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National Bank of Kuwait Acquires Majority Stake in Upayments

NBK has acquired a 51% stake in UPayments, boosting Kuwait's digital payment sector....Read More

Startups

Cairo-based fintech Klivvr has received final approval from Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) to launch its Buy Now, Pay Later...

by WAYA Staff - May 4, 2025

Startups

What’s Happening? RiseUp has officially unveiled the 12th edition of RiseUp Summit, set to run from May 8 to 10...

by WAYA Staff - May 4, 2025

Startups

MedIQ, a Pakistani female-founded health tech startup, has secured $6 million in Series A funding to expand its operations across...

by WAYA Staff - May 4, 2025

Startups

Fuze, one of the fastest-growing digital asset infrastructure firms in the Middle East and Turkey, has closed a $12.2 million...

by WAYA Staff - May 4, 2025

Startups

Nqoodlet What happened? Saudi-based fintech platform, Nqoodlet, raised USD 3 million in a seed funding round. The round was led...

by WAYA Staff - May 4, 2025

Markets

New Labor Law After years of drafts and debates, Egypt’s new Labor Law has been passed by parliament. It replaces...

by WAYA Staff - May 1, 2025

Tech

Morocco What is happening? Morocco launched the Digital Morocco 2030 plan involving an investment of USD 1.1 billion in the...

by WAYA Staff - Apr 30, 2025

Money

ANAVA What happened? United Gulf Financial Services Venture Capital (UGFS-VC) announces the first close of its early-stage investment fund, New...

by WAYA Staff - Apr 30, 2025

Startups

erad What happened? Erad raised USD 16 million (SAR 60M) in a Pre-Series A funding round. The round was led...

by WAYA Staff - Apr 30, 2025

Tech

Meta AI What happened? Meta launched a separate app for its Meta AI assistant. This comes with the goal of...

by WAYA Staff - Apr 30, 2025