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2025 Middle East tech trends: How CIOs will drive innovation with AI

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The Middle East is rapidly evolving into a global hub for technological innovation, with 2025 set to be a pivotal year in the regions digital landscape. AI and machine learning are poised to drive innovation across multiple sectors, particularly government, healthcare, and finance.

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For Fintech, 2024 Was A Year of Hype, Hustle and Hard Truths. What’s Next In 2025?

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By Katherine Maslova This has been a year of rapid progress and high expectations for the fintech sector. True AI-powered innovation such as adaptive financial modeling or real-time fraud prevention remains limited. Given the sensitivity of the industry, regulators worldwide have intensified fintech scrutiny.

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These Are The Fintech IPOs That Could Follow Klarna’s Debut

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Turns out theres a pretty fat pipeline of venture-backed fintech startups that meet the basic criteria for an IPO. This includes the heaviest fundraiser Stripe which has famously faced down pressure to go public over the years, despite ranking as the highest valuation private fintech. billion two years ago in a Series I financing.

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Paystand banks $50M to make B2B payments cashless and with no fees

TechCrunch

The Scotts Valley, California-based company is using cloud technology and the Ethereum blockchain as the engine for its Paystand Bank Network that enables business-to-business payments with zero fees. She told TechCrunch that while the venture firm is a generalist, it is rooted in fintech and fintech infrastructure.

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Social investment platform eToro to acquire fintech startup Gatsby for $50M

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Multi-asset social investment network and Robinhood competitor eToro has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Gatsby — a fintech startup which also aimed to go head to head against Robinhood — for $50 million in a cash and common stock deal. Q3 outlook forecasts cloudy days ahead for fintech M&A.

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Kenyan fintech Pezesha raises $11M backed by Women’s World Banking, Cardano parent IOG

TechCrunch

The fintech works with partner companies such as Twiga and MarketForce, which integrate its credit scoring APIs in their platforms to enable their customers to get real-time loan offers. The fintech is able to extend loans of up to $10,000 at single-digit interest rates, and a repayment period of one year. Image Credits: Pezesha.

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Top tech trends powering the Middle East’s digital evolution by 2025

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AI and Machine Learning will drive innovation across the government, healthcare, and banking/financial services sectors, strongly focusing on generative AI and ethical regulation. These trends underscore the Middle Easts ambition to become a global technology hub through strategic investments, innovation, and partnerships.

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