Startups Klivvr Gets Green Light to Launch BNPL in Egypt 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 RiseUp Summit 2025 Gears Up for Launch 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 Raises $6M to Expand Health Tech Ecosystem Across the Middle East 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 Raises $12.2M to Scale Digital Asset Infrastructure in MENA 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 Saudi Fintech Nqoodlet Raises USD 3M to Expand SME Financial Tools in GCC 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 What’s New in Egypt’s Labor Law? Key Changes Explained. 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 Invests USD 1.1B to Develop Advanced Data Centers 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 Backs UGFS-VC’s New Fund With USD 4M to Boost Tunisian Startups 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 Raises USD 16M to Expand SME Financing in Saudi and the GCC 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 Launches Standalone AI App to Rival OpenAI and Google 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