THE MIDDLE EAST’S

20. Telr
Description: Online payment gateway
Headquarters: U.A.E.
Date of Establishment: 2014
Founder: Khalil Alami
Telr enables merchants to accept payments online from their customers with services such as payment links, social commerce, QR codes, digital invoicing, BNPL, and Telr Finance, a merchant financing program. It supports over 120 currencies and 30 languages and offers payment methods like Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Apple Pay, PayPal, and Samsung Pay, among others. While operating in the U.A.E. and Saudi Arabia, Telr expanded to Jordan and Bahrain in 2024. It serves over 35,000 merchants.