Riyadh - Sharikat Mubasher: Four Arabian fintech companies were recognized among the world’s top 300 fintech companies in 2025 by CNBC and Statista. The list included Hakbah from Saudi Arabia, GTN from the UAE, and My Fawry and Paymob from Egypt.

These rankings featured both large and small fintech companies across seven different market segments: alternative financing, digital assets, enterprise fintech, insurtech, neobanking, payments, and wealth technology. The selection process was based on key performance indicators such as revenue, growth, and employee headcount.

In February, CNBC invited fintech companies to apply for consideration, while Statista analyzed an additional 2,000 companies to ensure broad representation within the sector. Companies were assessed using a set of general KPIs as well as certain sector-specific metrics relevant to their category.

The report further highlighted that funding levels in the fintech sector remain well below the pandemic highs of 2020 and 2021, with global investment falling 20% to $95.6 billion last year, a seven-year low, according to KPMG’s “Pulse of Fintech” report.

However, the sector witnessed dramatic technological shifts: powerful AI models change how companies enhance customer support and fraud prevention, while payment systems are increasingly adopting stablecoins for instant, round-the-clock settlement.