TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2023

The United Arabs Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia became the first member states to adopt the treaty in 2018, and its implementation meant that for the first time businesses in these territories were required to file VAT returns periodically. Wafeq is a ratified provider in Saudi Arabia, and the UAE (e-invoicing is not mandatory there yet).

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Digital Trends

AUGUST 11, 2021

UAE airline Emirates used a drone to shoot an extraordinary video that it claims is "one of the highest ads ever filmed.".

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DataRobot

AUGUST 1, 2022

As Senior Technical Analyst at GlobalData, Beatriz Vale explains “It will be exciting to follow the evolution of the new AI CoE, in the stimulating environment offered by Hub71, and within the context of the fast-growing market of Abu Dhabi and the UAE, the second largest economy in the Arab world.”

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Founded in October 2021, Pluto’s first product is a card designed to help businesses digitize their cash spend. That has accelerated card acceptance –– with 90% card acceptance rates in the UAE and Saudi Arabia by some estimates — in the region. It is gearing up to formally launch in the UAE and Saudi Arabia in the coming weeks.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Micro and small businesses in emerging markets still struggle to access digital payments for several reasons. This suite of services is essential in the primary markets in which Nomod is aiming to build a significant merchant base, like Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bangladesh.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2021

General Atlantic, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Princeville Capital and sovereign wealth funds, ADQ (UAE) and Qatar Investment Authority co-led the round. . Specifically, the company plans to continue investing in nationwide infrastructure, technology and logistics and toward accelerating digitalization of Turkish SMEs.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Recent research suggests that the e-commerce market in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt account for a combined $21.4 The revenue-based financing company for e-commerce platforms, which claims to be growing 300% quarter over quarter, also mentioned that it has partnered with tens of clients from Egypt and UAE in six months.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

Gen Zs in the UAE spend about AED 5B+ every year, and still rely on cash or their parents’ cards despite having options like supplementary cards issued by their parents’ banks. While these options give access to digital payments, they are not fundamentally designed for Gen Z, and this is where we add value,” Kumar, said in a statement. “We

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The UAE-based international venture capital firm, Global Ventures, also took part in the round, as did existing investors Novastar Ventures, and Proparco, the French development finance institution, through their Digital Africa initiative.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Nigeria-based health tech startup Helium Health has acquired Meddy , a Qatar-headquartered and UAE-based doctor booking platform for an undisclosed amount. Meddy currently serves more than 150 private clients within the UAE and Qatar. Nigeria’s Helium Health raises $10M Series A for Africa expansion. The company, backed with just $1.8

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2021

And we’re seeing a smaller company try to crack some of the hold that a major tech incumbent enjoys over a huge piece of the digital economy. More than a few funding rounds are cracking off this morning, including neat rounds from African fintech Mono , India-and-UAE-based Zeta , Emitwise raising $3.2

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Digital Trends

JULY 19, 2020

Watch the rocket carrying the UAE's Mars-bound spacecraft blast off.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Cars24, however, has followed a different playbook, exporting its model to several countries in the last year, starting with the UAE (July 2021), and then Australia and Thailand (both in October). Launching in more developed markets like Australia and UAE has seen Cars24 adjusting its approach based on different market factors, he added.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 6, 2022

Its two main markets are Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Consumer-centric digital financial services provided real-time and without friction can unlock the growth of commerce and benefit the ecosystem as a whole. What’s your BNPL startup really worth?

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2022

Bloom , a Sudan-based fintech that offers a high-yield savings account and adjacent digital banking services, has raised a $6.5 based VCs Global Founders Capital (GFC) and Goodwater Capital and UAE-based early-stage firm VentureSouq. Visa is taking the lead as a first mover in digital payments in Sudan. million seed round.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

VUZ , a social app that allows users to stream and experience immersive realism in extended reality (XR) and metaverse digital experiences, has raised $20 million in Series B investment. One such partner is the newly rebranded UAE-based telecom operator, e&; its VC arm, e& capital , launched a $250 million fund this week.

