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Fintech
+6
Aug 24, 2026
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1 min read
Dubai-based Fasset raises $68M Series C at $1B valuation, only 3 months after previous round
Annualised transaction volume has passed $40 billion across 125 countries, according to Fasset, up from $32 billion when it announced its Series B in May.
News
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Aug 21, 2026
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3 min read
What VNV’s portfolio marks imply for Breadfast, Baly, Vezeeta and Wasoko
The Stockholm-listed investor’s first-half accounts offer a rare read-through on private-market values across its MENA portfolio, with Breadfast held at its latest funding round, Baly marked higher and Vezeeta, El Basharsoft and Wasoko written down.
News
+2
Aug 21, 2026
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1 min read
Exits MENA acquires Avanz Capital Egypt, adding fund management to its advisory platform
The regulated asset manager will be rebranded Exits Manara and launch a second fund aimed at Egyptian exporters.
Jordan
+3
Aug 19, 2026
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2 min read
HeyBreez raises $2.5M seed led by Lunara Partners as call volumes pass one million a month
The oversubscribed round brings in Jabbar Group alongside returning backer DASH Ventures, seven months after the company's $1.3 million pre-seed.
Analysis
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Aug 12, 2026
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20 min read
A terrible business, but an amazing Trojan horse
As SILQ closes $100 million for its embedded finance arm Fina, the survivors of the B2B marketplace crash are out to parlay their order data into fintech empires.
Fintech
+2
Aug 11, 2026
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3 min read
Tamara’s Saudi Q2 revenue more than doubles as new lending book closes in on BNPL
Q2 revenue more than doubled to SAR 707 million as consumer-financing receivables reached SAR 3.14 billion, just behind the SAR 3.36 billion held in pay-in-instalments.
Funding
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Aug 11, 2026
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1 min read
UAE customer intelligence startup Cobi raises $1M pre-seed led by Lunara Partners
The new capital will be used to expand enterprise deployments across the Middle East and internationally, and to further develop Cobi’s recommendation and decisioning capabilities.
Fintech
+2
Aug 10, 2026
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3 min read
Tabby's Saudi unit Q2 profit falls 54% as revenue grows 21% year on year
The Riyadh-headquartered BNPL lender's repayments outpaced new lending by roughly SAR 360 million between April and June, as its new SAMA licence opens a push into longer-term consumer and SME lending.
