{"id":40727,"date":"2025-02-24T16:49:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T13:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/?p=40727"},"modified":"2025-02-24T17:10:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T14:10:18","slug":"uae-based-omnispay-secures-1-5-million-in-seed-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/2025\/02\/uae-based-omnispay-secures-1-5-million-in-seed-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE-Based Omnispay Secures $1.5 Million in Seed Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-[-4px]\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-295\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"m-auto text-base py-[18px] px-6\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem]\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn @xs\/thread:px-0 @sm\/thread:px-1.5 @md\/thread:px-4\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"6616a18e-3c90-4363-9d27-89c2aa2cce94\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<ul data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"329\">\n<li data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"159\"><strong data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"128\">$1.5 million in Seed funding<\/strong> led by <strong data-start=\"136\" data-end=\"156\">Mercatus Capital<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"236\"><strong data-start=\"162\" data-end=\"210\">Accelerating digital transformation for SMEs<\/strong> across the Gulf region.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"329\"><strong data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"274\">Over 1,600 businesses onboarded<\/strong> with a <strong data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"326\">40% monthly growth in transaction volume<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"331\" data-end=\"547\"><strong data-start=\"331\" data-end=\"343\">Omnispay<\/strong>, a UAE-based <strong data-start=\"357\" data-end=\"405\">FinTech startup specializing in SME payments<\/strong>, has <strong data-start=\"411\" data-end=\"450\">raised $1.5 million in Seed funding<\/strong> led by <strong data-start=\"458\" data-end=\"478\">Mercatus Capital<\/strong>, with participation from <strong data-start=\"504\" data-end=\"544\">regional and international investors<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"549\" data-end=\"761\">The funding will <strong data-start=\"566\" data-end=\"615\">accelerate Omnispay\u2019s mission to empower SMEs<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"620\" data-end=\"652\">drive digital transformation<\/strong> in the <strong data-start=\"660\" data-end=\"675\">Gulf region<\/strong>, helping businesses streamline <strong data-start=\"707\" data-end=\"758\">payments, collections, and cash flow management<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"814\"><strong data-start=\"767\" data-end=\"812\">Bridging the SME Payments Gap in the Gulf<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"815\" data-end=\"1184\">Omnispay is addressing a <strong data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"872\">critical gap in B2B payments<\/strong> in the Gulf, where <strong data-start=\"892\" data-end=\"936\">less than 5% of transactions are digital<\/strong>, despite a market opportunity exceeding <strong data-start=\"977\" data-end=\"1003\">$1.5 trillion annually<\/strong>. The platform <strong data-start=\"1018\" data-end=\"1080\">integrates payment collection, disbursement, and financing<\/strong> into a <strong data-start=\"1088\" data-end=\"1107\">single solution<\/strong>, reducing transaction costs and simplifying cash flow management for SMEs.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1186\" data-end=\"1555\">According to the company\u2019s <strong data-start=\"1213\" data-end=\"1230\">press release<\/strong>, Omnispay has successfully onboarded <strong data-start=\"1268\" data-end=\"1293\">over 1,600 businesses<\/strong>, with a <strong data-start=\"1302\" data-end=\"1359\">40% month-over-month growth in processed transactions<\/strong>. The platform supports <strong data-start=\"1383\" data-end=\"1417\">English, Arabic, and Malayalam<\/strong>, making it accessible to SMEs in the UAE. Notably, <strong data-start=\"1469\" data-end=\"1535\">40% of users are accepting digital payments for the first time<\/strong> through Omnispay.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1588\" data-end=\"1893\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"1588\" data-end=\"1642\">Vimal Kumar, Co-founder &amp; CEO of Omnispay, <\/strong>stated that <em data-start=\"1645\" data-end=\"1893\" data-is-last-node=\"\">SMEs make up 94% of all businesses in the UAE and contribute 40% to the GDP.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>$1.5 million in Seed funding led by Mercatus Capital. Accelerating digital transformation for SMEs across the Gulf region. Over 1,600 businesses onboarded with a 40% monthly growth in transaction volume. 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