PayTabs launches Saudi-built AI payment orchestration platform

By Gloria Methri

PayTabs Group, the MENA-based payments company, has unveiled its next-generation AI-powered payment orchestration platform, designed and developed in Saudi Arabia over four months. With transaction volumes expected to surpass SAR 325 billion, the platform marks a significant leap in the region’s FinTech infrastructure.

PayTabs’ orchestration layer showcases the country’s growing capacity to produce advanced, export-ready technology while reinforcing its role in supporting financial inclusion, risk intelligence, and institutional digital transformation.

Abdulaziz Al Jouf, CEO and Founder of PayTabs Group, stated, “The launch of our Saudi-built, AI-powered payment orchestration platform represents a bold step forward, not just for PayTabs but for Saudi Arabia’s vision of AI leadership. With scalable AI-powered infrastructure, PayTabs is poised to deliver Saudi technology across emerging markets, equipping businesses and financial institutions with the agility to compete globally.”

At the heart of the platform is the PayTabs Moderator, a proprietary orchestration tool built specifically for banks, financial institutions, and large enterprises. The system offers centralised control over complex payment ecosystems, supported by plug-and-play APIs, and secure local data hosting in Saudi Arabia to meet regulatory and compliance requirements. Two new initiatives complement this infrastructure:

• The AI Payment Acceptance Booster, designed to reduce transaction declines
• A real-time data warehouse, offering advanced financial insights and embedded risk management-as-a-service

The company has integrated AI across a range of operations—from automated onboarding (KYC/KYB) and customer support to fraud prevention, marketing optimisation, and AI-assisted sales.

PayTabs’ Saudi-built infrastructure has already been deployed across several key regions, including the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), North Africa, and Central Asia, supporting institutions in the UAE, Morocco, and Azerbaijan.

The announcement comes as the region intensifies efforts to embrace AI-first operations, with new ventures such as Humain, backed by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), further reinforcing this trend. PayTabs aims to extend its AI-powered services to over one million clients by July 2025, aligning with its strategic roadmap towards IPO readiness and international expansion.