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Qatar’s Rasmal And Deniz Ventures Back TeamSec With $7.6M Investment

Funding for the AI-powered securitization platform will help scale operations and fuel expansion across the wider MENA region.

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2 years ago

January 30, 2025

Nour Nasir

qatar's rasmal and deniz ventures back teamsec with $7.6 million investment

Qatar’s Rasmal Ventures and Deniz Ventures — the venture capital arm of DenizBank under Emirates NBD Group — have jointly invested $7.6 million in TeamSec, the world’s first AI-driven securitization platform. TeamSec operates on a “Securitization-as-a-Service” model, using AI and data analytics to make financial markets more efficient and transparent.

The significant investment will fuel TeamSec’s expansion across the MENA region, helping to scale operations, while diversifying the company’s offerings and enhancing existing services.

Esad Erkam Köroğlu, TeamSec’s CEO and founder, sees the cash injection as a key enabler for the company’s growth: “The investment we received from ENBD and Rasmal Ventures demonstrates the trust placed in TeamSec’s vision and technological prowess by these renowned institutions. With this investment, we endeavor to strengthen our position as a global game-changer in the field of securitization”.

Meanwhile, Alexander Wiedmer, Co-Managing Partner at Rasmal Ventures, emphasized the transformative potential of TeamSec’s technology: “TeamSec’s bold vision to revolutionize the securitization industry across the Middle East and beyond resonates strongly with us. Their mission-driven, execution-focused team exemplifies the kind of ambition and innovation we are excited to support”.

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Finally, Ahmed Al Qassim, Group Head of Wholesale Banking at Emirates NBD, added: “Our strategic investment in TeamSec, a fintech innovator specializing in Securitization-as-a-Service, underscores our commitment to shaping this market and enabling its growth. We are the first investor in TeamSec, supporting the founder and team in their growth journey at an early stage”.

The backing of TeamSec by Emirates NBD and Deniz Ventures builds on previous investments in startups such as Erguvan and NewBridge Fintech Solutions and reinforces their commitment to driving digital transformation and reshaping financial markets with cutting-edge technology.

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Samsung And Spotify Offer Free Premium Deal In MENA

Nearly seven in ten streams in the region come from 18-to-34-year-olds — the audience Samsung is hoping to entice into its ecosystem.

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6 days ago

August 7, 2026

Nour Nasir

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Samsung has announced a partnership with Spotify spanning the Middle East, North Africa, and Türkiye, bundling Spotify Premium with select devices across its ecosystem. The headline offer — up to four months of Premium for free — is a first for the region.

Customers in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Türkiye who buy any OLED or 98-inch television, or any Galaxy S or Z series mobile device, get four months of Spotify Premium. The offer, tiered by market and device, is available at retail and on Samsung.com, and redeemed through the Samsung Promotion and Samsung Members apps.

For Samsung, the strategy is less about free music than about lock-in. The Korean tech giant’s pitch is continuity: a track starts on a Galaxy smartphone through Galaxy Buds on the commute, moves to a Samsung TV and soundbar in the living room, and stays controllable from a Galaxy Watch. The more seamlessly music travels between those devices, the harder it becomes to swap any one of them for a rival’s.

“Technology should bring people closer to the things they love, and few things connect people the way music does,” said Omar Saheb, Regional VP of Marketing and Online Business at Samsung Electronics MENA. The partnership, he added, gives customers “a genuine reason to choose Samsung for the experience, not only the product”.

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For subscribers, Premium brings the usual package: ad-free listening, offline downloads, richer audio quality on Galaxy Buds and Samsung sound devices, and Jam, which lets friends build a shared queue.

“At Spotify, we are always working to make every listening moment feel more personal, meaningful, and worth it,” said Rami Jamal, Head of Partnerships at Spotify for South Asia, Middle East, and Africa.

The demographics go a long way to explaining the strategy. Across MENA, Türkiye, and Pakistan, nearly seven in ten Spotify streams come from listeners aged 18 to 34, according to the company — precisely the audience Samsung wants inside its hardware ecosystem before buying habits harden.