Tarabut Gateway, the Dubai-headquartered Open Banking platform, has concluded a seed round of $13M and pre-series-A funding round of $12M led by Tiger Global in the last eight months. Tarabut Gateway’s solutions allow financial institutions and fintechs to leverage Open Banking to scale their businesses across the region. Tarabut Gateway welcomes new investors including the Dubai International Fintech Fund, the Investment Vehicle of Dubai’s International Financial Center (DIFC).
The investment follows Tiger Global’s most recent investment in other Open Banking Players across the globe including Truelayer in the UK and Mono in Africa.
Abdulla Almoayed, Tarabut Gateway’s founder and CEO highlighted; “The MENA region is a complex web of countries and regulations. This makes it a challenging area to serve with any single overarching financial product whilst remaining compliant in a highly developed landscape with many differing markets. I’m glad to say this round is living proof that Tarabut Gateway is successfully pioneering in developing a cutting-edge solution for banks and fintechs in the region.”
In February 2021, Tarabut Gateway raised $13M in seed investment, the largest seed round in the MENA region for a fintech company. This pre–Series A doubles down on the company’s credentials, spurring it forward to serve millions more potential customers in this diverse region.