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Lean Technologies raises USD 67.5 million to scale its Pay-by-Bank and Open Banking tools

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 13 Nov 2024

Saudi Arabia-based fintech infrastructure platform Lean Technologies has raised USD 67.5 million in a Series B funding round to scale its Pay-by-Bank and Open Banking offerings.

funding, investment, banking, Open Banking, Open Finance

Saudi Central Bank rolls out Open Banking Lab

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 04 Jan 2023

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has rolled out the Open Banking Lab which follows the Open Banking Framework issued by SAMA in November 2022, according to Fintech Finance News.

Open Banking, regulation, fintech, central bank

ToYou partners Tabby for BNPL solution

News | Payments General | 05 Jan 2023

Saudi Arabia-based delivery supper app ToYou has partnered shopping and payments app Tabby to launch a Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solution, ToYou Pay Later.

partnership, payments , online payments, payment methods, BNPL, m-commerce, ecommerce, ecommerce platform

Konsentus expands its presence in North Africa and the Middle East

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 25 Jan 2023

UK-based open ecosystem regtech provider Konsentus has established its MENA regional base in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

regtech, Open Banking, Open Finance, expansion

Saudi Central Bank explores domestic wholesale CBDC use cases

News | Cryptocurrencies | 26 Jan 2023

The Saudi Central Bank has revealed its plans to explore domestic wholesale CBDC use cases in partnership with local banks and fintechs.

central bank, CBDC, digital assets, cryptocurrency

Saudi Arabia sings an MoU with Standard Chartered Bank

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 13 Feb 2023

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources has signed an MoU with Standard Chartered Bank in order to improve investments in mining. 

partnership, investment, digital banking, online banking

Lean obtains an Open Banking financial licence from the FSRA

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 29 Nov 2022

Open Banking platform Lean Technologies has received a third-party provider financial license from Abu Dhabi's Financial Services Regulatory Authority.

Open Banking, regulatory sandbox, financial institutions, fintech

SABB teams with Cybersource for ecommerce acquiring

News | Online Payments | 01 Dec 2022

Saudi British Bank (SABB) has announced a strategic partnership with Visa’s Cybersource payment gateway and risk platform, to enhance the bank’s payment gateway capabilities.

partnership, payment gateway, ecommerce, online payments

SABB partners Visa for a free-for-life cashback credit card

News | Cards | 13 Dec 2022

Saudi British Bank (SABB) has partnered Visa to launch a free-for-life credit card that offers cashback on foreign transactions and local purchases.

credit card, partnership, banks, cashback

JCB, Saudi National Bank enable JCB cards in Saudi Arabia

News | Cards | 13 Apr 2023

Japan-based card scheme JCB International and the Saudi National Bank (SNB) have allowed the acceptance of JCB Cards through over 306,351 POS terminals and 3,088 ATMs across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 

debit card, credit card, POS, mPOS, central bank

Paymob secures Saudi Arabia's PTSP certification

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 22 May 2023

Financial service company Paymob has secured Saudi Arabia’s Payment Technical Services Provider certification to offer secure payment solutions to merchants in KSA.

certification, online banking, digital banking, mobile banking, financial services, financial institutions, financial data

Tarabut Gateway secures USD 32 mln Series A for Open Banking in Saudi Arabia

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 03 May 2023

MENA-based Open Banking platform Tarabut Gateway has announced the successful completion of a USD 32 million Series A funding round. 

investment, Open Banking, fintech, Open Finance, Open Data Economy

HyperPay to go public in Saudi Arabia

News | Payments General | 14 Mar 2023

Payments service provider activating in the MENA region HyperPay has planned to go public through an initial public offering (IPO) in Saudi Arabia within the next two years.

payments , PSP, IPO, expansion, digitalisation, digital payments, financial services, cashless, B2B payments, online payments, fintech, ecommerce, platform, investment

Ottu augments SAB's digital payments solution

News | Payments General | 26 May 2023

Saudi Arabia-based bank SAB has partnered with fintech Ottu to integrate an online payment management solution with its payment gateways.

digitalisation, payment gateway, partnership, cash management, fintech

PayTabs deploys Modirum 3D Secure payment solutions

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 16 Jun 2023

Saudi Arabia-based payment solutions provider PayTabs has announced a strategic partnership with a global brand delivering 3D secure solutions, Modirum.

partnership, digital payments, cybersecurity, 3-D Secure, EMV, payments , payment fraud, identity theft, online authentication, identity verification, fintech, merchants, ecommerce, digitalisation, payment processing

Mastercard partners with Geidea

News | Payments General | 19 Jul 2023

Mastercard has partnered with fintech Geidea to provide consumers and businesses in Saudi Arabia with greater access to both advanced card and payment solutions.

partnership, Issuer, payments , paytech, fintech, merchants, ecommerce, banking

Spare secures KSA Open Banking certification

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 03 Jul 2023

Kuwait-based fintech Spare has obtained the KSA Open Banking certification, based on the Open Banking Framework released by the Saudi Central Bank.

certification, Open Banking, Open Finance, mobile banking, digital banking, online banking

Qarar partners with Biz2X

News | Payments General | 30 Aug 2023

Credit analytics technology provider Qarar has partnered with Biz2X aiming to improve the landscape of SME lending in Saudi Arabia.

SME lending, SMEs, partnership, lending, financial inclusion

Coda Payments partners with Mobily

News | Mobile Payments | 01 Sep 2023

Coda Payments, a cross-border monetisation solutions provider, has partnered with Mobily to enable users to purchase mobile gaming top-ups and vouchers using their mobile phone numbers.

cross-border payments, money transfer, mobile payments, digital payments

Morabaha Marina partners with Tookitaki for innovative AML capabilities

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 04 Sep 2023

Fraud prevention company Tookitaki has teamed up with finance provider Morabaha Marina to augment the latter’s AML compliance management capabilities.

AML, fraud prevention, financial crime, compliance, financing