Sav, a leading innovator in the personal savings space, today announced the successful closure of its pre-seed funding round, raising USD 750,000 in capital. The funding was raised from prominent angel investors and fintech leaders in the MENA region.  Sav, a dynamic platform designed to facilitate financial savings for consumers, is part of the prestigious […]

Popular shopping site, Menakart, announced its partnership with fintech Xare to provide a new-age payment solution to customers who do not have their credit or debit card to shop online. The rapid growth of e-commerce in the MENA region is fueled by a shift in shopping behavior in the post-pandemic era. According to a recent […]

SmartCrowd, the MENA region’s largest real estate crowdfunding platform, scooped the Start-up Company of the Year award in one of the region’s most prestigious awards. Winners of the Arabian Business Achievement Awards 2023 were revealed at an “industry Oscars” event on Thursday, January 26 held in the stunning surroundings of Dubai’s Museum of the Future. […]

London-based technology brand Nothing announced its strategic partnership with Sharaf DG. The company’s entry into the MENA region is set to propel the UAE smartphone adoption rate, which is projected to hit 91% by 2025, as stated by Statista. After recently reaching the one million products sold milestone, Nothing will expand its presence in the […]

As the first COP to be hosted on the African content and the MENA region, this held significant value to the enrichment of climate discussions, by bringing into focus the regional position. We know from the UN world population prospects that the population in African countries is projected to double by 2050. This figure will […]

GIG Gulf, one of the largest insurance providers in the MENA region, announced that it had appointed Caroline Bertrand as Chief Human Resources Officer to enhance its employer brand and attract and retain the region’s top talent. Already serving as the company’s Chief Marketing, Digital and Customer Experience Officer, Caroline Bertrand’s appointment to her new […]

Yandex makes its way to the Middle East, presenting a new service – Yandex Games: a launchpad for game-makers and a catalog of brand new HTML5 games. The platform is available for game developers and creators in the MENA region giving them an excellent opportunity to share and monetize their game projects. Yandex Games was […]

Over The Top (OTT) digital media services provider Basebone announced today that it will be significantly bolstering its Arabic-focused content within its flagship product baseplay™ as part of its expansion strategy within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The move comes on the back of ballooning demand by its regional fanbase for culturally-inspired […]

Pakistani telecom company, PTCL has signed an agreement with evision – the media and entertainment wing of global telecom services provider, e& – to launch its own video streaming platform in Pakistan. The new Digital Video Over-The-Top (OTT) platform will host the richest collection of Hollywood and Pakistani entertainment content besides a rich assortment of […]

SmartCrowd, a UAE-based digital real estate crowdfunding platform, has introduced the MENA region’s first-ever secondary sales market, allowing investors to buy and sell their property shares securely. A much-anticipated addition to the SmartCrowd platform, the aim of the secondary market is to provide more liquidity to investors who wish to exit property investments early, as […]