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Yallacompare

“Can a regional insurance & finance comparison marketplace become the default distribution channel for MENA banks and insurers?”

Founded2011
HQDubai, UAE
Latest roundAcquired by COMIN Insurance (August 2024)
IndustryMarketplace / Insurance & Finance Comparison

The story

Founded 2011 as compareit4me.com in the UAE, rebranded to yallacompare, and grew into the leading MENA/GCC insurance and personal-finance comparison marketplace across nine markets. Holds a UAE Central Bank insurance broker license through Yallacompare Insurance Broker LLC, allowing it to act as the broker of record rather than a pure lead-gen referrer. Acquired by COMIN Insurance in August 2024, consolidating its distribution position in regional insurtech.

Last 12 months

2024-08

Acquired by COMIN Insurance

Product timeline

2011

Launched in UAE as compareit4me.com — finance comparison site· launch

2014

First angel round; launched in Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait· expansion

2015

Expanded to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon· expansion

2020

Funding round from Gulf Insurance Group· funding

2024

Acquired by COMIN Insurance· acquisition

Regulated entities

regulatory licence held by Yallacompare

Licence types, jurisdictions and registered entities are in the Embedded Finance Index report.

The stack

2 layers disclosed in Yallacompare’s embedded-finance stack

Payments / PSP

Checkout.com

Lending

in the full report

Accounting gap: none

5 more providers across 1 layer, with confidence-scored evidence and source URLs, are in the Embedded Finance Index report.

Yallacompare — frequently asked

Who is Yallacompare's payment processor?

Yallacompare processes payments through Checkout.com.

What is Yallacompare's embedded finance stack?

The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 2 layers in Yallacompare's stack: Payments / PSP (Checkout.com); Lending (Personal loan comparison, Business loan comparison, Mortgage comparison, Car loan comparison and 1 other).

Where is Yallacompare headquartered?

Yallacompare is founded in 2011 and headquartered in Dubai, UAE.

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