Embedded finance platform NymCard has raised $33 million to extend its MENA region presence. The company’s Series B round, announced Wednesday (March 19), was led by QED Investors, and...
Mastercard has expanded two partnerships in the Middle East. These include a partnership with Emirates NBD, a banking group in the Middle East, North Africa...
Visa and spend management solution provider Qashio have partnered to launch a B2B travel payments solution in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Middle East and...
UAE-based startup CredibleX has raised $55 million in a seed round to grow and broaden its embedded finance solutions for small- to medium-sized business (SMBs). The...
Mastercard has joined forces with Fundbot, a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based supply chain financing FinTech. The collaboration, announced in a news release Thursday (Nov. 21),...
Bahrain, an archipelago nation of 1.5 million people, is emerging as an unlikely leader in the artificial intelligence race in the Middle East. Bahrain’s push...
New research is shedding light on how artificial intelligence language models handle multiple languages, a capability with potential implications for global commerce. African tech firms...
Financial services enabler Paymob raised another $22 million to expand its offering in its core market of Egypt and its newer markets in Gulf Cooperation...
Saudi financial services startup barq will leverage Mastercard Gateway technology to expand the range of payment acceptance solutions it offers to merchants and consumers. The startup’s partnership...