Middle East

Mastercard, Meta Team on SMB Digitization Webinar
Mastercard, Meta Team on SMB Digitization Webinar
December 01, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Mastercard will be working with Meta to help digitize more small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) through a training...

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iMile Delivery Grabs $40M for Global Expansion 
iMile Delivery Grabs $40M for Global Expansion 
November 30, 2021  |  Investments

Dubai-based delivery company iMile founder and CEO Rita Huang on Tuesday (Nov. 30) said the company has wrapped up a $40 million Series A funding...

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Mixed Reactions to Rise in Cryptocurrency Use Across the Middle East
Mixed Reactions to Rise in Cryptocurrency Use Across the Middle East
November 03, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Since the listing of the Bitcoin Fund on the Dubai Nasdaq Exchange in June – considered the first cryptocurrency listing in the Middle East –...

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Egypt’s Capiter Nets $33M for Expansion Across MENA
Egypt’s Capiter Nets $33M for Expansion Across MENA
September 14, 2021  |  Investments

Cairo-based startup Capiter announced Monday (Sept. 13) that it has raised $33 million in a Series A funding round to expand its B2B eCommerce platform...

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Today In Payments Around The World: UK Gets 100th Tech Unicorn; Investment Heats Up In Middle East, Southeast Asia
Today In Payments Around The World: UK Gets 100th Tech Unicorn; Investment Heats Up In...
June 17, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, the technology industry in the United Kingdom has achieved a significant milestone, while global investment is heating...

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Deep Dive: Taking The Temperature Of The Middle Eastern Real-Time Payments Landscape
Deep Dive: Taking The Temperature Of The Middle Eastern Real-Time Payments Landscape
March 29, 2021  |  Faster Payments

Many nations have been joining the real-time payments scene as they catch on to the benefits these systems offer. Fifty-six countries had their own immediate...

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NPP Australia Takes Real-Time Payments To The Next Level
NPP Australia Takes Real-Time Payments To The Next Level
March 25, 2021  |  Faster Payments

Demand for faster payments has been increasing worldwide as consumers and businesses seek more convenient services. Central banks and payment systems operators are catering to...

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Triterras Buys Invoice Bazaar To Boost Supply Chain Finance
Triterras Buys Invoice Bazaar To Boost Supply Chain Finance
March 11, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Triterras, which works in trade and trade finance, will be acquiring Invoice Bazaar, which has operations in the United Arab Emirates and offices in Dubai...

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UK-Based Prism Makes Takeover Bid For Finablr
UK-Based Prism Makes Takeover Bid For Finablr
October 06, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Scandal-bogged Finablr has agreed to a takeover offer from Middle East-based Prism Advance Solutions, according to a report from the Financial Times (FT). Prism isn’t...

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