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🇦🇪 U.A.E. Stats

FinTech Statistics

Key data and trends from the U.A.E.'s FinTech ecosystem.

In 2025, no FinTechs entered and none left the market, bringing the total number of FinTech companies to 6.

FinTech Companies in the U.A.E.

As of 7 November 2026

0 2.5 5 7.5 10 0 <2000 0 0 2001 0 0 2003 0 0 2005 0 0 2007 0 0 2009 0 1 2011 1 1 2013 1 1 2015 1 1 2017 2 4 2019 5 5 2021 5 5 2023 6 6 2025

This year, 3 FinTech companies had funding rounds, raising a total of 182m USD. The average round size was 60.67m USD. That's up from 160m USD across 2 rounds in 2025.

Funding Rounds of U.A.E. FinTech Companies

As of 7 November 2026

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 0 2000 0 0 2002 0 0 2004 0 0 2006 0 0 2008 0 0 2010 0 0 2012 0 0 2014 3 2.4 2016 3.5 0 2018 10 35.2 2020 107.5 204 2022 1,358 22 2024 160 182 2026

The top three FinTech categories in the U.A.E. are Payment and Remittance (3), Personal Finance (1), and Blockchain and Digital Assets (1).

Categories of U.A.E. FinTechs

As of 7 November 2026

Total

6

Payment and Remittance 3
Personal Finance 1
Blockchain and Digital Assets 1
Data Analytics and AI 1

U.A.E. FinTech Unicorns

As of 7 November 2026

Name Founding Year Category Most recent valuation [$ b] City
Tabby 2019 Payment and Remittance 3.3 Dubai
Fasset 2019 Payment and Remittance 1.0 Dubai

Listed FinTechs

As of 7 November 2026

No Listed FinTechs above US$100m yet in the U.A.E.

Listed Companies below US$100m market cap are omitted.