News

Breaking news and timely stories on tech, media, and marketing that matter to brands, agencies, and startups in the MENA region.

Ahmed MaherDecember 14, 2020
16

Almost all Google services including Youtube go down, globally

Almost all Google services went down globally on 12:00 PM GMT, Google Business Suite including Email, Meets, Calendar, Drive, etc.…
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Radwa RashadDecember 6, 2020
23

LCP Fund II acquires significant minority stake in Dsquares & Lucky

As its first investment in the market, Lorax Capital Partners Fund II has announced today that it has acquired a…
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Dana KhammashNovember 8, 2020
16

FinTech Ripple Chooses Dubai International Financial Center for Regional Headquarters

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), announced that Ripple, the enterprise blockchain solution for global payments, has established its regional headquarters…
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Dana KhammashOctober 27, 2020
19

Foundation Ventures powers up with 4 new investments

Cairo – Foundation Ventures (FV) is a regional venture capital firm founded in 2019 and is managed by Mazen Nadim,…
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Nayrouz TalaatOctober 25, 2020
14

StartEgypt Hosts First Female Founders Forum

The pre-acceleration program, StartEgypt, hosted its first virtual forum for female entrepreneurs, the Female Founders Forum. The one-day virtual event…
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Osama TolbaOctober 18, 2020
23

Comscore study: increase in corporate credit card demand

Comscore’s white paper “The COVID-19 Impact on Small Business Credit Card Applications in 2020” revealed that small business card application…
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Ahmed MaherOctober 15, 2020
14

Twitter Down: Users report worldwide, Tweets not loading

Having trouble accessing your Twitter account? You’re not alone! Users from all around the world have reported Twitter login outage…
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Ahmed MaherOctober 11, 2020
16

NowPay Raises US$2.1 Million in Seed Investment

Cairo-based FinTech startup NowPay, a financial-wellness platform for employees in emerging markets, has announced today that the company has raised…
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Ahmed MaherOctober 8, 2020
16

Cairo-based Last-mile Delivery Startup ‘dreevo’ Raises 6 Digits USD Figure

dreevo, a last-mile delivery-focused startup has raised 6 digits USD figure in a bootstrap, pre-seed fund from EF Logistics, a…
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Editorial TeamOctober 1, 2020
38

Tribal Credit Takes Juniper Research’s Best B2B Payment Platform Gold Award

US-based fintech Tribal Credit has won Juniper Research’s Best B2B Payment Platform Gold Award, recognizing its efforts in helping startups…
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Editorial TeamSeptember 8, 2020
14

Mexico’s Auto-parts Startup ‘RIGS’ Teams Up With Tribal Credit

The auto parts market in Mexico has seen tremendous growth over the past five years, redefining how the automotive industry…
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Ahmed MaherSeptember 2, 2020
30

Facebook Clones TikTok, Introduces Instagram Reels

Facebook announced early last month the launch of Instagram Reels: a clone of TikTok videos, describing it as a new…
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Osama TolbaSeptember 2, 2020
12

SellAnyCar.com Expands into Saudi Arabia

SellAnyCar.com, the UAE pioneer and leader in online auto marketplaces for used car sales, announced today it is expanding into…
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Osama TolbaSeptember 2, 2020
15

Snap celebrates its unique community in its first ever B2B marketing campaign

Snap launched its first brand-facing marketing campaign under ‘Meet the Snapchat Generation’, targeting marketers and advertisers across the region. Celebrating…
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Editorial TeamJuly 21, 2020
20

60% of Arab users prefer using emojis over words to express emotions

Viber, owned by the Japanese company, Rakuten, and one of the world’s leading apps for free and easy communication, conducted…
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