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Fintech Hive Dubai Africa Track 2026

Key Information

Organisation

DIFC Fintech Hive

Status

Open

Application Deadline

30 May 2026 · 43 days left

Program Type

Challenge

About this Program

A track within the DIFC Fintech Hive specifically for African fintech expansion.

Benefits & What You Get

Accelerator support in Dubai; investor network; potential pilot with DIFC partners.

Eligibility

African fintechs with regional scale potential looking to enter the MEASA market.

Startups That Could Apply

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Zeepay Ghana Mobile money remittances for Africa

Vezeeta MENA's healthcare platform

Farmerline Ghana Digital tools for Africa's farmers

Union54 Zambia's fintech unicorn story

Instabug Mobile app performance from Cairo

Expensya Tunisia Tunisian tech success story

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