The tech acquisition brings world-class contactless payment solutions that empower businesses across industries including retail, hospitality, healthcare, entertainment, multimedia and regulated donation platforms to deliver real-time checkouts as part of PayTabs ‘Super App’ Experience
PayTabs Group, a Future 100 company and MENA’s award-winning payment orchestration powerhouse, in another major acquisition, today announced it had acquired 100%, of the TAPn’GO technology – one of UAE’s leading contactless payment capabilities.
Under the terms of the transaction, TAPn’GO will become part of PayTabs Super App, enabling faster, real-time, contactless checkouts for businesses across the MENA region. Built for scale, it supports sectors including retail, hospitality, healthcare, entertainment, and regulated donation platforms, simplifying how businesses accept payments with seamless checkout, a convenient experience, and affordable payment solutions across in-store and digital environments.
The acquisition strengthens PayTabs Super App by embedding smartphone-based payments into a unified merchant experience, helping businesses accelerate digital adoption, enhance customer interactions, and unlock new revenue opportunities. By making contactless commerce more accessible across industries, the solution is set to support the continued growth of the region and wider regional economies, while delivering secure, intuitive, and high-performance payment experiences.
TAPn’GO helps businesses simplify checkout, reduce wait times, and enhance customer satisfaction through intuitive features such as bill splitting, tipping, and paperless receipts. By streamlining payment flows and digitizing customer interactions, it enables faster service, improved staff efficiency, and stronger customer experiences across in-store, on-site, and digital environments.
Businesses across industries have long faced fragmented payment experiences and operational inefficiencies. This acquisition facilitates secure payment acceptance across cards, wallets, and split payment methods. As a regional distribution hub, PayTabs connects merchant experiences across online, in-store, web, and mobile channels. Offered to merchants and partners, it delivers a fully integrated, POS-synchronized solution with built-in loyalty and value-added services, improving operational efficiency and customer engagement across over thirty industries. Over 20,000 businesses across the region are already set to adopt the solution.
At the PayTabs Group Headquarters in Saudi Arabia, PayTabs Group CEO & Founder, Abdulaziz Al Jouf said: “This acquisition strengthens our position as a regional distribution hub, connecting business and consumers through a flawless and integrated payment experience, across industries, in real time. It supports the growth of the wider regional economies while advancing financial inclusion and turning everyday transactions into smarter, more connected experiences that drive real impact, growth and business volume.”
Speaking in Dubai, Cyrille Picard, the founder of TAPn’GO company added, “We anticipate that this will be a gamechanger for the region. With this versatile and dynamic move TAPn’GO as a PayTabs Group’s proprietary technology will contribute significantly to the region’s ongoing digital disruption, a win-win for all stakeholders involved.’
While the value of the deal remains undisclosed, the rapid rise of contactless payments in MENA -growing at approximately 25% annually, with real-time transactions expected to hit 3 billion by 2028 – highlights the strong market momentum behind this acquisition.
