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Egypt's biggest national banks lead $85m investment in new FinTech fund

‘Nclude’ by Global Ventures aims to boost growth in sector and drive financial inclusion

Finastra to Build Model Digital Bank for Union of Arab Banks

The model digital bank will also be designed to enable the fulfilment of several of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Climate tech startup Lune raises $4 million

Lune partners directly with carbon project developers across the world to curate a diverse list of high-impact and innovative projects.

Dubai’s Shuaa Capital acquires controlling stake in fintech Souqalmal

This programme is currently offered by MAF, Careem, and Emirates Catering to their employees.

Mastercard partners HSBC

As a result, 62% of small businesses say they’ve experienced either an increase in late payments or had payments frozen completely.

IFC invests $5mln in Egypt fund to support fintech startups

The Cairo-based venture capital invests in fintech and fintech-enabled startups

Standard Bank employs AWS technology to boost Shari’ah Banking services

The bank introduced the Shari’ah Banking Call Centre on 9 March 2022, that seeks to resolve customers’ queries remotely and efficiently while maintaining all the requirements of Shari’ah Banking.

10 ways to rethink plastic through technology

Despite increasing awareness around the challenge of plastic pollution, we are continuing to make the situation worse.

Financial dashboard startup lands $1mn

In an announcement this week (March 15), the startup said it is “currently engaged” with a number of banks and insurers across the financial services industry, ahead of its “imminent” launch to market.

Ex-HSBC exec takes on global data governance headache

The software is installed onto an organisation’s network allowing the data to remain where it was, and begins work in minutes.

Irish fintechs go on display in Dubai

Enterprise Ireland is proactive in supporting its Fintech sector to thrive and be competitive globally.

Citi, Discount Bank, announce Israel’s Most Promising Fintech Startups for 2022

Voted on by Israel’s leading VC’s and financial institutions, the eight winners were awarded an NFT

‘Data driven Guernsey week’ returns to the Digital Greenhouse

This year the events will be held in blended formats, with options to attend in person or virtually, making the best use of tech to keep our community connected.

Northern Ireland bids to cement status as fintech hub

The event will also hear from Innovate Finance, the independent industry body for fintech in the UK.

Global FinTech funding rose 68% in 2021 on record deals, KPMG says

A total of 5,684 transactions worth $210bn were signed last year amid growing interest in subsectors such as payments and blockchain

IBM bolsters investments in the MEA with the launch of Client Engineering

New Client Engineering teams will deliver an enhanced client experience focused on co-creation, technical eminence and speed

Glue42 works with Iress to streamline dealer workdflows

With actionable information now readily available at their fingertips, users can gain a competitive edge and create a hyper-personalized experience for their own clients.

Danish neobank Lunar scores €70m funding

Ken Villlum Klausen, Lunar CEO, and founder, tells AltFi about the bank's acquisition plans; hanging out with Hollywood luminary Will Ferrell, and ambitions of Scandinavian domination.

Russia's Alternative Payment Path Makes Progress

Chinese companies are using open accounts that allow deferred payment for purchased goods within three days after the cargo is loaded.

Charting the growth of the regional fintech ecosystem

Saxo Bank MENA’s CEO Damian Hitchen talks about the region’s fintech space and the challenges faced by the financial sector

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