Kodak Archives

Kodak’s Last Shot: The Fall of a Photography Giant

Kodak The photography giant Kodak says it might have to shut down after 133 years. The company warns that it does not have the financing or liquidity to pay its roughly USD 500 million in...

by WAYA Staff - Aug 13, 2025

Startups

Egypt’s Nanovate Raises USD 1M to Expand Arabic AI Solutions

Nanovate Cairo-based AI company, Nanovate raises USD 1 million in a pre-seed funding round led by a group of angel...

by WAYA Staff - Oct 15, 2025

Startups

Tunisian Fintech PayDay Raises USD 3M to Expand Salary Advance Platform

PayDay Tunisian fintech company PayDay raised USD 3 million in a pre-seed investment round. The round was led by United...

by WAYA Staff - Oct 15, 2025

Startups

Oman’s ITHCA Invests USD 20M in US Semiconductor Firm Movandi

ITHCA Oman’s ITHCA Group, technology investment arm of the Oman Investment Authority, invested USD 20 million ( RO 8M) in...

by WAYA Staff - Oct 15, 2025

Startups

Morocco’s Chari Raises USD 12M to Launch Merchant Super App

Chari Morocco-based Chari closed a USD 12 million Series A funding round. The round was led by SPE Capital and...

by WAYA Staff - Oct 15, 2025

Markets

IMF: Dollar to Hit EGP 54 by 2026

IMF The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised its projections for the Egyptian pound against the US dollar. The Fund...

by WAYA Staff - Oct 15, 2025

Money

MNT-Halan Raises USD 71.4M in 7th Securitised Bond Issuance

MNT Halan Egypt’s fintech unicorn, MNT-Halan, raised USD 71.4 million (EGP 3.4B) via its seventh securitised bond issuance. With this,...

by WAYA Staff - Oct 15, 2025

Tech

WideBot Debuts AI Voice Agent for WhatsApp Calls in MENA

WideBot WideBot AI, an Arabic artificial intelligence company, officially launched WhatsApp Business Voice Calls through its WideBot AI Voice Agent....

by WAYA Staff - Oct 14, 2025