What can Mena learn from the African experience in fintech?

Mahmood Ahmadu, chairman of Innovate 1 Pay Mahmood Ahmadu is the chairman of Innovate 1 Pay, a Nigerian financial technology (fintech) company established in 2012, providing online payment solutions for retail and wholesale mobile remittances, mobile money, and...

Raqamyah raises $2.3 million investment

Saudi-based fintech peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform, Raqamyah, has secured a $2.3 million investment round led by Impact46 with participation from Vision Ventures, Mad’a Investment, Alyusur Company, Fadeed Investment and several angel investors. Founded by Ammar...

FinTech In The Middle East: 2021 Forecast

The Middle East is one of the world’s most heterogeneous regions, spanning three continents and 21 countries, with a population of close to 600 million. It is a culturally, politically and economically diverse region that also encompasses the six Arab...