Tag: Global Ventures

Paymob raises $35m to fuel MENA payments growth

Egypt-based Paymob, the leading payments infrastructure service provider in the MENA region, has secured $35m in a pre-Series C funding round. The round was co-led...

Maalexi closes $2.8m round to build agricultural exchange

Maalexi, the company behind the Maalexi Agricultural Assets Token Exchange (MAATEX) and developer of what it describes as the world's first regulated real-world asset...

Visa invests in Moniepoint to accelerate digital payments for African SMEs

Moniepoint, a Nigeria-based business payments and banking services platform, has secured an investment from Visa, a global leader in digital payments.

Dubai-based cybersecurity firm SpiderSilk secures $9m

SpiderSilk, a Dubai-based cybersecurity AI startup, is making significant strides in the rapidly evolving world of cyber defense.

Saudi Arabia-based group savings FinTech Hakbah nets $2m

Hakbah, a Saudi Arabia-based FinTech savings platform, has secured $2m in its pre-Series A funding round, as it looks to bolster its presence in the country.

Retail enablement company Zid closes Series B

Saudi Arabia-based Zid, which stylises itself as a retail enablement company, has raised $50m for its Series B funding round.

Pakistan-based Abhi said to reach $90m valuation

Pakistan-based FinTech company Abhi has reportedly raised $17m in its Series A funding round, which values the company at $90m.

Lucky closes largest Series A of any Egyptian FinTech

Egypt-based credit app Lucky has scored $25m in a Series A round, which it claims is the largest of its type raised by a FinTech in the country.

Sympl to improve access to BNPL services in Egypt

Egypt-based startup Sympl, which describes itself as a ‘save now, pay later’ platform, has raised $6m in seed funding just five months after its...

Pakistan-based Abhi closes investment at a $40m valuation

Abhi, a Pakistan-based FinTech that helps people early access to earned wages, has reportedly raised funding at a $40m valuation.

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