THE MIDDLE EAST’S

24. Paysky

Description: Digital financial infrastructure & payments company
Headquarters: Egypt
Date of Establishment: 2017
Founder : Waleed Sadek

Paysky builds and operates digital financial infrastructure for central banks, governments, banks, telecom operators, and financial institutions, across 19 markets in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia. Its platforms cover national payment gateways, instant payment systems, remittance hubs, merchant acceptance, digital banking, and financial services super apps. In 2025, Paysky partnered with EVC to launch the integrated “Zumrah” Hajj & Umrah Super app to serve Haram visitors. It also partnered with MTN Group Fintech to launch “Market by MoMo” e-commerce platform in Uganda, with planned rollout across the other MTN markets.