Pyypl – pronounced “People” – the Middle East and Africa (MEA) focused financial services platform and Hub71 company has closed its target Series B raise of $20 million from a diverse group of international investors and ten existing investors. Pyypl is considering opening a second tranche for further investment due to interest from investors. Since […]

Coinciding with its 50th anniversary since it’s been established, the leading technology enabler SAP has been awarded the ‘Great Place to Work’ certification for SAP Pakistan. The prestigious certificate was awarded after completing the Trust Index employee survey and Culture Audit workplace analysis. Great Place to Work (GPTW) Institute is an organization with authority in […]

ToYou, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s largest mobility-as-a-service provider on a single-click platform has entered into a partnership with M2P Fintech, Asia’s largest API infrastructure company. The partnership, which was established through the signing of a memorandum of understanding during the Seamless KSA event, aims to provide end-to-end payment solutions to customers and businesses in the […]

Beaconhouse, the country’s largest network of private educational institutions, has launched the 15th edition of its flagship ‘School of Tomorrow’ (SOT) Event series today in Lahore, marking the 47th anniversary of the Beaconhouse Group. The three-day event, themed ‘Guardians of the Future’ will host over 150 global and local thought leaders from various sectors, including […]

Enjaz – Payment Services Company, a leading Fintech company licensed by the Saudi Central Bank announced a partnership with Thunes, a global leader in cross-border payments. This agreement will help our customers in Saudi Arabia to make instant international transfers globally to bank accounts and digital wallets using Thunes payment network. The signing ceremony took […]

Egypt – Leading B2B e-commerce platform Cartona has announced the renewal of its partnership with Beyti, one of the largest producers of milk, juice and yogurt in Egypt. In celebration of their partnership renewal, Cartona launched a campaign to distribute Beyti’s category-leading products to retailers in Delta. The move comes in aims to expand Cartona’s […]

Siemens has appointed Hakan Ozdemir as Chief Executive Officer in Qatar, effective October 1, 2022. Ozdemir replaces Helmut von Struve, who led the business in Qatar for a year and remains the CEO of Siemens in the Middle East.    Ozdemir joined Siemens in 2014 as the director of strategy and business development in Turkey, […]

GoCardless, a global leader in direct bank payments, has signed Crowdz, the small and mid-sized enterprise (SME) finance platform, as its latest customer as the company looks to integrate open banking to enhance its ability to drive equitable access to finance for small businesses. Crowdz, which secured $10 million in investment earlier this year led by […]

TECNO, an innovative smartphone brand, has initiated a fun campaign on Tiktok with the hashtag #ColorChangingMobile. The latest TECNO Camon 19 Pro Mondrian edition features polychromatic isomer technology which changes its colors while exposed to sunlight creating a vivid light-chasing experience. Many of the famous Tiktok Influencers like Areeka Haq, Haris Ali, Aiman Zaman, and […]

Chase, the largest co-brand card issuer in the U.S., and DoorDash, the local commerce platform, announced plans to launch the first-ever DoorDash credit card, with Mastercard as the exclusive payments network for the new card. The DoorDash Rewards Mastercard will allow cardmembers to unlock benefits and earn rewards on purchases both on and off the […]