Egypt

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Startups

Egyptian Company Zeal Raises $10 Million to Activate Its Technology on 4 Million Payment Devices

Egyptian fintech company Zeal has raised $10 million in funding, bringing its total funding to $14 million. It plans to use the funds to activate contracts covering more than four million payment devices over 24 months. The company provides loyalty, customer-identification, and merchant-analytics tools through existing payment devices.

2026-09-26

Opinions and Analysis

Announced Central Bank Gold Purchases Reach 130 Tons Through the End of July

Announced net central bank gold purchases declined to around 130 tons during the first seven months of 2026, compared with 160 tons during the same period in 2025. The Dutch and French cases show that changing storage locations or replacing bars does not necessarily mean reducing reserves.

2026-09-26

Artificial intelligence

Huawei Reveals Its Vision for AI Infrastructure and Announces SuperPoD Simulation Results

During HUAWEI CONNECT 2026, Huawei presented its vision for building AI infrastructure based on SuperPoDs and SuperClusters, noting that a simulation of a group comprising 100,000 NPUs achieved 2.75 times higher utilization efficiency compared with a traditional server architecture. It also announced the deployment of more than 1,000 Atlas 900 A3 SuperPoD systems.

2026-09-22

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

Egypt Plans to Launch a National Data Center Strategy by the End of 2026

Egypt’s Ministry of Communications announced that it is preparing a national strategy for data centers, with the aim of launching it by the end of 2026, as part of an effort to turn data traffic through the country into economic and investment value. The move comes alongside plans to expand digital government services and implement the second phase of the national artificial intelligence strategy.

2026-09-22

Privacy and Technology Policies

Egypt Requires Social Media Platforms to Implement Age-Based Measures to Protect Users Under 15

The Supreme Council for Media Regulation and the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority issued a joint decision requiring social media platforms to block independent accounts for those under 13 and impose Safe Mode on users between 13 and 15. Platforms are given up to three months to comply, with implementation plans due within 30 days.

2026-09-17

Chips and Semiconductors

Vodafone Egypt Begins Commercial Use of Ericsson RAN Processor 6672 at Network Sites

Vodafone Egypt has begun commercial use of the Ericsson RAN Processor 6672, designed to run artificial intelligence workloads and support 5G networks directly at network sites. Ericsson says the processor increases processing capacity fourfold and reduces energy consumption by more than 50% compared with the previous generation.

2026-09-17

Technologies

Pearson and Egypt’s Ministry of Higher Education Discuss Expanding Applied Learning Qualifications

Pearson signed a memorandum of understanding with Egypt’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research to expand access to international applied learning qualifications at technical institutes and universities. The partnership includes exploring curriculum development, training education professionals, and creating study pathways linked to labor-market needs.

2026-09-16

Artificial intelligence

Mastercard and Trip.com Showcase Travel Booking Model via an AI Agent

Mastercard and Trip.com, in partnership with Network International, are showcasing an experience that enables users to search for, compare, book and pay for travel services through TripGenie, with the commercial rollout expected to begin in early 2027.

2026-09-16

Technologies

Ericsson Report: AI Could Increase Uplink Pressure on Mobile Networks by Up to 5 Times

Ericsson expects mobile network data traffic to increase 2.2 times between 2025 and 2031, while additional uplink data traffic generated by artificial intelligence applications could increase by up to five times. The report says that the expansion of 5G and FWA will require fundamental updates to network design, rather than merely expanding coverage.

2026-09-15

Financial Technology

Fintech in Egypt: Is Innovation Outpacing Legislation?

Ahmed Adly believes that Egypt no longer lacks legal frameworks for financial technology, but the challenge lies in updating this framework at the speed imposed by innovation. The article calls for flexible, risk-based regulation, with greater attention to data protection and artificial intelligence.

2026-09-15

Financial Technology

AMAN, Bokra, and Erada Finance Join Program to Pilot Venture Debt Financing in Egypt

AMAN Holding, Bokra, and Erada Finance have joined the Scale It Forward program developed by GIZ Egypt and enpact to introduce venture debt financing into Egypt’s growing companies ecosystem. The program will begin by piloting financing of at least the equivalent of €5,000 per company, alongside €5,000 in non-repayable support.

2026-09-15

Cybersecurity

Egyptian Cybersecurity Academy Graduates More Than 6,000 Trainees in Its Third Cohort

The Cybersecurity Academy for Children and Youth, affiliated with the National Telecommunications Institute and in cooperation with EG-CERT, graduated more than 6,000 trainees through programs ranging from basic awareness to cloud security and governance. A total of 382 university graduates were able to carry out paid assignments through freelance platforms within one week of completing the training.

2026-09-12

Financial Technology

Egypt Requires Consumer Finance and Enterprise Finance Providers to Establish Real-Time Connectivity with I-Score

The Financial Regulatory Authority issued two decisions requiring consumer finance providers and providers financing small, medium-sized and micro enterprises to update financing data with I-Score in real time, giving them three months to complete the electronic connection after the decisions are published and enter into force.

2026-09-12

Startups

Egypt Prepares to Activate a Regulatory Sandbox for Technology and Artificial Intelligence Solutions in Foreign Trade

Egypt’s Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade plans to activate the TradeTech Sandbox to help startups test technology and artificial intelligence solutions based on foreign trade data. At the same time, the ministry is updating the rules governing shareholders’ agreements and financing instruments and is assessing capital increases.

2026-09-11

Energy and Green Technologies

E-Waste Turns into an Economic Resource... Egypt Bets on the Circular Economy

An analysis by the Information and Decision Support Center shows that the metals contained in e-waste worldwide were worth approximately $91 billion in 2022, compared with only $28 billion in recovered secondary raw materials. Egypt has a legislative framework, recycling infrastructure, and initiatives to repair and refurbish devices, but it still needs to increase formal collection rates and deepen recovery capabilities.

2026-09-10

Energy and Green Technologies

Orange Egypt and Nokia Test Solar-Powered Telecom Site and Expand the Use of Artificial Intelligence

Orange Egypt and Nokia are unveiling a new phase of their 28-year partnership, covering network modernization, automation, artificial intelligence, and energy efficiency. A trial at the KS-HK-BATTAH site demonstrated the possibility of operating the site entirely on solar power while reducing diesel consumption by approximately 55 to 60 litres per day.

2026-09-09

Cybersecurity

Zerosploit MEA and Comforte AG Collaborate to Protect Enterprise Data in Egypt and the Region

Zerosploit MEA and Comforte AG have announced a regional partnership to provide the TAMUNIO Data Security Platform to banks, payment companies, telecommunications and fintech companies, and regulated entities. The partnership focuses on protecting sensitive data as it moves between banking, cloud, and analytics systems and artificial intelligence applications.

2026-09-09

Artificial intelligence

Misr University for Information Technology Students Develop Two AI Applications for Manufacturing and Supply Chains

Two teams of students from Misr University for Information Technology developed two applications to address challenges in smart manufacturing and raw-material supply, using machine learning, large language models, and semantic systems. The projects underwent evaluation by European experts as part of a research collaboration related to Fifth Industrial Revolution technologies.

2026-09-09