 November, 2020 online learning
Regional Why Ireland is taking an interest in the UAE's cleantech sector The UAE government is determined to become a regional hub for clean energy development and production, encouraging the adoption and... Dunya Hassanein • 24 November, 2020 Cleantech Ireland
U.A.E You need to focus on the problem to succeed Ayman Alashkar, is the founder of UAE-based proptech startup OVERWRITE.ai We entered 2020 like... Thought Leadership • 23 November, 2020 Advice
Global How did a high school dropout become a billionaire? The school dropout who becomes a successful entrepreneur seems like a typical Silicon Valley success story, but where the likes of Bill... Wamda • 22 November, 2020 NikhilKamath Zerodha
Regional A glimpse into the Careem Mafia When Uber acquired Careem in March 2019 for $3.1 billion, the exit was significant not only for the size of the deal, but for its ripple... Wamda • 19 November, 2020 Careeem Careem Mafia
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