Banking and FinanceIssue 03 - 2025MAGAZINEFintech’s shift: Beyond simple payment processingGBO CorrespondentNovember 26, 2025November 27, 2025 GBO CorrespondentNovember 26, 2025November 27, 2025 Businesses in the fintech sector face many obstacles as it develops, especially...
TechnologyTop StoriesMENA Watch: Digital Silk Road’s AI fintech and geopolitical hedgeGBO CorrespondentNovember 19, 2025 GBO CorrespondentNovember 19, 2025 Fintech serves as the crucial internal market testbed for the broader national...
Banking and FinanceIssue 02 - 2025MAGAZINESME lending enters a new tech eraGBO CorrespondentJune 27, 2025July 1, 2025 GBO CorrespondentJune 27, 2025July 1, 2025 SME lending is changing as a result of the continuous digital revolution...
Banking and FinanceIssue 02 - 2025MAGAZINEBanking digitisation: UK & US take divergent pathsGBO CorrespondentJune 27, 2025July 1, 2025 GBO CorrespondentJune 27, 2025July 1, 2025 The EF market generated an estimated 20-30 billion euro in Europe in...
FintechTop StoriesMENA Watch: MNT-Halan becomes Egypt’s first fintech unicornGBO CorrespondentJune 11, 2025June 11, 2025 GBO CorrespondentJune 11, 2025June 11, 2025 MNT-Halan’s journey began modestly in 2018 as a fintech app offering digital...
Banking and FinanceTop StoriesRakeez Capital: Redefining SME investment with smart, secure, & scalable solutionsGBO CorrespondentApril 24, 2025 GBO CorrespondentApril 24, 2025 Unlike traditional investment routes, Rakeez Capital provides an alternative model focused on...
EconomyTop StoriesMENA Watch: Challenges & opportunities in region’s start-up ecosystemGBO CorrespondentJuly 17, 2024 GBO CorrespondentJuly 17, 2024 Due to the war in Gaza and the possibility of a further...
FinanceTop StoriesMENA Watch: Region’s start-ups secure major funding dealsGBO CorrespondentMarch 27, 2024March 27, 2024 GBO CorrespondentMarch 27, 2024March 27, 2024 Tiye Angels and KAUST Innovation Ventures are among the group of prominent...
FinanceTop StoriesMENA Watch: Good days ahead for the region as startups raise USD 88.7 millionGBO CorrespondentMarch 13, 2024March 12, 2024 GBO CorrespondentMarch 13, 2024March 12, 2024 In terms of financing, the UAE continued to lead the MENA ecosystem,...
Banking and FinanceIssue 01 - 2024MAGAZINEBanking on Cloud: A Deep DiveGBO CorrespondentJanuary 30, 2024January 30, 2024 GBO CorrespondentJanuary 30, 2024January 30, 2024 Some of the common challenges that banks may face are customised solutions...