Paymob Raises $35 Million as Egypt Fintech Expands Across Gulf
Paymob, the Egypt-founded payments infrastructure company, raised $35 million in a pre-Series C funding round co-led by Abu Dhabi sovereign investor Mubadala Investment Company and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, as the fintech expands its business across the Middle East and North Africa.British International Investment, Global Ventures and DPI Ventures also participated...
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