Pluto, a provider of financial corporate spend management solutions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has partnered with Mastercard to provide B2B payment solutions in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. This collaboration will leverage Mastercard’s expertise in payment technology to enhance Pluto’s existing suite of solutions,...
Total investment raised by startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) and broader Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) area crossed the $3 billion mark in 2022 as investors injected more money into promising startups despite the global slowdown. “We’re really seeing an upward...
Bahrain is set to join other Persian Gulf region countries in a unified payments/settlement system. The country’s Shura Council approved the move this weekend, according to a Monday (May 1) report by Gulf Daily News. In doing so, the council set the stage for Bahrain to link...
A weak pound sterling is making London a prime target for GCC real estate investing. And there are plenty of banks in the city ready to help citizens of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries seize the opportunity. While GCC nationals have long made up a...
May 04, 2023
Total investment raised by startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) and broader Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) area crossed the $3 billion mark in 2022 as investors injected more money into promising startups despite the global slowdown. “We’re really seeing an upward trend in terms of the amount of funding that takes […]
September 11, 2024
Financial services enabler Paymob raised another $22 million to expand its offering in its core market of Egypt and its newer markets in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The $22 million Series B extension round follows a $50 million initial Series B funding round in 2022, bringing Paymob’s total Series B funding to $72 million, […]
November 30, 2023
Pluto, a provider of financial corporate spend management solutions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has partnered with Mastercard to provide B2B payment solutions in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. This...
May 01, 2023
Bahrain is set to join other Persian Gulf region countries in a unified payments/settlement system. The country’s Shura Council approved the move this weekend, according to a Monday (May 1) report by...
November 22, 2022
The Dubai-based FinTech Qashio announced on Tuesday (Nov. 22) that it has raised $10 million in a seed round to accelerate its expansion into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)....
