Telr

Telr was established in 2014 as a homegrown response to the high cost and poor customer service of foreign payment platforms then serving merchants in MENA, offering a proprietary, fully in-house-developed payment gateway tailored to startups, SMEs, and large enterprises. The platform enables businesses to transact in over 120 currencies across 30 languages through a single integration, and provides a broad range of financial and business services including social commerce, QR codes, anti-fraud protection, shopping cart integrations, and digital invoicing. Telr's product suite also includes a Buy Now Pay Later solution, Telr Finance for merchant financing, and split payment tools for marketplaces to automate vendor reconciliation. Telr is the first PCI-DSS Level 1 and NESA-certified company in MENA, and was granted a Retail Payment Services Licence by the UAE Central Bank in March 2025. The company has received recognition including Fintech Company of the Year at the Finance Middle East Awards 2024, Best Payment Gateway of the Year 2024 for both the UAE and Saudi Arabia, and inclusion in Forbes Middle East's Fintech 50 list.