London, March 10—DashDevs, a fintech product engineering company, has been shortlisted for the Merchant Payments Ecosystem (MPE) Awards 2026 in the category “Best Open Banking / A2A Payments Solution.”
The nomination recognizes DashDevs’ work on Tarabut Gateway, a regulated open banking platform that enables account-to-account (A2A) payments and financial data connectivity across the Middle East and North Africa.
The MPE Awards, held annually in Berlin as part of the Merchant Payments Ecosystem Conference, recognize technology providers and financial institutions driving innovation in payments, banking infrastructure, and merchant services.
Recognizing open banking infrastructure at scale
Tarabut Gateway is one of the first licensed open banking platforms in the MENA region, operating across Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. Built by DashDevs, the platform enables regulated financial data access and A2A payment initiation through a unified API layer connecting multiple banks.
The platform has already achieved significant ecosystem adoption, including:
- 200,000+ end users onboarded
- 24+ bank integrations across multiple markets
- Production deployments in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE pilot programs
- Partnerships with financial institutions and global brands, including American Express KSA
By providing standardized APIs, consent management, and secure authentication flows, the platform enables fintech companies, banks, and enterprises to launch open banking products significantly faster than traditional bank-by-bank integrations.
Commenting on the shortlist, Igor Tomych, CEO and Co-Founder of DashDevs, said:
“Being shortlisted for the MPE Awards is an important recognition of the work our team and partners have done to build real open banking infrastructure in the region. At DashDevs, we focus on building the foundational technology that allows banks and fintechs to innovate faster while staying compliant with evolving regulatory frameworks. Seeing this platform enable new products, partnerships, and financial services across the MENA region is exactly the kind of impact we strive to deliver.”
Supporting the growth of open finance in MENA
Open banking is rapidly emerging as foundational infrastructure for financial innovation across the Middle East. By providing a shared connectivity layer between banks, fintechs, and enterprises, platforms like Tarabut Gateway help accelerate the development of:
- personal finance applications
- SME lending and credit scoring tools
- embedded finance products
- payment initiation services.
The solution has enabled multiple fintech deployments in production environments, helping organizations overcome challenges such as complex bank integrations, regulatory uncertainty, and security risks.
