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The Paypers analysed the most relevant investments that were announced during Q4 2023 and discovered a surge in funding for companies operating in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and North America. Financing rounds indicate a preference for digital lending and banking, payment apps and commerce solutions, and Buy Now, Pay Later services.
investment, funding, expansion, payments , banking, ecommerce, The Paypers Quarterly Analysis series, financial inclusion, SMEs
Bahrain-based fintech Eazy Financial Services (EazyPay) has partnered with Tabby to provide BNPL services over its EazyPay POS terminals netwok in Bahrain.
fintech, POS, BNPL, checkout optimisation , merchants
Digital identity company Uqudo has entered a strategic partnership with Tamara to improve identity verification in Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) transactions.
online payments, BNPL, online security, identity verification, identity fraud
Serena Sebastiani from PwC Middle East embarks on a journey through innovation in the GCC's financial sector with a focus on Open Finance. Discover the region's strategic evolution.
Open Banking, Open Finance, regulation, report
Commercial Bank of Kuwait (Al-Tijari) has entered a strategic partnership with Network International to augment its digital banking and payment transformation.
digital banking, digitalisation, fraud detection, tokenization, digital payments
Saudi Arabia-based Tabby has successfully secured USD 700 million in debt financing from J.P. Morgan and extended its Series D round.
funding, investment
Kuwait-based fintech Spare has closed a USD 3 million investment, in order to accelerate the optimisation of Open Banking services in the Middle East region.
funding, investment, Open Banking, Open Finance, banking, online banking, mobile banking, digital banking, financial services, financial institutions
NBK has announced its partnership with Qatar Airways and British Airways in order to launch the NBK Avios Visa Signature Card in the MENA region.
partnership, product launch, payments , online payments, mobile payments, digital payments, ecommerce
The Money Service Lab has completed its certification with Mastercard, becoming a processor with direct connectivity to the Mastercard Cloud in Europe.
credit card, debit card, prepaid card, remittance, Acquirer, certification
Mastercard has collaborated with Dubai Islamic Bank in order to introduce cross-border payment services through digital channels across multiple countries globally.
partnership, cross-border payments, cross-border ecommerce, payments , online payments, digital payments, mobile payments, ecommerce
Mastercard has announced that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ottu in order to optimise payment access across GCC through Mastercard Gateway.
partnership, payments , online payments, digital payments, mobile payments, ecommerce
MENA-based BNPL platform Tabby has become available as a flexible payment option on Saudia Arabia-based Almosafer’s travel platforms.
BNPL, instalment payments, travel payments, partnership, payment methods
Jordan-based mobile games publisher Tamatem Games has added Kuwait-based payments provider Tap Payments into its Tamatem Plus platform.
mobile payments, digital wallet, partnership, payment methods, BNPL
Mastercard has decided to acquire a minority stake in the fintech arm of South Africa-based MTN, with a value of USD 5 billion.
investment, fintech, payments , digital payments, acquisition
Kuwait International Bank (KIB) has unveiled its new corporate online banking platform to augment its modern banking suite.
online banking, product launch, digital banking, spend management, cash flow
Bahrain Commercial Facilities Company (BCFC) has renewed its partnership agreement with Mastercard to introduce advanced payment solutions in Bahrain.
partnership, payments , ecommerce, banking, fintech, paytech, digitalisation, credit card, Issuer, SMEs
The Capital Markets Authority has prohibited the use of cryptocurrencies for payments, investments, and digital assets mining in Kuwait.
cryptocurrency, digital assets, regulation, compliance
Kuwait-based fintech Spare has obtained the KSA Open Banking certification, based on the Open Banking Framework released by the Saudi Central Bank.
certification, Open Banking, Open Finance, mobile banking, digital banking, online banking
Jordan-based Middle East Payment Services has partnered with Zwipe and Mastercard to launch a series of biometric payment cards.
partnership, biometrics, MasterCard, product launch
Mastercard has partnered with UAE-based lifestyle banking application Bankiom to issue digital payment cards across UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and Saudi Arabia.
partnership, payments , online payments, digital payments, mobile payments, banking, prepaid card