# Lean

*Fintech infrastructure for the UAE and KSA.*

Lean is a MENA-focused open banking / open finance API infrastructure provider headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, operating across Saudi Arabia and the UAE. It lets businesses access bank data and make account-to-account ("Pay by Bank") payments, and is regulated in Saudi Arabia and ADGM (FSRA). On Tempo it is listed as an ecosystem infrastructure partner (Infrastructure / Orchestration & Ramps) rather than an issuer or native protocol component.

## At a glance

- **Type:** payments app
- **Category:** payments-apps
- **Status:** active
- **Website:** https://leantech.me

## Key facts

- **What it does:** Open banking / open finance API infrastructure that lets businesses access bank data and make account-to-account ("Pay by Bank") payments. _(confidence 95%)_
- **Operating regions:** Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) _(confidence 60%)_
- **Regulatory status:** Licensed/regulated in Saudi Arabia and in ADGM (FSRA). _(confidence 95%)_
- **Founded:** 2019 _(confidence 98%)_

## Sources

1. [https://leantech.me/uae/en/company/about](https://leantech.me/uae/en/company/about)
2. [https://leantech.me/markets](https://leantech.me/markets)

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Last reviewed: 7 Jun 2025  
Canonical: https://tempo.dataos.so/entity/lean  
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