Card issuers might have it easy in regions like Europe and North America, but in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) market, FinTechs have...
Careem, the Dubai-based ride-hailing company with operations in over 100 cities across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia has acquired the food delivery platform...
Ghanaian FinTech Fido has raised $30 million in a funding round to boost the company’s efforts to develop financial technologies that can be used across...
Al Hassan Ghazi Ibrahim Shaker Company, based in Saudi Arabia, has agreed to acquire a 40% stake in buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Cashew...
Open Banking (OB) refers to the use of open-source technology and data-sharing in the delivery of financial services. The goals of a more open financial...
A report by the MENA Fintech Association (MFTA) analyzing the landscape of cross-border payments across the region has found that cost, speed, accessibility and transparency...
Payments and banking rewards provider Ascenda has formed a partnership with Saudi Arabia’s Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF), the companies said in a news release Thursday...
Egyptian microfinance firm Tammeyah for Microfinance Services has completed its purchase of Fatura Netherlands N.V., a B2B marketplace, according to a Wednesday (June 15) press release....
Home to two booming international financial centers — emirates Abu Dhabi and Dubai — the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the third-largest economy in the Arab...