Official visit highlights innovation in advancing electronic integration of judicial systems Dubai, UAE: The Dubai Rental Disputes Center today welcomed a high-level delegation from Dubai Police, led by H.E. Major General Hareb Muhammad Al Shamsi, Acting Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police. The visit was attended by His Excellency Judge Abdulqader Mousa Mohammed, Chairman of the Rental Disputes […]
YC-backed Munify secures $3M to build neobank for Egyptian diaspora
Cairo/San Francisco — September 1, 2025 — Munify, a cross-border neobank built for the Egyptian diaspora, has raised $3 million in seed funding from Y Combinator, BYLD, and DCG. The startup, founded by Khalid Ashmawy, a former Microsoft and Uber engineer and co-founder of proptech scaleup Huspy, aims to modernize the remittance experience for millions […]
Dubai Proptech Startup Seraya Raises $1.8M Seed Round to Expand Premium Serviced Apartments
Dubai, UAE — Seraya, a Dubai-based proptech and hospitality startup, has secured $1.8 million in seed funding through a mix of equity and debt, bringing its total capital raised to $2.15 million. The round was led by a prominent Saudi family office and DLL, a German family office, with additional participation from strategic angel investors. […]
Electrogenos Wins Big at KPMG Global Tech Innovator Competition 2025 in Dubai
The startup Electrogenos demonstrated bold ambition to accelerate the next phase of growth and transform the tech industry. Dubai, UAE: The KPMG Global Tech Innovator Competition 2025, which invited talented UAE tech scale-ups to pitch to investors and major industry players, showcased outstanding tech innovation from companies as they set out to reshape the regional […]
ADRA issues 5,930 new economic licences to Emirati Women Entrepreneurs
Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Registration and Licensing Authority (ADRA), the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development’s (ADDED) arm to develop and regulate the business sector, has announced the issuance of 5,930 new economic licences to Emirati women entrepreneurs in a year, reaching 21,115 licences by end of June 2025, showcasing the effectiveness of initiatives to […]
Singapore’s Bluente Secures $1.5M to accelerate expansion in the Middle East, broader APAC, and the United States
Bluente has successfully raised a $1.5 million Seed Plus financing round led by Informed Ventures to tackle one of the biggest drains on productivity faced by professionals worldwide: the hours lost to copy-pasting, translation errors and tedious reformatting of documents post-translation. A leading AI-powered platform trusted by global firms, Bluente delivers a one-click solution that […]
Verto Launches Atlas Suite to Transform Cross-Border Payments Across Africa
This allows customers to enjoy faster, more reliable, and compliant financial services across multiple currencies and markets. Verto, a leading B2B global payments platform, has launched The Atlas Suite, a next-generation set of API-first embedded finance solutions designed to simplify cross-border payments. With a single multi-currency payment API, financial institutions, online marketplaces, e-commerce platforms, and […]
Sheraa launches Sharjah Women Impact Fellowship to Scale Women-Led Ventures in the UAE
Registration closes on October 5th. A 16-week program bringing together 12 women founders to scale their ventures and broaden their impact. AED 500,000 equity-free grant by the family of the late Dr. Mahmoud Fikri to support women founders to scale ventures that benefit society. Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi: We are entering a new phase of empowerment, […]
First Abu Dhabi Bank becomes first financial institution in the Gulf to issue a Blue Bond
HKD 390 million blue bond issuance positions FAB at the forefront of sustainable finance. Abu Dhabi: First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the UAE’s Global bank, and one of the world’s largest and safest financial institutions, has successfully issued a HKD 390 million (USD 50 million) 5-year Blue Bond. This transaction represents the first-ever Blue Bond […]
UAE Launches Nation’s First Quantum-Secure Communications Testbed at ADGM
ADGM, ADGM Academy (ADGMA), Technology Innovation Institute (TII), Hub71, and ASPIRE — have jointly launched the nation’s first Testbed for quantum-secure communications, marking a significant step toward future-proofing digital infrastructure. The initiative will explore ways to transfer ultra-secure data using quantum technology. As part of the tie up, TII -the applied research pillar of Abu […]
