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Lean Technologies

Open-banking platform giving businesses in the Middle East APIs for bank data access and account-to-account payments.

Founded
2019 · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Founders
Hisham Al-Falih (Co-founder & CEO) · Aditya Sarkar (Co-founder)

In their words

“This funding marks a pivotal moment not only for Lean but for the entire fintech landscape in the Middle East.”
Hisham Al-Falih, Co-founder & CEO · MENAbytes, 2024-11-11

On the record

  • 2026-03Received a Major Payment Institution licence from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) to provide open banking services. Forbes Middle East
  • 2024-11-11Raised a $67.5 million Series B led by General Catalyst, taking total funding above $100 million. MENAbytes

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