Paymob

Egyptian payments company that lets merchants accept online and in-store payments through gateways, terminals and payment links.

Founded
2015 · Egypt
Founders
Islam Shawky (Co-founder and CEO) · Alain El Hajj (Co-founder) · Mostafa Menessy (Co-founder)
Website
paymob.com

In their words

“Paymob morphed into a regional platform over the past 18 months, propelled by the exponential growth of our GCC business.”
Islam Shawky, Co-founder and CEO · Wamda, 2026-09-21

On the record

  • 2026-09-21Raised $35 million in a pre-Series C round co-led by Mubadala and the EBRD. Wamda
  • 2026-09-22Serves more than 390,000 merchants in Egypt, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oman; Gulf markets are close to half of revenue. The Paypers

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