The EdTech platform, Lumofy, announces that it had successfully closed a funding round of $500,000, led by several investors, including Hope Fund, JEO Capital Management, and the two angel investors, Yaser Alghamdi and Abdulrahman Al Jiffry. Ahmed Faraj, Founder and CEO of the company, said: ” This investment will enable us to take important steps impacting the […]
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MEIRC announces the introduction of SHRM Advanced Certificate in HR Management program in UAE
Meirc Training and Consulting®, a leading provider of training and consulting solutions, has launched a new training program: SHRM Advanced Certificate in HR Management (ACHRM), in association with The Society for Human Resource Management. The Advanced Certificate program is the first and only program of its kind that is fully offered by the world’s largest […]
Emerging Investment Migration Markets – Egypt
Every few years, a new country or region pops up as a large market for citizenship and residency by investment (RCBI). Be it a result of political instability, economic turbulence, decreasing quality of life, increasing taxation, or a mixture of the above and more, the trend of obtaining RCBI suddenly skyrockets, and that is what is […]
Halo Investing Adds Former KeyBank Wealth Management President to Advisory Board
Halo Investing, Inc. (“Halo”) is pleased to announce that Terry Jenkins, former President of KeyBank Wealth Management and former President and CEO, US Wealth Management of BMO Harris Bank in Chicago, has joined as an Advisory Board Member to the Company. Halo is an award-winning technology platform for protective investment solutions. Through the Halo platform, financial advisors […]
Smart Cities Pivot to Hydrogen and Other Priorities, Reports IDTechEx
Smart cities face new, exceptional challenges with new exceptional technologies. Those starting from scratch have seen a shakeout for reasons varying from push-back against people control to failing to raise the money. In contrast, work has begun on the NEOM smart city in Saudi Arabia and the more modest Toyota Woven City at the base of Mount […]
Rising Cases of Depression and Anxiety due to Covid-19 to Stimulate the Demand for Mindfulness Mediation Apps
The global mindfulness meditation apps market is anticipated to reach a valuation of US$ 180 Mn by the end of the forecast period 2032. The market is also likely to grow at a CAGR of 8.4% during the forecast period from 2022 to 2032. The demand for mindfulness mediation apps has increased by 8% from 2016 to 2020. The growing adoption of […]
Summary of weekly real estate transactions for the week ending 04 February 2022
The real estate and properties transactions valued at 5.42 billion in total during the week ending 04 February 2022. The sum of transactions was 1,912. 192 plots were sold for AED 877.78 million, 1,232 apartments and villas were sold for AED 2.61 billion. The top three transactions were a land in Saih Shuaib 2 sold […]
Anghami listed on Nasdaq stock exchange as it begins trading on February 4, 2022
Anghami Inc. (“Anghami”) (NASDAQ: ANGH), the leading music streaming platform and service in the Middle East and North Africa, announced today that is has completed its business combination with Vistas Media Acquisition Company (“VMAC”) (NASDAQ: VMAC). Anghami’s common ordinary shares and its warrants will begin trading in the United States on February 4, 2022, on NASDAQ under […]
Barclays announces strategic partnership with global corporate venture builder Rainmaking to drive FinTech innovation
Barclays today announced that Rainmaking, a leading corporate venture builder, has been chosen as an innovation partner. With the support of Rainmaking, Barclays will launch a new suite of initiatives targeted at FinTech founders across the globe, from early-stage to scale-up and beyond, to help grow and develop their companies. The first to launch is […]
KIFC announces the first Fintech-focused Africa Fund at a high-level forum in Dubai
The Kigali International Financial Centre (KIFC) announced yesterday the launch of the first and only Fintech-focused Africa Fund. Backed by MyGrowthFund Venture Partners, the $50m fund will focus on fintech companies with proven technology, operating in Africa. Private equity investments in Africa have doubled during the last decade with fintech receiving close to 60% of […]