Bahrain launches fast-track programme for Singapore fintech startups
Singapore
THE Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) has launched a fast-track set-up process for Singaporean businesses and startups as it seeks to position the Middle Eastern kingdom as a fintech test bed.
Areije Al Shakar, senior vice-president at the Bahrain Development Bank (BDB) and fund manager of the Al Waha Fund of Funds, said Bahrain can provide startups with access to regulators, key stakeholders and a path into the Middle East and North Africa region.
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