21. Ottu

Date of Establishment: 2019
Headquarters: Kuwait
Description: Payment solutions company
CEO: Talal AlAwadhi

Ottu’s online payment management system allows businesses to integrate digital payments into their operations without having to build their own payment infrastructure. Using Ottu’s single API, companies can connect directly with multiple payment gateways, aggregators, or PSPs. Ottu was first launched in Kuwait and has offices in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the U.A.E. and serves Oman, Qatar, and India. It empowers merchants across multiple industry verticals like airlines, hotels, education, retail, automobile, governments, and healthcare.