{"id":157677,"date":"2025-07-16T03:30:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T20:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ihc-acquires-uae-fintech-efunder-rebrands-it-as-zelo-to-tackle-250bn-sme-funding-gap\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T12:20:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T05:20:36","slug":"ihc-acquires-uae-fintech-efunder-rebrands-it-as-zelo-to-tackle-250bn-sme-funding-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ihc-acquires-uae-fintech-efunder-rebrands-it-as-zelo-to-tackle-250bn-sme-funding-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"IHC acquires UAE fintech eFunder, rebrands it as Zelo to tackle $250bn SME funding gap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/UAE-Zelo-IHC-SME-1000x696-1.jpg?resize=740%2C515&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"740\" height=\"515\"  data-recalc-dims=\"1\">&#013;<br \/>\nZelo will scale digital invoice financing for SMEs in the UAE, with IHC support and over $200m in funding already deployed&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : arabianbusiness.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabianbusiness.com\/industries\/banking-finance\/ihc-acquires-uae-fintech-efunder-rebrands-it-as-zelo-to-tackle-250bn-sme-funding-gap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IHC acquires UAE fintech eFunder, rebrands it as Zelo to tackle 0bn SME funding gap<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Zelo will scale digital invoice financing for SMEs in the UAE, with IHC support 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