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15 UAE Fintech Firms Named to Forbes’ Fintech 50

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October 8, 2026

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15 UAE-based companies have been named in the top 15 companies for the UAE in the Forbes Middle East Fintech 50 2026 list, ranking the region’s capital.The UAE is the top regional capital for the Forbes Middle East Fintech 50 list, with 15 UAE-based companies on the prestigious list. Saudi Arabia had 13 entries and Egypt had 10.

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Network International came out on top in UAE with the fourth-best score of the entire list, followed by Astra Tech (9th) and PRYPCO (10th). The ranking showcases the country’s emerging dominance in payments, wealth management, property technology and digital finance.

The other UAE firms included Digit9 (#11), Sarwa (#19), Tarabut (#22), Tyler (#25), NymCard (#30), Beehive (#33), Alaan (#34), Ziina (#35), Fuze Finance (#38), Merit Incentives (#39), Huspy (#40) and Stake (#44).

The companies provide a wide range of fintech services. Sarwa is for automated investing and wealth management; and Digit9 is for payments cross-border open banking. Telr offers e Commerce payment solutions and NymCard specializes in card issuing and payment infrastructure.

It also comprises Beehive’s digital lending platform, Alaan’s corporate spending tools, Ziina’s person-to-person payments and Fuze Finance’s digital-asset infrastructure. Merit Incentives is about digital rewards and a flurry of start-up companies such as Huspy and Stake are going digital on mortgages and fractional real estate investments, respectively.

The 50 companies combined saw transaction volume surpass $260 billion across the MENA region. Forbes rated transaction activity and funding, valuations, users, geographic reach and innovation and excluded financial institutions’ units.