MENA

Amazon Offers BNPL Option to Shoppers in Egypt
Amazon Offers BNPL Option to Shoppers in Egypt
May 13, 2022  |  Amazon

Amazon is giving customers in Egypt access to buy now, pay later (BNPL) thanks to a consumer financing offering from valU Consumer Finance. Get the...

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Nigerian FinTech Unicorn Interswitch Raises $110M for Expansion
Nigerian FinTech Unicorn Interswitch Raises $110M for Expansion
May 13, 2022  |  Investments

Interswitch, a Nigerian digital payments company that is Africa’s second unicorn, has raised $110 million to help it expand, according to multiple news reports. Get...

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Today in Food Commerce: Gopuff Launches Pizza Brand; Instacart Gears up for IPO
Today in Food Commerce: Gopuff Launches Pizza Brand; Instacart Gears up for IPO
May 12, 2022  |  Commerce

Today in food commerce, Instacart confidentially files with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO), while Gopuff announces its first...

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Egypt’s PayTabs Unveils Social Commerce Platform Paymes
Egypt’s PayTabs Unveils Social Commerce Platform Paymes
May 12, 2022  |  Social Commerce

Egyptian payment company PayTabs has launched Paymes, a new social commerce platform for customers in the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region. Get the Full Story...

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UK Regulator Fines Four NatWest Banks for Interchange Fee Violations
UK Regulator Fines Four NatWest Banks for Interchange Fee Violations
May 12, 2022  |  Regulation

Four NatWest Group banks — National Westminster Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Ulster Bank and Coutts & Co. — were hit with fines totaling $1.9...

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Cloud Kitchen Softwares Help MENA Restaurants Optimize Costs, Expand Reach
Cloud Kitchen Softwares Help MENA Restaurants Optimize Costs, Expand Reach
May 12, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

Operating — and growing — a restaurant business in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region comes at a steep cost, resulting in shrinking...

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Egyptian eCommerce Startup Mylerz Raises $9.6M
Egyptian eCommerce Startup Mylerz Raises $9.6M
May 11, 2022  |  Investments

Egyptian eCommerce fulfillment startup Mylerz is looking to expand following a $9.6 million in a growth funding round. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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BNPL Startup Cashew Nets $10M for Expansion From UAE Lender
BNPL Startup Cashew Nets $10M for Expansion From UAE Lender
May 09, 2022  |  Investments

Cashew, a buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has secured up to $10 million in debt and equity financing...

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UAE SMBs Rethink Investment To Create Seamless Cross-Channel Shopping Experience
UAE SMBs Rethink Investment To Create Seamless Cross-Channel Shopping Experience
May 04, 2022  |  SMBs

When it comes to investment plans in mobile order-ahead features, touchless payments at the brick-and-mortar point of sale (POS) and in-store kiosk pickup options for...

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