Payrails to Set Up Middle East Headquarters in Dubai

Payrails, the financial operating system for global enterprises, today announced that it will set up its Middle East headquarters in Dubai, located in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). The move reinforces Payrails’ long-term commitment to supporting businesses across the Middle East with modern payments and financial infrastructure built for scale.

DIFC is a leading global financial center with an internationally recognized legal and regulatory framework, supporting financial services, fintech, innovation, and cross-border commerce. Its ecosystem brings together financial institutions, technology providers, and enterprises operating across the Middle East and beyond. By establishing its regional headquarters in DIFC, Payrails joins a globally trusted environment designed to support businesses that require strong governance, transparency, and operational resilience as they grow.

Payrails was built to address the growing complexities faced by companies managing payments internationally. With payments at the core, Payrails provides a modular financial operating system that helps businesses manage the full payment lifecycle and the workflows that surround it: from routing across providers without lock-in, to consolidating fragmented payment data, automating reconciliation, managing disputes, and more. This approach enables businesses to reduce operational overhead and adapt their infrastructure as their needs evolve.

Payrails already supports enterprise merchants operating at scale across the Middle East, including companies such as Careem and Majid Al-Futtaim, which rely on robust payments and financial infrastructure to support complex, multi-market operations. Building on its existing presence in the region, establishing a regional headquarters in Dubai brings Payrails closer to its customers and partners, supporting closer collaboration in a market where growth ambitions continue to increase amid rising payment complexity.

“We are confident that Payrails will play a pivotal role in driving innovation and accelerating the digital transformation of financial services within the region,” said Salmaan Jaffery, Chief Business Development Officer at DIFC Authority. “Payrails adds significant value to DIFC’s thriving community of FinTech innovators. As a globally recognised top 4 FinTech environment, DIFC is committed to nurturing holistic development of innovation-focused companies like Payrails, by providing access to capital, mentorship, and extensive opportunities.”

“Global businesses today need financial infrastructure that can adapt as quickly as they do,” said Orkhan Abdullayev, CEO of Payrails. “DIFC offers the innovation environment, institutional trust, and ecosystem depth required to support ambitious companies scaling across the Middle East and beyond. Establishing our regional headquarters in Dubai allows us to work more closely with both regional champions and global businesses operating in the region, while building on a foundation designed for long-term scale and reliability.”

Being part of DIFC reflects Payrails’ continued focus on building financial infrastructure that supports teams responsible for managing growth across markets. By embedding itself within a globally recognized financial center, Payrails aims to support enterprises in managing payments and financial operations more effectively as their businesses expand.