1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (429+ words) The government is moving on two fronts at once: managing the near-term impact of regional geopolitical tensions while accelerating structural shifts like solar energy adoption." For businesses and households, this signals both continuity in daily operations and a gradual change…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (397+ words) As payment cycles stretch, embedded finance platforms move to unlock working capital at scale. Comfi, a UAE-based B2 B embedded finance platform, has raised USD 65 million in a Pre-Series A round combining equity and debt. The startup aims to tackle SME…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (427+ words) As demand for personalized consumer experiences grows, the startup is building infrastructure to control quality and expand regionally A simple consumer frustration is turning into a scalable Food Tech play across MENA. Lola is not just digitizing cake ordering. It…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (431+ words) COLABS is entering Saudi Arabia at a moment when demand for startup infrastructure is scaling as fast as the ecosystem itself. Saudi Arabia's startup ecosystem is no longer defined by capital alone. The next phase is about infrastructure, where companies…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (644+ words) A childhood collectible is quietly becoming a high-value asset class, and the market around it is starting to behave like one. A USD 15. 8 B global market is turning trading cards into high-value assets, and making them targets for theft, scams,…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (540+ words) Gulf and Asian countries are seeking to expand their access'to dollar liquidity. This signals a shift in how global financial stability is being managed. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed that several Gulf countries, alongside Asian economies, have requested foreign…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago  (557+ words) BBC report finds repeated spikes in market activity minutes before key statements, raising questions around insider access and market fairness According to a BBC report, multiple financial markets saw unusual trading activity just minutes before US President Donald Trump made…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (430+ words) Qatar Investment Authority is doubling down on digital banking, this time outside its core region. The sovereign wealth fund has participated in Plata's USD 405 million Series C round, valuing the Latin American digital bank at USD 5 billion and making it…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (413+ words) A15 has completed its ninth exit, signaling continued liquidity in MENA's early-stage ecosystem even as capital deployment becomes more selective. Cairo-based venture capital firm A15 has announced the acquisition of its portfolio company Viral Wave by Pop Arabia, a regional partner of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (390+ words) Anthropic is expanding beyond chat into design, introducing a new AI platform that allows users to create full visual outputs through conversation. Design has long been gated by tools, skills, and time. Claude Design signals a shift toward making high-quality…...