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Kuwait

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The Gulf Is Becoming the World’s Testing Ground for Islamic Fintech
Islamic fintech is growing quickly, and the Gulf is becoming one of the most important places where that growth is being tested in the real world.
14 Oct 2026
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Founding MENA #23
More progress for some of the biggest entrants to the MENA region.
22 Jun 2026

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KuwaitFintech

Krti

Krti connects payments, merchants and AI-powered rewards intelligence to transform how merchants attract customers and how consumers access rewards.

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FM featured KuwaitRetail

Abdulaziz Al Loughani

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Founder, Chairman and CEOFloward

Former talabat managing partner who rebuilt a Kuwaiti flower site into Floward

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FM30 KuwaitFintech

Abdulrahman Al-Hammadi

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Founder and ChairmanKrti

Went from engineering work at Kuwait Airways to founding Kuwaiti payments startup Krti

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