KARACHI: Halan Microfinance Bank (“the Bank”), a Pakistani microfinance bank owned by MNT-Halan, Egypt and the MENA region’s first fintech unicorn, has received a national license from the State Bank ...

Halan, an Egyptian technology start-up that uses two- and three-wheeled vehicles to transport passengers and goods, will begin operating in Ethiopia before the end of 2019, its chief executive ...

The State Bank of Pakistan said on Thursday it had granted a nationwide microfinance banking license to Halan Microfinance ...

Startup investments are gradually picking up as 36 businesses across Africa secured a total of $254 million in May 2025.

Start-ups in Egypt is currently topping the charts in terms of start-up investments (exc. exits) this year so far with 31per ...

Halan Microfinance Bank (“the Bank”), a Pakistani microfinance bank owned by MNT-Halan, Egypt and the MENA region’s first fintech unicorn, has received a national license from the State Bank ...

In Egypt alone, MNT-Halan now has a gross loan book of over $700 million – more than most conventional Egyptian banks, MNT Halan’s CEO and co-founder, Mounir Nakhla, tells AGBI.

These investments mark a 130 percent increase compared to the corresponding period in 2024, when total funding reached $101 ...

So far in 2025, Egypt leads the African startup funding race with 31% of total disclosed investments, followed by South Africa at 26%, Nigeria at 15%, and Kenya at 12%. In addition to the funding boom ...

Halan Microfinance Bank, a Pakistani microfinance bank owned by MNT-Halan, Egypt and the MENA region's first fintech unicorn, has received a national license from the State Bank of Pakistan, allowing ...

Nigerian start-ups have emerged as the third highest recipients of funding on the African continent in the first five months ...

The banking sector saw a surge in AI integration for tasks ranging from asset tracing to debt recovery, raising the bar for ...