Abu Dhabi’s 18 Fastest Growing FinTech Startups

At Fintech Energy we track over 200,000 fintech startups and over 1,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.

We’ve ranked the top 18 FinTech companies in Abu Dhabi. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).

We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:

• Track record
• Executive leadership
• Market share
• Innovation
• ESG rating

Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.

Top FinTech Companies & Startups (Abu Dhabi)

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NymCard

Founders	Ayman Chalhoub, Omar Onsi
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NymCard is a cloud-based issuer processor enabling financial institutions to build virtual and plastic card programs for their customers.

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Mubadala

Founders	HH Shaikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahdha Bin Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa bin Shakhbut bin Dhiyab bin Issa Al Nahyan Al Falahi
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Mubadala is a sovereign investor managing a global portfolio, aimed at generating sustainable financial returns for its shareholder.

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Shorooq Partners

Founders	Mahmoud Adi, Shane Shin, Tamer Azer, Tarek Fouad
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Early stage Venture Capital & Debt fund focused on the MENAP region. Invested in 45+ companies. Portfolio generated $1.5+bn of equity value.

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FinFlx

Founders	Amr Yussif, Matthieu Capelle
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Flexible pension plans for SMEs in the MENA region.

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Lnddo

Founders	Adham Azzam, Ashraf Ghazaly
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Digital Lending for SMEs

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MidChains

Founders	Basil Al Askari, Chris Ryan
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MidChains is an upcoming regulated digital asset exchange and custodian

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Digital Spring Ventures

Founders	Andrew Dalton, Arman Alibekov, Patrick Vosgimorukian, Zhanibek Sydykov
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Digital Spring Ventures is a growth stage venture capital investor supporting innovation in emerging markets

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CallowBlue

Founders	Tarmo Korela
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CallowBlue is a data analysis company providing programming services for banking sector.

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Trade Capital Partners

Founders	Bill Crawley, Troels Andersen
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Trade Capital Partners provides working capital to regional importers, exporters, traders, distributors, wholesalers, and SMEs.

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Finablr

Founders	Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty, Promoth Manghat
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Finablr is a global platform for Payments and Foreign Exchange solutions underpinned by modern and proprietary technology.

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Funder.ai Technologies

Founders	Siddhartha Agarwal
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Digital Financing Platform for SMEs and Salaried Personnel enabling early payment solutions creating liquidity and lowering financial stress

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SI Capital Partners

Founders	Unknown
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SICP is an independent Investment Company with a diverse portfolio in a variety of business sectors.

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High Water Venture Partners

Founders	Maha Al Fahim
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High Water Venture Partners is an investment firm that focuses on Agtech, Healthcare, and Fintech industries.

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Azakaw

Founders	Denis Kochubey, Jehanzeb Awan
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Empowering Compliance – Artificial intelligence and blockchain driven RegTech platform.

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DEX

Founders	Unknown
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DEX provides a virtual-asset platform and financial services.

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Emirates Digital Wallet

Founders	Unknown
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Emirates Digital Wallet is a digital cash platform that offers online payments and digital wallets services.

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Tawasol International Investments LLC

Founders	Unknown
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Investments/Finance

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Emirates India International Exchange

Founders	Unknown
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Emirates India International Exchange engages in money transfer solutions.