{"id":16526,"date":"2025-11-04T08:54:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T03:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecatalystonline.com\/?p=16526"},"modified":"2026-08-05T00:03:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:33:47","slug":"stream-fuels-fintech-momentum-in-mena-with-new-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecatalystonline.in\/thecatalyst\/stream-fuels-fintech-momentum-in-mena-with-new-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Stream fuels fintech momentum in MENA with new funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><a title=\"Empowering global tech talent from the heart of Saudi Arabia\" href=\"https:\/\/thecatalystonline.in\/investment-funding\/empowering-global-tech-talent-from-the-heart-of-saudi-arabia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saudi<\/a>-based platform <a title=\"Stream\" href=\"https:\/\/streampay.sa\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Stream<\/a> announced on Monday that it raised $4 million in seed funding to streamline billing and payments for businesses across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Funding Details<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The round was led by early-stage investment firm Outliers VC, with participation from BYLD Ventures, Abdullah Elyas, and other angel investors.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Stream plans to utilize the new capital to advance product development in engineering, compliance, payment capabilities, and overall user experience, while strengthening its internal systems to better support its growing subscriber base, according to the company.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Billing software<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Founded in 2024 by Ibrahim Aldlaigan, Stream offers billing software that automates the entire\u00a0payment lifecycle\u2014from issuing branded invoices to scheduling flexible payments, collecting through local rails, and managing cash flow and reconciliation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Stream currently works with dozens of businesses, including Flow MENA, Riyadh Schools Football Academy, and the Artificial Intelligence Association.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In just ten months since its launch, Stream has helped businesses manage millions of riyals in payments, growing at a rate of around 40% month-on-month.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Electronic payments in Saudi<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Electronic payments accounted for 79% of total retail payments in Saudi Arabia last year, up from 70% in 2023, according to the\u00a0Saudi Central Bank (SAMA).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This achievement reflects the strong growth of the kingdom\u2019s payments ecosystem in 2024, as the number of non-cash transactions reached 12.6 billion, compared to 10.8 billion in 2023.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The progress is also driven by strategic initiatives launched by SAMA in collaboration with the financial sector to foster the growth of the payments industry and expand the adoption of diverse payment options across the\u00a0Gulf state.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi fintech Stream raises $4M seed funding to simplify billing and payments for businesses across the Middle East and North Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25010,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[89,67,69,87],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fintech","category-market-watch","category-tech-investments","category-tech-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - 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