Wamda

U.A.E

UAE-based fintech TWIG raises seven-figure pre-Seed round

UAE-based fintech TWIG has secured an undisclosed pre-Seed round "exceeding $1 million", backed by Phoenician VC, MMK Capital,...

TWIG Fintech DIFC

U.A.E

DIFC launches Open Finance Lab

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has launched the Open Finance Lab, a six-month programme designed to promote financial...

DIFC

U.A.E

Dubai launches $100 million debt fund to finance startups

Dubai has launched a Dh370 million ($100.7 million) VC debt fund to finance startups and fuel their global expansion. The Venture Debt...

venture debt fund Dubai DIFC

U.A.E

DIFC launches venture studio platform to develop fintech in Dubai

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has announced the launch of a venture studio platform “Studio Launchpad” ...

DIFC Studio Launchpad

U.A.E

DIFC’s Innovation Hub to support Dubai’s future economic growth

Source: WAM The innovation mandate has expanded for the Dubai International Financial Centre, DIFC, the leading global financial centre...

DIFC Fintech MEASA

U.A.E

DIFC invests in four fintech startups

Source:Techradar Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), an international business hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia...

DIFC Fintech

U.A.E

A case for Dubai as a fintech hub

Salmaan Jaffery is the chief business development officer at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Authority This is an...

DIFC Fintech Hive Fintech

U.A.E

DIFC launches $10 million fintech fund

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has launched a $10 million Fintech Fund and has appointed both Wamda Capital and Middle East...

Fintech DIFC Wamda Capital

U.A.E

Fintech Hive to partner with Hong Kong's Cyberport

Dubai’s Fintech Hive is set to partner with Hong Kong’s technology hub, Cyberport, to enable financial technology (fintech)...

Fintech Hong Kong Fintech Hive

U.A.E

WeInvest sets sights on UAE

Source: Finextra WeInvest, a Singapore-based digital wealth services and robo-advisory firm, announced today its expansion will be into...

Fintech Hive DIFC

U.A.E

DIFC and MEVP sign agreement to strengthen regional technology venture capital ecosystem

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), one of the leading international financial hubs in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia...

uae DIFC MEVP

Regional

Investor Day - FinTech Hive

FinTech Hive at DIFC, the first-of-its-kind accelerator in the region, features 11 finalists and brings together an emerging generation of...

Fintech Fintech Hive DIFC

Regional

Global Financial Forum

The global financial crisis happened nearly a decade ago, yet economic growth in developed markets has been lacklustre ever since. Many...

Dubai DIFC finance

U.A.E

Precinct Partners launches to provide patient capital to entrepreneurs

Precinct Partners Holding Limited (‘Precinct Partners’) has launched at the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) to...

precinct partners fund patient capital

U.A.E

Fintech Hive at DIFC launched inaugural accelerator program

Fintech Hive at DIFC announced today the commencement its inaugural accelerator program. The program features 11...

uae Fintech Hive at DIFC Fintech

U.A.E

Watch as the UAE fintech community grows

The UAE is steadily growing as a home to fintech startups creating a transformation in various areas of the region’s finance...

Fintech Startup Weekend uae

Can Casablanca recreate the success of Dubai's financial center?

This article has been crossposted with Knowledge@Wharton. The United Arab Emirates brings to mind opulent luxury: the seven-star Burj...

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