In a world where technology and data feel like a male-dominated industry, it’s important to shine a light on the women who forge their own paths in a career in technology. Rosie Armstrong, a front-end engineer at Airtime Rewards, shares her journey and dispels the myth that coding is exclusively for the mathsy men of the world, and the role women in the industry can play in empowering other women to join the industry, and ultimately close the gender gap.

International insurtech bolttech and stc Group, the leading telecommunications company acting as the engine of digital transformation in the region, today announced the launch of its partnership and expansion into the Middle East. bolttech’s collaboration with stc Group will provide stc’s customers with innovative, embedded device protection offerings through a technology-enabled experience.

DKK Partners, a leading Fintech company specialising in emerging markets (EM) and foreign exchange (FX) liquidity, has appointed Zain Abbas as its new Head of Product to spearhead the development and innovation of its tailored FX services.

Abbas’ appointment as Head of Product will enable DKK to better serve emerging markets across the world, including Africa and the Middle East, and further build DKK Partners' product function.

MeaWallet, a leading digital payments enabler specialising in card tokenization, announces its partnership with Fondeadora, Mexico's leading financial service provider. 

Bank payment company GoCardless has been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) Open Banking Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) framework, the ‘one-stop-shop’ for all open banking services for the public sector. 

WealthKernel, a leading provider of digital investment infrastructure, today announces the appointment of Matt Collis as the Head of Wealth Solutions. As the Head of Wealth Solutions, Matt will lead the company’s expansion into the wealth management sector and drive the development of products suited to meet the evolving needs of wealth managers. 

PPRO, a leading local payments platform, has today announced the completion of a dual tranche funding round totalling €85 million to pursue growth in key markets and further enhance its global network of local payment methods.

The funding is provided by new and existing investors, including Eurazeo, HPE Growth, Sprints, PayPal Ventures, J.P. Morgan, Citi Ventures, and funds managed by BlackRock.

Gulf Capital announced today that it has signed an agreement with the Saudi Research Development and Innovation Authority (RDIA) to deploy over US$100 million into the Saudi technology and innovation sector over the next five years.  

Perfios, India's leading B2B SaaS fintech company, announced today that Teachers’ Venture Growth (TVG), the late-stage venture and growth investment arm of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, will invest US$80 million into the company.