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Payments, lending, insurance and banking startups in India and the Gulf, with their funding rounds, licences and the rules that govern them.
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- Sep 9, 2026
PhonePe UAE payments licence: what it enables
India-Gulf · Sep 9, 2026
$3.5M · Pre-Series A
Sav raises $3.5M pre-Series A for AI personal finance in UAE
Gulf · Sep 7, 2026
$3.5M
Pre-Series A
Undisclosed · Series A
Navana.ai raises $4.2M Series A for BFSI voice AI
India · Sep 7, 2026
Undisclosed
Series A
Salla Paylink acquisition expands Saudi fintech capabilities
Acquisition · Gulf · Sep 4, 2026
Saudi fintech Nayla raises $18 million pre-Series A
Gulf · Sep 3, 2026
Zerodha Merchant Banking: What SEBI Approval Means
India · Sep 3, 2026
₹750 Cr · Reported, not closed
Fibe to raise ₹750 crore for digital lending platform
India · Sep 1, 2026
₹750 Cr
Reported, not closed
$20-25M · Reported, not closed
AdvaRisk in talks to raise $20-25 million from Fundamentum
India · Sep 1, 2026
$20-25M
Reported, not closed
Aajil Capital secures CMA licence for SME investment management
Saudi Arabia · Sep 1, 2026
Mastercard Lighthouse UAE Selects First Six AI Startups
Gulf · Aug 31, 2026
$3M · Strategic
Oro Raises $3M for AI-Powered DeFi Execution Platform
Gulf · Aug 26, 2026
$3M
Strategic
Nexedge Capital raises $20M maiden funding from Mirae, Elev8
India · Aug 25, 2026
Undisclosed · Pre-seed
XSquare raises a pre-seed round for B2B payment orchestration
Gulf · Aug 21, 2026
Undisclosed
Pre-seed
Augmont ₹825 Crore IPO: Gold Silver ETF Liquidity Talks with 8 MFs
India · Aug 19, 2026
Qatar to India money transfer via UPI: How PosTransfer works
India-Gulf · Aug 18, 2026
Corpus Labs in talks with Stellaris for pre-seed funding
Aug 18, 2026
Zywa: Financial Freedom for Gen Z in the MENA Region
Aug 14, 2026
Harmoney is Revolutionizing Bond Trading in India
Aug 12, 2026
₹63 Cr · Stage not disclosed
GetVantage raises ₹63 crore growth capital for MSMEs
Aug 10, 2026
₹63 Cr
Stage not disclosed
My Syria Super App: What 121 Living Is Building in Syria
Gulf · Aug 10, 2026
Beacon Introduces Direct Bill Payments to India for NRIs in Canada
News · Aug 9, 2026
Hudson Labs Reforming Finance AI
Artificial Intelligence · Aug 6, 2026
Undisclosed · Reported, not closed
Walmart-Backed PhonePe Prepares for IPO, Eyes $15 Billion Valuation
News · Aug 6, 2026
Undisclosed
Reported, not closed
The Invofox Story of Revolutionizing Invoice Automation
Aug 5, 2026
Mintoak buys Dubai's ICC Loyalty, turning an acquisition into Gulf distribution
Aug 5, 2026