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It is marked as the first investment made in France by the venture capital firm.

Governments are not only increasing regulation of fintech companies, but they are also actively building new technologies that seemingly compete with them.

Investors found that being homegrown is one of StarzPlay's main advantages over the stiff competition in the region's SVOD space.

Co-founded by Padmini Gupta and Milind Singh, this fintech startup is on a mission to reimagine financial services provided to the immigrant population.

With an aim to expand through the Middle East and work with diverse regulators, the co-founders hope to further their vision of mass adoption of crypto assets in the region.

Former International Finance Corporation (IFC) head for MENA and Pakistan Issa Aghabi on co-founding Access Bridge Ventures (ABV), a MENA-focused early-stage venture capital fund.

"Having more meaningful time to think and rethink through an investment, especially in a changing and unprecedented global context, has proven to be really valuable."

Conscious investing creates a framework for viable investments that will advance social and environmental solutions and produce financial returns in the process.

Do not disregard the importance of cashflow to survive a crisis, and build a stable future, and be ready for the next unexpected challenge.

CSR, diversity, employee engagement, and retention -the non-financial and non-market related factors, the soft facts until recently were little more than a box-ticking exercise for investors– have taken on a renewed prominence in any VC's decision-making process.

Marcel Muenster, a Johns Hopkins-trained medical doctor, digital health entrepreneur, and early-stage investor, on changing the way the global investment community approaches the well-being of startup founders.

While a stronger currency might sound nice, from an economic standpoint, a general weakening in the dollar in the current economic climate is seen as more befitting.

Considering these three questions can help you decide whether you really need funding or whether bootstrapping would suit you better.

Impact is at the heart of the GCC's strategy, and sustainability is embedded in its values.

ADIO's investment to be channelled to fintech, tech-enabled business services, platforms and software startups in Abu Dhabi.

The acquisition of Payguru, which was founded in 2015 and has been the first mobile payment company to receive a license from the financial regulator, will expand Tpay Mobile's offering of alternative payment products and financial technologies and will contribute to further growth across geographies and business lines.

Improving financial inclusion for SMEs could boost annual economic growth by 1% per year, and also lead to a potential 16 million jobs by 2025 in the Middle East and Central Asia regions.

Grants from Sheraa's US$1 million fund will be awarded to entrepreneurs committed to creating real impact.

Our challenges here relate largely to the barriers created by existing banking systems, which will take time to overcome, and regulatory challenges that regulators across the region are already working hard to rectify.

By giving people access to their earned income (both salary and commissions), and potentially giving them access to pensions or end of service funds whenever needed, we could create a knock-on effect that could transform the local and global economy.

If you are worried about the outcome of this slowdown, there are some financial moves you can make to protect your position.

Dubai-based startup Okadoc makes history by closing the largest ever Series A round for a healthtech startup in the MENA region

Why we need Western venture capital firms in the Middle East entrepreneurial landscape (and how to get them to invest in your startup).

Lead investors play a crucial social, and obviously, economic role for a startup's launch into a market.

The idea for Fodel was born when Benturquia herself searched for a better alternative to home delivery for her online purchases.

ADIO's Ventures Fund is an initiative of the Abu Dhabi Government's Ghadan 21 accelerator program.