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Lendo, a Saudi Arabia-based shariah-compliant debt crowdfunding marketplace, has raised SAR 105 million ($28 million) in Series B funding led by Sanabil Investments, a wholly-owned company...
Saudi Arabia fintech startup Lendo has crossed a significant milestone, facilitating more than 1 billion SAR in financing through over 2,500 transactions, all directed towards supporting...
Tribal Credit, a financial platform empowering SMEs in emerging markets has secured a renewed $150 million USD debt facility from Partners for Growth (PFG) until 2025....
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has rapidly emerged as a hub for fintech innovation in recent years, fueled by the country’s ambitious Vision 2030 plan and...
The shared mobility market in the MENA region is set to expand with a compound annual growth rate of 18.4% from 2022 to 2030 as the...
The International Monetary Fund, IMF plans to open a regional office in Saudi Arabia as it prepares to sign a memorandum of understanding on Oct. 3...
Convertedin, a marketing operating system for e-commerce brands, has raised a $3 million seed round from global and regional investors. The round was led by Saudi...
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is taking a stake in Swedish video game maker Embracer one month after investing in Japan’s video game giant Nintendo....
Disney+ unveiled a sneak peek at the new content available in the long-awaited streaming service that will launch very soon in the MENA region. The Launch...
Saudi Public Investment Fund acquired a 23.97 percent stake in Capital Bank Group, one of the largest banking groups in Jordan, Iraq, and the Middle East...
Saudi-based fresh produce eCommerce startup Haseel has raised $6.6M in a Series A funding round. Vision Ventures led the round. Arzan Ventures, Riyad Taqnia Fund, Sky...
Saudi Arabia-based healthy food delivery app DailyMealz has raised SAR 20 million ($5 million) in a pre-Series A round. Saudi Airlines Catering, Hala Ventures, MLM investment...
Dubai-based FinTech and buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) platform tabby has raised $54M in an extension round to the $50M series B round, closed in August 2021. The round...
Taker, the Saudi-based Tech startup and fleet management solutions provider, has acquired its local counterpart, Brisk Delivery, to enhance its product offering further and expand its...
Saudi Arabia-based crowdfunding platform Funding Souq has closed a $2.5m seed round with contributions from various angel investors. Investors include Amal Dokhan (Partner at 500 Global),...
KSA-based B2B Fintech EdfaPay has raised $1.6M in a pre-seed round to overcome the physical payment process moving away from traditional POS and NFC technologies. The...
Hello World Kids, a Jordanian Ed-Tech company, has raised an undisclosed pre-Series A funding round. Vision Ventures participated in the round led by Daam Almonsha’at Holding...
This White Friday (The Middle East edition of Black Friday), Shahid VIP is offering 50% off on monthly plans for a lifetime. Shahid VIP platform is...
Saudi FinTech and InsurTech startup Rasan has secured $24M in its latest funding round led by Impact 46, a Saudi asset manager and advisor. This funding...
Bahrain-based CoinMENA has raised $9.5M in its first seed funding round led by BECO Capital, Kenetic, Arab Bank Switzerland, Bunat Ventures, Alameda Research, Rua Growth Fund,...
Snap Inc. has announced that it will launch a Creator Studio in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2022 to support its highly engaged local community in delivering new...
Snapchat is not only the platform of choice of Millennial and Gen Z audiences in Saudi Arabia but also incredibly popular amongst parents, according to a...
Snap Inc. recently kicked off its new B2B global marketing campaign, ‘Open Your Snapchat’, in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, showcasing the exceptional results and reach that...
Access Bridge Ventures is a leading early stage venture capital fund supporting budding entrepreneurs across MENA region & Pakistan. With their current role in funding the...
Riyadh-based fintech firm Lendo has successfully secured $7.2 million in a Series A funding round, as announced today. The round, conducted exclusively in equity, was led...
Ureed.com offers an unprecedented view on how to incorporate freelancers in your hiring strategy. As a business owner, taking on a new project is an exciting...
SellAnyCar.com, the UAE pioneer and leader in online auto marketplaces for used car sales, announced today it is expanding into Saudi Arabia used car buying market...
Today, Eventtus, the leading event-tech company, announces that it will open its third office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, alongside the current offices in Cairo and Dubai....
It’s without the shadow of a doubt that video content is here to stay across digital. Here at Digital Boom and Metrics, we were interested in...
The Saudi Telecom Company (STC) closed all of its branches across the Kingdom for one day (Wednesday, December 19th), activating the official Digital Day. All of...
The music-streaming service Spotify went live in 13 countries across the Middle East and North Africa today, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, UAE, Jordan, Oman, Qatar,...
Spotify is reportedly launching in Egypt and the MENA region this November. Spotify premium access will cost EGP49.99 per month, $2.7 approximately. Spotify Premium will be...
Saudi Arabia led the MENA IPO activity raising US$220.6m Muscat, Egypt, and Tunis recorded one IPO each raising US $129.3m Two deals in the GCC raise...
last 24th of June 2018, women in Saudi Arabia started driving for the very first time in the Kingdom. It was a day of celebration, anxiety...
Crowd Analyzer, the Arabic-focused social media monitoring tool, has received pre-Series A funding of $1.1 million from a group of venture capital firms in Kuwait, Saudi...
It’s time to revamp your wardrobe, alright! Specially curated by the fabulous fashion team at Namshi, this season’s trend edit unveils a selection of contemporary outfits...
On the historic day that women begin driving in Saudi Arabia, Careem reveal their new fleet of female drivers. The drivers – referred to as...
Many of us noticed that Facebook has launched a new feature in celebration of Russia World Cup 2018 – When writing special phrases as a text...
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced that it plans to open an infrastructure region in the Middle East by early 2019. The new AWS Middle East (Bahrain)...
With 15 bots, Egyptian developers have dominated the Facebook Messenger Bots Challenge top 60 finalists list for the Middle East and Africa, in Games & Entertainment, Productivity & Utility and Social Good....
The photo-sharing platform Instagram has make its live stories feature available to its community globally — a new way to connect with friends and followers. To go live, just swipe...
Administrative court rejected on Monday a government plan to transfer two uninhabited Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, in a final ruling that prompted cheers in...
In Saudi? Feeling hungry? You may have to wait a little longer to grab a bite of your favorite Snickers. The snack brand, which goes by...
Instagram released its 2016 global data report revealing top moments, most followed celebrities, most liked photos, and more. Most-followed Celebrities Women celebrities took over Instagram charts. Selena...
A trip to Dubai with just a tweet! While we were exploring our Twitter timeline, we found an RT by our friend Shaden. The tweet was...