Stitch, a Saudi Arabia-based FinTech company, has raised $10m in seed funding to support its mission of transforming how financial and non-financial institutions build banking and payment products.
The round attracted backing from investors including Arbor Ventures, COTU Ventures, Raed Ventures, and SVC. It also saw participation from family offices and industry veterans such as Marqeta founder Jason Gardner and Abdulmalik AlSheikh, a key figure in building Saudi Arabia’s payment networks mada and Sadad.
Founded in 2022, Stitch operates as a unified infrastructure platform enabling institutions to build, launch, and scale financial services quickly and efficiently. Its API-driven solution is tailored to overcome the inefficiencies of legacy financial systems, offering a faster, more streamlined approach for creating modern digital products.
The new capital will be used to grow Stitch’s team and further enhance its platform’s capabilities. With clients already spanning Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and parts of East Africa—beginning with Kenya—the company is positioning itself as a key infrastructure provider for banks, FinTech firms, and enterprises looking to embed financial services into their offerings.
Stitch CEO Mohamed Oueida said, “At Stitch, our vision is to reinvent how financial and non-financial institutions bring banking and payment products to market.”
“Today, the process of building financial products is broken. Businesses are forced to navigate outdated legacy systems and complex regulatory frameworks, making things slow, expensive, and mostly painful. It doesn’t have to be this way. Stitch exists to change this. Institutions should be able to focus on what matters and have a platform that can mold around their creativity. We are generally looking to make this process a lot more enjoyable for our partners.”
SVC deputy CEO and chief investment officer Nora Alsarhan said, “Our investment in Stitch is driven by our commitment to supporting the growth of innovative Saudi-based startups, enabling them to compete both regionally and globally. We believe Stitch has the potential to play a significant role in developing a more capable and resilient financial ecosystem in the Middle East and around the world.”
Source: https://fintech.global/
