Tag: MENA
UAE’s FAB unveils trade platform for asset managers MENASSA
The new platform is designed to navigate global regulatory complexities that impact investment flows
UAE’s FAB to provide $135 billion in green finance by 2030
The banking group has facilitated over $27 billion in financing renewable energy, wastewater and green buildings since 2021.
Mashreq partners with Visa and ecolytiq
The climate banking platform overlays carbon emissions calculations seamlessly onto transaction data, giving customers more transparency on their spending
UAE central bank awards acquiring license Checkout.com
The license allows Checkout.com to unlock its full proposition for merchants in the UAE
Bain & Co. partners with WEF to tackle climate change in MENA region
Bain & Company partnered with the World Economic Forum (WEF) last year to accelerate corporate climate action in the Middle East and North Africa,...
UAE-based Fintech Galaxy expands into Egypt with the acquisition of Underlie
UAE-based Fintech Galaxy said Thursday that it has acquired Underlie, an Egyptian open banking platform that offers application programming interfaces (APIs) to banks and...
Saudi wealth fund PIF, BlackRock to jointly explore MENA infrastructure investments
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) signed a non-binding MoU with BlackRock on Monday to jointly explore infrastructure projects in the Middle East, with...
Saudi wealth fund PIF launches company for Egypt investments
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has launched a company that will invest in promising sectors throughout Egypt including financial services, infrastructure as well...
Furniture marketplace startup Homzmart raises $23 million to support regional expansion
Egyptian furniture and e-commerce marketplace Homzmart said Monday that it raised $23 million in a Pre-Series B funding round to support the startup’s regional...
Egyptian fintech MNT-Halan acquires e-commerce platform Talabeyah
Egyptian fintech startup MNT-Halan acquired business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce platform Talabeyah for an undisclosed amount as part of the company’s broader strategy to expand its...