Middle East

Contactless Dubai: You can leave your cards at home!

First, some context. Back in September last year, I flew into Copenhagen

My FinTech Tour of the GCC

I wrote a post recently on my LinkedIn profile introducing my upcoming

An overview of: Tamara (Buy Now, Pay Later)

Thanks to my colleague Vippin who’s contributed this summary profile overview

Ruba: Helping Kuwaiti parents spread the cost of school fees

I liked this note from wamda about the pre-seed round of new

Ziina secures $850k funding and introduces P2P payment app in Dubai fintech scene

This one caught my attention over at Fintech Futures: Dubai-based fintech start-up

Abu Dhabi's Dapi faces challenges with open banking in MENA

This one caught my attention over at Fintech Futures: Abu Dhabi-based fintech

An update on UAE-based BNPL provider Tabby

Fintech News AE has published a brief overview of the user journey

Penser Explores Fintech Landscape in the Middle East

This one caught my attention over at Penser: The article discusses the

Buy Now Pay Later: Tabby to launch in UAE shortly

Well, this is interesting. The buy-now-pay-later space has been a hot one

DIFC announces $10m for FinTech investments

It’s stimulating to see the different areas in the Middle East

The Central Bank of Kuwait focuses on FinTech

Great to see the country of Kuwait – more specifically their Central Bank

Gulf Robo Adviser Sarwa adds $1.3m funding

It’s encouraging to see the marketplace warming to robo advisors in