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Areeba

Can Areeba become the dominant payment infrastructure and card processing layer enabling banks, fintechs, and governments to digitize payments across MENA?

HQBaghdad, Iraq (with operations across MENA)
IndustryInfrastructure / Payments
The story

Areeba is a MENA-focused payment infrastructure company offering card issuing, card acceptance, and digital payment services to banks, fintechs, governments, and businesses. Operating as a processor and enabler rather than a consumer-facing brand, Areeba has built a cloud-native card management system that supports the full spectrum of card products (debit, credit, prepaid, Islamic, corporate) and provides 3D Secure authentication, QR code acceptance, and digital-first onboarding solutions. The company positions itself as the infrastructure layer enabling the shift to digital payments across underserved MENA markets.

Last 12 months
The stack
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