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Faisal Toukan

He built consumer and small-business payments on one of the UAE central bank's first stored value licences, replacing IBAN transfers with phone-number payments.

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Dubai of Tomorrow
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Faisal Toukan
Ziina
He built consumer and small-business payments on one of the UAE central bank's first stored value licences, replacing IBAN transfers with phone-number payments.
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Dubai of TomorrowNo. 023
Ziina
Founded2020 · Dubai
Raised$29.5M
Customers50,000 retail and business
BackersAltos Ventures, Y Combinator, Fintech Collective, Avenir Growth
Compounding moves
2020 · Founded in Dubai by Faisal and Sarah Toukan
2021 · Completed Y Combinator and raised $7.5M seed
2024 · Raised $22M Series A led by Altos Ventures after securing a UAE stored value facility licence
Series 2026 · No. 023Fact-checked July 10, 2026 · anchored
Record v3 · 2 sources on record · Last recorded July 17, 2026 · Report an error →
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Company
Ziina
Founded
2020 · Dubai
Raised
$29.5M total ($7.5M seed 2021, $22M Series A 2024)
Backers
Altos Ventures, Y Combinator, Fintech Collective, Avenir Growth

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  1. TechCrunch, 2024
  2. Wamda, 2024

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No. 026 · via Y Combinator Feras Jalbout No. 018 · via Y Combinator Parthi Duraisamy

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