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NowPay Scores $20M to Improve Corporate Financial Wellness

NowPay Scores $20M to Improve Corporate Financial Wellness

đź’¸ Meet NowPay

  • NowPay is an Egypt-born fintech that helps employees access their earned salaries whenever they need them.

  • Landed $20M through a strategic investment to launch NowAccess, a new joint venture.

  • Investor check. Tas’heel (the consumer finance arm of United International Holding Company) led the deal and owns 75% of the new venture.


🇸🇦 Cracking Saudi Arabia

  • Many workers in the region struggle with money because they have to wait until the end of the month to get paid.

  • NowPay wants to change that. They’ve already helped thousands of workers across the Middle East manage their cash flow.

  • By partnering with Tas’heel, they gain an instant footprint with 310 physical service locations across the Kingdom.


🛠️ Built for the Region

  • The platform plugs directly into company payroll systems.

  • It offers financial tools that follow Shariah guidelines, giving employees liquidity without the wait.

  • This setup helps businesses keep their teams happy and productive without adding extra overhead.


🚀 Next Steps

  • The new funding will be used to build a local engineering team in Saudi Arabia.

  • They are also tweaking the platform to make sure it meets all local regulations.

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