Tag: Middle East

Middle East retail investing: the WealthTech opportunity

Retail investment and preparing for retirement is gaining traction in the Middle East. For Fredrik Davéus, CEO and co-founder of Kidbrooke, this isn’t just...

How the Middle East crisis is reshaping inflation outlook

Global inflation dynamics are undergoing a significant shift, with fresh CPI data, central bank decisions, and energy market turbulence collectively redrawing the economic outlook...

How IntellectAI helped a Middle East firm build a WealthTech platform

IntellectAI has helped a leading Middle East financial services group launch what is described as the region's first robo-advisory platform. The institution, which operates across...

FinTech giant Tabby hits $4.5bn valuation in share sale

Saudi Arabia-based FinTech company Tabby, a financial services app that empowers consumers to manage spending and payments more effectively, has announced the completion of a secondary share sale involving existing shareholders.

Property Finder backs Stake to drive MENA PropTech growth

Property Finder, the MENA region’s largest property platform, has announced its investment in Stake, a fast-growing PropTech firm transforming access to real estate investment across the Middle East and North Africa.

Zeidler adds Saudi Arabia to MMR-Tool

Zeidler Group has expanded its Marketing Material Review Tool (MMR-Tool) to include Saudi Arabia, marking a major step in its Middle East growth strategy. The...

Kuunda raises $7.5m to grow embedded liquidity in Africa

Tanzanian FinTech firm Kuunda, which offers embedded working-capital solutions for financial institutions and digital payment providers, has raised $7.5m in pre-Series A funding to...

HSBC tightens AML controls with Middle East exit

HSBC’s Swiss private bank is winding down relationships with more than 1,000 ultra-high-net-worth clients across the Middle East after classifying many of them as...

Cerby bags $40m Series B to protect disconnected apps across global...

Cerby, a leading identity security automation platform, has raised $40m in a Series B funding round to fuel global expansion and product innovation.

The high price of non-compliance in financial services

As financial sectors globally face increased regulatory pressures, the fiscal footprint of maintaining compliance has surged dramatically. According to AscentAI, annually, regions including Asia-Pacific,...

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