Dubai, UAE – 26 February 2026
The Financial operating system designed for global enterprises, has announced the opening of its Middle East headquarters in Dubai, within the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the region’s leading financial hub. This move highlights Payrails’ ongoing commitment to supporting businesses in the Middle East with modern, scalable payment and financial infrastructure.
DIFC is renowned for its strong legal framework, innovation-driven ecosystem, and focus on financial services, FinTech, and cross-border commerce. By setting up its regional base within DIFC, Payrails joins a trusted network of financial institutions, tech providers, and enterprises that prioritize transparency, governance, and operational resilience.
Payrails offers a modular financial operating system built to simplify the growing complexities of global payments. Its platform helps businesses manage the full payment lifecycle from routing payments across providers without restrictions, consolidating fragmented data, automating reconciliation, to handling disputes enabling companies to reduce operational burdens and scale efficiently as their needs evolve.
The company already supports major enterprise merchants across the Middle East, including Careem and Majid Al-Futtaim, which rely on robust financial infrastructure to manage multi-market operations. Establishing a regional headquarters in Dubai will bring Payrails closer to its clients and partners, facilitating stronger collaboration in a region where demand for efficient, flexible payment solutions continues to rise.
Salmaan Jaffery, Chief Business Development Officer at DIFC Authority, commented:
“We are confident that Payrails will be a key driver of innovation and digital transformation in the region’s financial services. Its presence enhances DIFC’s vibrant FinTech community. As one of the world’s top FinTech hubs, DIFC is committed to supporting growth-focused companies like Payrails through access to capital, mentorship, and a wealth of opportunities.”
Orkhan Abdullayev, CEO of Payrails, added:
“Businesses today need financial infrastructure that evolves as fast as they do. DIFC provides the ideal environment, with institutional trust and ecosystem depth, to help ambitious companies scale across the Middle East and beyond. Our new headquarters allows us to work more closely with regional and global partners while laying the foundation for long-term growth and reliability.”
With this move, Payrails reinforces its mission to provide financial infrastructure that empowers teams to manage payments and operations seamlessly as businesses expand across markets, while benefiting from the resources and credibility of a globally recognized financial centre.
