Business & Money | Tuesday 14 February, 2023 4:44 pm

Brankas selected by Arab Financial Services to strengthen the open finance infrastructure in MENA

In this new partnership, AFS will work with Brankas to create direct bank integrations to allow for easy credit scoring, payroll disbursements, account-to-account payments, and new bank account openings.Brankas, a Singapore-based fintech, today announced that it has been appointed by Arab Financial ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 14 February, 2023 3:01 pm

Investcorp invests in InsuranceDekho, India’s leading InsurTech platform

This marks Investcorp’s 14th private equity investment in India and its first in the InsurTech market in India Investcorp, a leading global alternative investment firm, announced today that private equity funds managed by Investcorp have invested in InsuranceDekho, a leading Insurtech...

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Business & Money | Monday 13 February, 2023 5:24 pm

Diriyah Company Achieves More Than 30 million Safe Man-Hours

Diriyah Company today announced that it had achieved more than 30 million man-hours, employed 19,181 contract workers, and utilized more than 1,200 pieces of heavy equipment. The remarkable milestone reflects the company’s continuous commitment to providing a safe working environment and...

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Business & Money | Monday 13 February, 2023 4:50 pm

Mastercard and Network International launch new Artificial Intelligence fraud-prevention solution

Partnership addresses rising fraud, declines and chargebacksMastercard today announced that it is partnering with Network International, the leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa, to address fraud, declines and chargebacks in order to reduce costs and risk for...

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Business & Money | Monday 13 February, 2023 4:14 pm

In a further boost to its operations "Q Holding” announces executive leadership changes of Q Properties with appointment of CEO Ben Hudson and CDO David Harman.

“Q Holding”, Abu Dhabi’s major investment conglomerate, announced yesterday the appointment of two senior executives to lead its subsidiary, “Q Properties”, in its new phase of development.  “Q” appointed Ben Hudson as the new Chief Executive Officer and David Harman as the...

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Business & Money | Monday 13 February, 2023 3:28 pm

Saudi Food-tech Startup FeedUs To Raise $2.5M In A Seed Funding Round

Saudi digital ordering platform FeedUs announced it is seeking to raise $2.5 million in a seed funding round with participation from angel investors.A hub for connecting four main pillars of food delivery, which are food delivery providers (aggregators), POS system, white label online ordering...

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Business & Money | Monday 13 February, 2023 3:11 pm

Ora Developers Egypt Group to acquire new land in Egypt’s El Sheikh Zayed Extension

The leading real estate developer announces the growth of its land capacity to upgrade its project portfolio, caters to GCC customer preferences. Ora Developers Egypt Group, one of the market’s leading real estate companies, has announced that it is currently closing an acquisition deal of...

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Business & Money | Sunday 12 February, 2023 3:51 pm

Forbes Middle East Celebrates The Middle East’s 100 Most Powerful Businesswomen 2023

Meet The Region’s Top Female Business LeadersThe 2023 ranking of the region’s top women in businesses features 104 women from 27 nationalities across 27 sectors.The UAE and Egypt scored the most entries at 15 and 12, respectively, followed by Saudi with 11, Kuwait with eight, and Lebanon, Oman, ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 12 February, 2023 2:05 pm

Sharakah and WBAF sign MOU to boost global partnership and economic development cooperation

To enhance financial and digital inclusion, Sharakah recently signed a global partnership and economic development cooperation MOU with World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) an affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI). The agreement strives to...

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Business & Money | Sunday 12 February, 2023 1:58 pm

Bahri Line launches new liner service between Asia and Europe through Saudi Arabia

The new shipping route will connect Asia to Europe via Jeddah Islamic Port with a rotation of the Far East, India and Saudi Arabia Bahri Line, a business unit under Bahri Logistics, has officially established a new pendulum service line between the Asian and European continents. Traveling ...

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