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Egypt’s Online Car Marketplace Hatla2ee Acquired By Dubizzle Group

In a key move for Egypt’s automotive market, Dubizzle Group, the UAE-based tech platform behind some of the MENA region’s most widely-used classifieds platforms, such as dubizzle, Bayut and Drive Arabia, has acquired Hatla2ee, one of Egypt’s leading online car marketplaces. With this latest acquisition,… Read More

Egypt’s B2B SaaS Startup Qme Announces $3M Seed Round

Qme, a B2B SaaS startup based in Egypt, has reportedly acquired $3 million in a seed funding round that was led by AHOY, a multisector tech company, along with angel investors from the GCC. Qme is an AI-enhanced platform addressing a key issue in MENA,… Read More

Egypt’s Halan Microfinance Expands Into Pakistan With $10m Investment

Egypt-based fintech Halan Microfinance Bank has expanded its footprint into Pakistan following its acquisition of Advance Microfinance Bank. The deal provides Halan with an existing license and a rapid route into one of South Asia’s fastest-growing microfinance sectors, according to an announcement. The company announced… Read More

Payments Fintech Foodics Teams Up with B.TECH Business in Egypt

B.TECH Business, a sector of B.TECH, a retailer of consumer electronics and home appliances in Egypt, has signed a cooperation protocol with Foodics Egypt, the  restaurant management and payment solutions in Egypt and MENA. This collaboration aims to supply “all the necessary equipment and tools… Read More

Egyptian B2B Platform Cartona Celebrates $8.1M Series A

Cartona, a B2B platform digitizing and empowering stakeholders of Egypt’s traditional trade market – including mom-and-pop stores, hotels, restaurants, ​​cafes, FMCG companies, ​​and ​wholesalers – has completed an $8.1 million ​​Series A extension ​fundraise. The round was led by Algebra Ventures, an Egyptian tech venture… Read More

Egyptian Fintech Unicorn MNT-Halan Announces $157.5 Million Funding Round

MNT-Halan, an Egyptian FinTech firm and the nation’s first unicorn, has reportedly finalized a new investment round, acquiring a total of $157.5 million. This new funding round included contributions of $40 million from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), while the other funds were provided by… Read More

Central Bank Approves One Bank, Egypt’s First Native Digital Bank

Misr Digital Innovation, the investment arm of Banque Misr, has received approval from the Central Bank of Egypt to launch One Bank, the country’s first native digital bank. This marks a significant milestone in Egypt’s banking sector, as it embraces the latest technological advancements in… Read More

Neobank Dopay Raises $13.5 Million Series A Extension

Dopay, a Fintech providing banking to unbanked and underbanked individuals, is reporting raising $13.5 million in a Series A extension funding. The Series A extension funding was led by Argentem Creek Partners with participation from existing investors. Dopay states this tops up a prior $18… Read More

Azimut Egypt Launches First Fintech-Licensed Digital Investment Platform

Azimut Egypt, a subsidiary of the global asset management firm Azimut International Holding, announced that it has secured the first Fintech license from Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) for its new digital investment platform, “azinvest.” This marks a significant milestone in Egypt’s asset management sector… Read More

Payments Fintech Foodics Establishes New Location in Cairo as Part of Expansion Plan into Egyptian Markets

Foodics, the provider of restaurant management and financial tech solutions in the MENA region, has officially inaugurated its new office in New Cairo in Egypt. This strategic expansion marks “a significant milestone in the company’s ongoing growth within the Egyptian market and emphasizes its dedication… Read More

Mastercard and Egyptian Banks Company to Support Digital Payments and Enable Inclusive Economic Development

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) collaborates with the Egyptian Banks Company (EBC), the advanced payments network and domestic operator in Egypt. The collaboration marks a significant step “towards fostering sustainable economic growth activities, further enhancing the digital payments landscape and driving inclusive economic development in Egypt.” Earlier,… Read More

Payments Fintech Foodics in Egypt and Suplyd to Automate Procurement, Supply Chain for Restaurants

Foodics, the restaurant management and payment solutions in MENA, announced its collaboration with Suplyd in Egypt, the digital supply chain management and procurement platform. This partnership offers a comprehensive supply chain management solution to restaurants in Egypt, making it easier “for restaurant owners to manage… Read More

Egyptian Fintech MNT-Halan Closes $130M Securitization

MNT-Halan has reportedly closed a $130 million securitization. As Egypt’s “first” unicorn and “fastest-growing” fintech, they’ve now “raised over US$ 400m in 2023, and target US$ 550 by the year’s end.” MNT-Halan has closed five tranches of securitized bond issuances “through its microfinance and consumer… Read More

MENA Region: Payments and Restaurant Management Platform Foodics Marks 3 Years of Operations in Egypt

On the occasion of its 3rd anniversary in the Egyptian market, Foodics in Egypt, the restaurant management solutions provider that’s based in the Middle East, conducted a comprehensive review of its future business strategy, business volume, and the services extended to its partners in the… Read More

Flash, Egypt’s Cashless Payments Fintech, Secures Funding from Addition, Flourish Ventures, Others

Flash, Egypt’s cashless payments app, completed a $6 million seed round led by Addition along with participation from Flourish Ventures and other angel investors. This funding from the investment round will be used “to accelerate the startup’s product development and customer & business acquisition in… Read More

Mastercard and Nirvana Travel and Tourism to Provide Payment Solution to Clients in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and Nirvana Travel and Tourism – which claims to be one of the UAE’s leading travel and tourism management companies – have joined forces in a collaboration aimed at providing a payment solution “to customers who book travel services in the UAE,… Read More

Egyptian Fintech Agel Secures Investment for Shariah-Compliant Financial Technology Platform

Agel, which claims to be Egypt’s first and only Islamic FinTech, has announced today that the company has successfully “closed the pre-seed round for undisclosed seven-digit figures.” The investment round was “led by MENA-focused venture capital firms, Plus Venture Capital (+VC), Seedstars International Ventures, Flat6labs,… Read More

Fintech Firm Axis Launches Digital Payments Platform for Small Businesses

axis, a digital payments platform for small businesses, has launched its services, in partnership with Visa (NYSE: V). axis has obtained the license from the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) “for its open-loop mobile wallet, offering a digital banking alternative for small businesses and their… Read More

Taly to Use BPC to Provide Digital Payments in Egypt

Taly has enlisted BPC’s SmartVista Platform to provide digital payment services to banks, Fintechs, and other clients in Egypt. Taly is a new Payment Service Provider based in Cairo. The provider is said to be the “first of its kind” in the region, offering digital… Read More

Egypt’s Macro Environment will Create $500 Million in New Investment Opportunities in Two Key Sectors


Currency devaluations and inflation erode investment returns, reducing a company’s valuation and the value of its total addressable market (TAM). However, several sectors have demonstrated resilience in such conditions and can actually generate substantial shareholder value in difficult economic times. A major example is Egypt… Read More

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