What has resulted from the research is a framework that founders may be used to evaluate l1/l2 blockchains to develop their fintech/insurtech solution...

Much has been written about what happened to FTX, and more will be written in the coming days and months. I decided to do some research and created a friendly slide show for you to go through. If the #ftx deal goes through, one company would own a si...

Storm clouds may be ahead for Buy-Now Pay-later companies in the MENA region: These are the business drivers to watch in 2023-24: 1) Cost of Funds...

A few weeks back, I wrote about creating an online resource (in a comment below) to connect startups to co-founders in the MENA region. The idea is to...

I read the book Poor Charlie's Almanack in 2020/21. It cost me more than a few dollars to get it shipped from the US to the UAE, and I remember wiping...

When incumbent banks start neo banks, it can be tricky to make it work. Now complicate it further by launching a Neo bank in a new geography- one that...

In 2020, Apple made an estimated $8.8BN from Apple Care, Apple Pay, and Other services (no breakup given in Apple’s financials as to what: “Other ser...

It was quite clear that with my limited understanding of technology as it applied to my industry, my future career was going to be bleak if I did not...

This is a common issue or problem that I hear during my conversations with would-be entrepreneurs. They have amazing ideas that could change the world...

Influencers have created a $15BN industry that a number of GenZ generation want to join. The market is big, estimated to be over 50Million+ people who...