MENA

Visa and Alaan Partner on Expense Management in Middle East
Visa and Alaan Partner on Expense Management in Middle East
March 28, 2024  |  Spend Management

Visa and Alaan have partnered to provide digital expense management solutions to businesses in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia. The companies’ five-year strategic alliance brings...

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Adyen and Cleeng Partner on Subscriber Retention Management in UAE
Adyen and Cleeng Partner on Subscriber Retention Management in UAE
March 26, 2024  |  Partnerships

Adyen and Cleeng have expanded their partnership into the United Arab Emirates (UAE) market. This expansion comes as Cleeng, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform for subscriber retention management (SRM)...

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How AI Investments Could Change the Middle East
How AI Investments Could Change the Middle East
March 25, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Saudi Arabia’s reported $40 billion artificial intelligence (AI) investment fund represents a leap to redefine the Middle East’s role in the global technology landscape.  The...

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Qashio and CredibleX Launch Business Financing Solution in MENA Region 
Qashio and CredibleX Launch Business Financing Solution in MENA Region 
January 08, 2024  |  Partnerships

Qashio and CredibleX have partnered on an initiative to provide financing to businesses in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.  The new Qashio Financing solution...

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Soum Raises $18 Million to Expand ReCommerce in MENA
Soum Raises $18 Million to Expand ReCommerce in MENA
December 20, 2023  |  eCommerce

ReCommerce platform Soum has raised $18 million to expand through the Middle East. The company, founded in Saudi Arabia in 2021, now hopes to extend its business into...

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BNPL Platform Tamara Becomes Saudi Arabia’s First FinTech Unicorn
BNPL Platform Tamara Becomes Saudi Arabia’s First FinTech Unicorn
December 18, 2023  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Saudi Arabia-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Tamara has become that nation’s first unicorn. The company announced Monday (Dec. 18) that it had closed a...

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Microsoft Taps Nuvei for Xbox and Office Payments
Microsoft Taps Nuvei for Xbox and Office Payments
December 04, 2023  |  Partnerships

Microsoft has launched a partnership with FinTech Nuvei centered around the Middle East and Africa. The collaboration, announced Monday (Dec. 4), will see the tech...

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JPMorgan Expanding UAE Services to Wholesale Banking Clients
JPMorgan Expanding UAE Services to Wholesale Banking Clients
November 27, 2023  |  Banking

J.P. Morgan says it is expanding its presence in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The banking giant announced Monday (Nov. 27) that it will begin...

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Almosafer and Tabby Partner on BNPL for Travel Expenses
Almosafer and Tabby Partner on BNPL for Travel Expenses
November 03, 2023  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Almosafer, a consumer travel brand in Saudi Arabia, has partnered with Tabby, a shopping and financial services app in the Middle East and North Africa...

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