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Medium Technology Section

APRIL 10, 2025

Don’t Just Use Canva—Master It Whether you're running an agency in Dubai, coaching clients in Riyadh, or managing a side hustle in… Continue reading on Medium

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2022

Vadym Synegin is a Ukrainian impact entrepreneur, philanthropist and investor in fintech and crypto projects with more than 15 years’ experience as an entrepreneur in Europe and the UAE. While the bill doesn’t let you use digital assets as a form of payment, it seeks to create proper conditions to establish a strong cryptocurrency market.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Following this growth, it is planning on expanding to Egypt and the UAE, while doubling down on Saudi Arabia, against the backdrop of $5 million pre-Series A funding it has raised, in a round led by Europe-based VC Speedinvest, which marked its debut into Saudi Arabia, and RAED Ventures, with participation from MENA focused VC firm Wamda Capital.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Microsoft describes its Windows 11 NFT as a “one-of-a-kind cryptographic token that lives in your digital wallet and unlocks valuable experiences and rewards.” pic.twitter.com/ANr3kPpX6j — Microsoft UAE (@MicrosoftUAE) October 4, 2021. Bringing to you the launch of #Windows11 straight from Burj Khalifa tonight!

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2022

million in a funding round led by UAE-headquartered VC fund Winter Capital. “What we have been able to do is get schools and students on one end of the platform, so now we need to get digital learning to flow through us,” Pandey said. million students.

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AFP Blog

JANUARY 29, 2014

Latest global social, digital, mobile data for ya : his report presents all the key statistics, data and behavioural indicators for social, digital and mobile channels around the world. For other reports in this series, please visit [link] H/T to Social Fish'

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Instead, its actively building platforms for everything from drug discovery (Clara for Biopharma) to autonomous vehicles (Drive AGX) to video production (Holoscan) to digital twins (Omniverse). Snorkel says its year-over-year annual bookings doubled during 2024, with triple-digit growth in annual bookings in each of the last three years.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

Meanwhile, Frederic reports on Google Cloud launching AlloyDB Omni ; Ivan has your look at Google’s new ad transparency center ; Manish reports on an Android antitrust case in India ; Aisha writes about new Google Search features ; and Lorenzo and Carly round it out with a story on hackers using spyware to target users in the UAE.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2021

By collecting real-time data and leveraging a digital rewarding system designed to drive customers to deepen their relationship with restaurants. Since launching in Egypt, Koinz has expanded to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Image Credits: Koinz. Like Egypt, these markets have similar dynamics and demographics.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

While incumbents have pioneered various enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to digitize these processes, companies would still get four to five different software platforms to complete multiple tasks. They are electronic yet manual processes that make their work very inefficient. African tech took center stage in 2021.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Circle of friends : Egyptian fintech Money Fellows banked $31 million in new funding to, what Tage describes as, “digitizing money circles,” which is where people essentially save and borrow together as a group. We adore Aisha ’s headline, “Instagram is giving Twitter a run for its money as the most chaotic social network today.”

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 28, 2022

Companies (like digital mortgage lender Better.com) couldn’t keep up and had to go on a hiring spree to meet all the consumer demand. Digital mortgage lender Better.com conducted its first of four layoffs in the past nine months on December 1, 2021. This led to a boom in business for startups catering to home buyers. Then 2022 came.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 7, 2022

As he pointed out, pricing in some fintech categories dropped almost 60% according to Pitchbook, and digital and crypto companies are down over 65%. “We Savana raises a fresh round of capital to digitize banks’ services. We are starting to see some of the public market valuations impact private market valuations. Well, that was fast!

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Digital Trends

JULY 12, 2020

Here's how to watch the launch live.

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Digital Trends

JULY 28, 2022

Abu Dhabi dogs now have a cool place to exercise during the city's scorching summers after a specially designed gym opened there.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

The UAE took in 46% of the total venture capital received in the Middle East and Africa in 2021, according to the country’s Ministry of Economy. In 2017, the UAE created an artificial intelligence ministry position, which it filled with H.E. TechCrunch: Is the UAE’s venture capital presence fairly new? were invested in the UAE.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2022

I assume their target audience is one that likes to scrutinize things from every angle. Well played!

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