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Warner Bros. invests $57 million in OSN+ for minority stake
Warner Bros. Discovery has just acquired a ~30% stake in OSN+, the streaming arm of Dubai-based OSN Group, for $57 million. While the deal is still subject to regulatory approval, it marks the deepening of a relationship that’s been quietly building.
NymCard raises $33m in Series B led by QED to scale banking infrastructure across MENA
Founded in 2018 by Omar Onsi, NymCard is a Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider that enables fintechs, banks, and enterprises to issue and process payment cards, provide embedded lending, and facilitate digital transactions without relying on traditional banking infrastructure.
Rise, fall & reinvention
An honest reflection with Idriss Al Rifai on Fetchr’s hypergrowth, what went wrong, the isolation of being a founder, and the emotional cost of tying self-worth to a company, plus hard-won lessons on hiring, scaling, and the $140 billion SME financing opportunity in MENA.