AgriCash, the Egypt-based agri-fintech company transforming agricultural finance through digital innovation, has announced the successful close of its seed funding round. Alex Angels led the round, and a group of strategic investors also participated. While the investment amount remains undisclosed, the fresh capital will support AgriCash’s plans to scale its operations within Egypt and expand […]
Byzanlink, a real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation platform bridging traditional finance and decentralised finance (DeFi), has raised $1 million in a private funding round. The raise attracted a group of early supporters, including Outlier Ventures, NTDP Saudi, Smart IT Frame, Sensei Capital and angel investors Murali Kulala (CEO, Smart IT Frame), Salman Butt (Co-founder, Salla), and […]
OMAHA, Neb. & RIYADH, Saudi Arabia- ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), an original innovator in global payments technology, today announced that iNet, the first independent Saudi Central Bank-licensed Network Service Provider (NSP), has joined ACI’s Retail Payment Solutions (RPS) for Postilion program to support the Kingdom’s rapidly growing fintech sector. Under this partnership, iNet will deploy and […]
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 30 June 2025: Jadwa Investment, a leading investment management and advisory firm in the Middle East, today announced it has led a USD 50 million investment round in PetroApp, Saudi Arabia’s leading fuel management platform, through its flagship blind-pool vehicle, Jadwa GCC Diversified Private Equity Fund. Bunat Ventures, a regional venture capital […]
Dubai, UAE – Al Ansari Exchange, the UAE’s largest remittance and foreign exchange company and a subsidiary of Al Ansari Financial Services PJSC, is proud to announce the digital issuance of its popular prepaid cards, the TravelCard and FlexiblePay cards. This initiative promotes financial inclusion and supports the UAE’s vision of fostering a cashless economy. Customers […]
Lighthouse Canton and Blue Sail Partners AG have announced a strategic cooperation, leveraging Lighthouse Canton’s reach in Asia, India, the Middle East, and the UK, with Blue Sail Partners’ European and Swiss expertise, to address the increasing need for sophisticated financial solutions and cross-border advisory services in these regions. The partnership will enable both companies […]
Manama, Bahrain – In a pioneering move set to reshape fintech innovation in the UAE, Mawarid Finance and Arab Financial Services (AFS) today signed a strategic agreement to launch an integrated Fintech Enablement Hub, a unified platform designed to empower fintechs with seamless access to regulated infrastructure and next-generation digital capabilities. This collaboration combines global technology leadership, […]
Cairo: Contact Financial Holding, Egypt’s leading non-banking financial services provider, announced that Contact Creditech, the Group’s digital consumer finance arm, has obtained a fintech license from the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) to offer fully digital consumer finance services through its flagship application, “Contact Now.” Contact Now delivers a seamlessly integrated digital financing experience that covers every […]
As part of its ongoing commitment to empowering its customers and supporting their expansion into global markets, Al Baraka Group has continued its efforts to support commercial businesses through a series of strategic initiatives that reflect the strength and diversity of its extensive network and broad geographic footprint. Recently, the Group successfully organized two events […]
Muscat: In alignment with its strategic vision to invest in the well-being of its human capital and foster meaningful private-sector partnerships, Thawani Pay has signed a strategic agreement with Oman International Development & Investment Company (Ominvest) to launch the “Ominvest Plus” initiative – an exclusive discount and offers platform tailored for Ominvest employees and their […]