Technology
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8.5KSaudi fintech Hakbah launches savings groups platform after receiving regulatory approval, partners with Visa to issue prepaid cards
Riyadh-based fintech Hakbah has launched its financial savings platform after receiving approval from the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority(SAMA), it told MENAbytes today....
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36.0KDubai’s Awok shuts down just a year after raising $30 million Series A
Dubai-based ecommerce platform Awok has shut down just a little over a year after raising $30 million in one of the largest...
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16.0KTalabat to introduce 30-minute grocery delivery service in Egypt
Talabat has officially launched in Egypt today replacing Otlob, the oldest food delivery brand of the region. Delivery Hero had announced the...
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11.9KDubai-based Jabbar and Greece’s VentureFriends win big with InstaShop’s exit
Dubai-based grocery delivery marketplace InstaShop’s $360-million sale to Delivery Hero is one of the biggest exits of the Middle East & North...
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14.0KDubai’s Trukkin launches its trucking marketplace in Pakistan
Dubai-based logistics startup Trukkin is expanding to Pakistan with launch of its trucking marketplace in country’s largest city Karachi. Trukkin’s online platform...
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17.0KY Combinator-backed Thndr receives first new brokerage license of Egypt in ten years for its Robinhood-like stock trading platform
Thndr, a Cairo-based investment platform that wants to make it easy for people to invest in stock, bonds, and funds, without charging...
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30.9KEgypt’s Fawry is now a billion-dollar company
Egyptian electronic payments company Fawry now has a market cap of over $1 billion. It achieved the feat during the intraday trading,...
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12.0KUber launches deliver anything service ‘Connect’ in Egypt
Uber is expanding into transportation of goods in the Middle East & North Africa, with the launch of its on-demand delivery services...
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11.2KSaudi edtech Noon Academy launches its social learning platform in India
Riyadh-headquartered edtech Noon Academy has launched its social learning platform in India. The launch comes a few months after the Saudi startup...
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10.3KAbu Dhabi fintech NymCard receives in-principle approval from FSRA to provide money services
NymCard, an Abu Dhabi-based card issuing and processing platform has received in-principle approval (IPA) from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) in...