MENA

ZoodPay, Network International Collab on BNPL Solutions in Jordan
ZoodPay, Network International Collab on BNPL Solutions in Jordan
March 27, 2022  |  BNPL

ZoodPay, the super app from the Middle East and Central Asia, will be collaborating with Network International in order to provide BNPL solutions, a report...

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Zip Acquisition Gives Spotii a Boost in Highly Competitive MENA BNPL Market
Zip Acquisition Gives Spotii a Boost in Highly Competitive MENA BNPL Market
March 02, 2022  |  BNPL

The number of buy now, pay later (BNPL) firms that have emerged over the past few years, especially in the wake of the pandemic, has...

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Crypto-Themed Eatery Doge Burger Opens in UAE
Crypto-Themed Eatery Doge Burger Opens in UAE
February 22, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Digital currency, real hamburgers. That’s the premise behind Dubai’s Doge Burger, a virtual restaurant attached to a cloud kitchen where diners can pay for their...

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Lean Nets $33M to Expand 3rd-Party Real Time Payments in MENA
Lean Nets $33M to Expand 3rd-Party Real Time Payments in MENA
January 20, 2022  |  Investments

Sequoia Capital India has made its investment debut in the Arab Gulf by leading a $33 million Series A funding round for Lean Technologies, CNBC reported on...

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Multinationals Embrace On-Demand Payroll in MENA
Multinationals Embrace On-Demand Payroll in MENA
January 18, 2022  |  Faster Payments

A staggering 73% of employees rank finances as their number source of stress in life, leading to significant loss of productivity, attrition, absenteeism, presenteeism and...

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Foodics Acquires POSRocket to Boost Payment, Supply Management
Foodics Acquires POSRocket to Boost Payment, Supply Management
January 10, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Saudi Arabia restaurant tech company Foodics on Monday (Jan. 10) acquired MENA-based restaurant cloud technology platform POSRocket that will allow Foodics to consolidate the market...

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BNPL Was ‘Highly Needed’ Across MENA, Where Banks Now Play Catch-Up With FinTechs
BNPL Was ‘Highly Needed’ Across MENA, Where Banks Now Play Catch-Up With FinTechs
November 04, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

It’s been a little over a year since buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Tamara launched in Saudi Arabia, and looking back at the last 12...

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Egypt’s Capiter Nets $33M for Expansion Across MENA
Egypt’s Capiter Nets $33M for Expansion Across MENA
September 14, 2021  |  Investments

Cairo-based startup Capiter announced Monday (Sept. 13) that it has raised $33 million in a Series A funding round to expand its B2B eCommerce platform...

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Cards-as-a-Service Tackle MENA’s Market Fragmentation
Cards-as-a-Service Tackle MENA’s Market Fragmentation
August 04, 2021  |  B2B Payments

For any FinTech product, having a solution that can address as much friction for as many users as possible is key to scale. Yet when...

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