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Tap Payments

Provider
PSP

Embedded-finance provider tracked in the Embedded Finance Index — disclosed by 3 companies across 1 category.

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CategoriesPSP
Rank#180 of 528 in PSP
Buyers3 companies
HeadquartersKuwait City, Kuwait
Founded2014

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Founders & story · from Tap Payments’s own dossier

Tap Payments is a MENA-focused online payment gateway / acquiring platform serving merchants across the Gulf. Its strategy is to be the regional aggregator for global card networks plus local methods (KNET, mada, Fawry, Benefit, Apple Pay, Tabby), and it is increasingly partnering directly with networks (Mastercard POP, Click to Pay with Payment Passkey) to differentiate on approval rates and checkout UX rather than building a broader BaaS or lending stack.

Recent developments
  • 2025-10Named as a launch partner for Mastercard Payment Optimization Platform (POP) source ↗
  • 2025Launched Click to Pay with Mastercard Payment Passkey for ecommerce source ↗
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Who uses Tap Payments
3 companies disclose Tap Payments in their stack
FatoraEmiratesQoyod
Buyer mix · 3 of 3 classified
Horizontal SaaS / Accounting · 1Marketplace / Travel · 1Vertical SaaS / E-commerce & Payments · 1
MENA · 3
What the disclosures say
Fatora
“fatora.io homepage states: 'بشراكة مع العديد من بوابات الدفع TESS, TAP, Stripe ,H وأكثر'; fatora.io/terms explicitly: 'TESS Systems هي مزود خدمة بوابة الدفع'; fatora.io/terms (DPA section): 'TESS وTap Payments لأغراض الدفع'; fatora.io/security: 3D Secure integration confirmed.”
Emirates
“Tap Payments partnership confirmed in May 2024 press release.”
Qoyod
“Qoyod knowledge base and marketplace pages document integrations with Stripe (qoyod.com/en/knowledge-base/integrations/integration-stripe/), Tap Payments (qoyod.com/en/knowledge-base/integrations/integration-tap/), HyperPay (qoyod.com/en/marketplace/payments/hyperpay/), and Geidea (qoyod.com/en/marketplace/payments/gei…”
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Alternatives to Tap Payments

Other PSP providers in the index, by the number of companies that disclose them. A count of public disclosures, not a ranking of the products.

Stripe782 buyers →Adyen317 buyers →PayPal153 buyers →Checkout.com114 buyers →Worldpay88 buyers →Mollie63 buyers →Braintree57 buyers →Pix50 buyers →
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Tap Payments — frequently asked

Which companies use Tap Payments?

3 companies are linked to Tap Payments in the Embedded Finance Index 2026, through their own public disclosures or Tap Payments's published customer list, including Fatora, Emirates and Qoyod.

What does Tap Payments do?

Tap Payments is an embedded-finance provider in PSP. It ranks #180 of 528 PSP providers by linked companies.

What are the alternatives to Tap Payments?

The most-named PSP alternatives to Tap Payments are Stripe (782 buyers), Adyen (317 buyers), PayPal (153 buyers), Checkout.com (114 buyers), Worldpay (88 buyers) and Mollie (63 buyers).

Where is Tap Payments headquartered?

Tap Payments is founded in 2014 and headquartered in Kuwait City, Kuwait.

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