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Dibsy, a homegrown Qatar fintech enterprise, was founded on the premise of making processing online payments as simple as possible.

"The platform acts as a dedicated space for performing artists and musicians to manage their bookings and tap into a new pool of growing clients, using a unique business model that takes zero commission from the artists, and simply charges clients an industry low agency fee when making a booking."

Foodics' acquisition is a strategic move that will help solidify its position and become the market leader in Egypt, Kuwait, Oman and Jordan, while also opening the possibilities for further M&A activities and international expansion.

Christopher Arida and Aya Hariri are the founders of Diwama, an AI-based image recognition software that automates waste analysis, and one of the 10 finalists of Smartpreneur Competition 6.0.