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Banking & payments infrastructure for fintechs in MENA
58 banking & payments infrastructure firms that help fintech companies build, get licensed and scale in MENA.
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Verified scaling partners in this list include Citi, Deutsche Bank, FIS, Fiserv and Infosys Finacle, among 58 in MENA.
Banking & payments infrastructure in MENA
additivWealth and embedded-finance orchestration platform for banks and insurers, part of Temenos since July 2026.AdyenA global payment platform.AirwallexCross-border payments and treasury infrastructure.Allianz TradeA trade credit insurer offering fintechs and B2B lenders embedded credit insurance and payment protection. Owned by Allianz.Ant InternationalCross-border payments and Alipay+ acceptance.AUSTRIACARDA card manufacturing, personalisation and secure data management group serving banks and governments.AvaloqCore banking and wealth-management software.BackbaseA digital-banking customer-engagement platform for banks and financial institutions.BlueSnapA global payment orchestration and processing platform.CellulantPan-African payments gateway (Tingg) aggregating channels across markets.Checkout.comA London payments processor and acquirer, one of Europe's most valuable fintechs.CitiA bank whose Citi Services unit offers banking-as-a-service and virtual accounts to fintechs, including digital-asset platforms.Codebase TechnologiesA digital-banking and financial-infrastructure platform for banks.ComarchBanking, finance and insurance software.ComvivaTech Mahindra subsidiary whose mobiquity Pay platform runs mobile money and wallets for clients including Inwi Money and MOVii.CoreCardCredit-issuing and card-processing software for banks, fintechs and lenders, part of Euronet since October 2025.Cross RiverA technology-focused bank powering fintech products via APIs.Crown Agents BankA UK bank providing cross-border payments, FX and trade finance into emerging markets.Deutsche BankA German bank offering accounts, payments, FX and liquidity services to fintechs and non-bank financial institutions.dLocalCross-border payments infrastructure connecting global merchants to emerging markets.EFT CorporationPayments and banking infrastructure for financial institutions across Africa, from card issuing and acquiring to switching; merged with Ukheshe in 2024.EuroclearA Brussels-based financial market infrastructure group for securities settlement, custody, collateral management and fund distribution.FinastraLending and payments software provider, maker of Loan IQ and Global PAYplus, which agreed in 2026 to sell its core banking business.FireblocksDigital-asset custody and infrastructure.FISBanking and payments technology at global scale.FiservPayments and financial-services technology, including the Clover platform.FlutterwavePayments infrastructure, card issuing and banking-as-a-service for businesses.Giesecke+DevrientPayment, card and security technology for banks.HPSPayment software (PowerCARD) powering issuers and processors.i2cA card issuing and payment processing platform.IDEMIAPayment cards, digital identity and security technology.Infosys FinacleDigital core-banking suite used by banks worldwide, from Infosys.Intellect Design ArenaListed provider of core-banking and transaction platforms.M2P FintechCard-issuing and banking-as-a-service infrastructure.MambuA cloud core-banking platform used by banks and fintechs.MasavIsrael's bank-owned automated clearing house for credit transfers, direct debits and instant account payments.Network InternationalPayment processor and acquirer serving banks and merchants.NiumGlobal real-time payments infrastructure for cross-border payouts.Nucleus SoftwareLending and transaction-banking software for banks.ObjectwayWealth and investment management software.OpenPaydBanking-as-a-service and embedded finance via a single API.Oracle Financial ServicesBanking, payments and financial-crime compliance software for financial institutions, deployable as SaaS, hybrid or on-premises.PaymentologyA global issuer-processor for card programs.PaystackPayments API and acquiring infrastructure for African businesses; part of Stripe.RapydA global payments and fintech-as-a-service platform.SAP FioneerFinancial-services software for banking and insurance.SBSFormerly Sopra Banking Software and now part of 74Software, providing core banking, payments, cards, open banking and lending platforms to 1,500+ institutions.SilverlakeCore banking software provider founded in Malaysia in 1989, supporting conventional, Islamic and microfinance banking models through its SIBS II system.Standard CharteredA bank offering paytechs and non-bank financial institutions virtual accounts, multi-currency FX payments and cash management.StripePayments infrastructure and APIs used by businesses of every size.TemenosCore-banking software widely deployed across banks and financial institutions.TerraPayCross-border payout infrastructure reaching wallets and banks.ThunesA cross-border payment network connecting wallets, banks and cards.Tribe PaymentsCard issuing and payment processing technology.UnitAn embedded-finance platform for launching accounts, cards and payments.Velocity TradeA multi-asset broker-dealer offering brokers and platforms trading infrastructure and APIs to embed investment services.Wise PlatformThe infrastructure arm of Wise for cross-border payments.ZetaA cloud-native core banking and card-issuing platform.
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