One of the many buzzwords associated with the rise of the pandemic is ‘gig economy’. It has [...]
FinTech startups
6 emerging startups making a strong debut in the Egyptian Fintech scene
Financial technologies (Fintech) have played a key role in the Egyptian startup scene's growth spurt of the [...]
Financial inclusion
[Long Read]: Financial inclusion – Are small businesses being incentivized enough to go cashless?
More and more of our daily purchases are increasingly being done using the plastic in our pockets, [...]
Entrepreneurial ecosystems
Boosting entrepreneurship in the MENA region – Ft. Christopher Schroeder
On the sidelines of the Business Forum held earlier this year at the American University in Cairo [...]
SMEs
[VIDEO] 2 minutes with IMF’s Jihad Azour [PT2]: The state of SMEs and the fintech sector in Egypt
In the second part of the series, Business Forward sits down with director of the Middle East [...]
Cashless Economy
Fintech in Egypt is built on the interdependence between startups and big banks
As financial technology, or fintech for short, has steadily disrupted banking and finance around the world in [...]
