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    Egypt’s Qardy Secures Seven-Figure Pre-Seed Funding to Boost SME Lending in Egypt

    Since its soft launch in late 2022, Qardy has rapidly gained traction, onboarding over 1,000 corporate clients and facilitating loan transactions worth more than $12 million.

    Maroc Numeric Fund II Hit Hard: Fintech Startup Yallah Xash Closes Doors

    Previous investments that faltered include NetPeas, an IT services company that failed to deliver on its SaaS security solutions; Souk Affaires.ma...

    Egyptian AI Startup Synapse Analytics Secures $2M Led by Silicon Badia and Hub 71

    The startup specializes in providing advanced AI software designed to enhance financial decision-making processes, including credit scoring, cross-selling, dynamic pricing, and electronic Know Your Customer/Business (eKYC/eKYB) procedures.

    MNT Halan Eyes Egyptian Stock Exchange Listing, Targets $1 Billion Financing Portfolio

    The company aims to bolster its financing portfolio to a substantial $1 billion by the year’s end.
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