{"id":6874,"date":"2026-11-07T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.madeinliban.com\/areeba-made-in-lebanon\/"},"modified":"2026-11-07T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T06:00:00","slug":"areeba-made-in-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madeinliban.com\/es\/areeba-made-in-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"areeba | Made in Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Beirut payment processor providing card issuing, acquiring, e-commerce gateways and fraud tools for banks and merchants.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>areeba<\/strong> is a payment processing company based in Beirut, founded in 2017 and led by Maher Mikati. It was launched through M1 Financial Technologies, part of M1 Group, after the group acquired Bank Audi&#x27;s electronic payments and cards business. Today it serves banks, fintechs, merchants and public bodies, mainly across the Middle East and Africa. Its core product is a cloud-native card management system with open APIs that supports many currencies and card schemes. Around it areeba offers card issuing and acquiring, point-of-sale terminals, e-commerce gateways, 3D Secure checks for online shopping, tokenization and fraud management. In 2020 it launched Zaky, a mobile wallet licensed by Banque du Liban for person-to-person transfers, top-ups and online payments.<\/p>\n<h2>Brand Information<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Brand Name<\/th>\n<td>areeba<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Based In<\/th>\n<td>Beirut<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Founded<\/th>\n<td>2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Founders<\/th>\n<td>Maher Mikati<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Products<\/th>\n<td>Card management system, card issuing and acquiring, point-of-sale systems, e-commerce payment gateway, 3D Secure authentication, tokenization, fraud and risk management, Zaky mobile wallet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Where to Buy<\/th>\n<td>Direct engagement for banks, fintechs, merchants and governments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Website<\/th>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.areeba.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">areeba.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Description<\/th>\n<td>Beirut payment processor providing card issuing, acquiring, e-commerce gateways and fraud tools for banks and merchants.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>areeba at a glance<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Founded in 2017 in Beirut<\/li>\n<li>Launched through M1 Financial Technologies<\/li>\n<li>Took over Bank Audi&#x27;s cards and e-payments business<\/li>\n<li>Launched the Zaky mobile wallet in 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Who is behind areeba<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Maher Mikati<\/strong> (Founder and CEO). Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/app.dealroom.co\/companies\/areeba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app.dealroom.co<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<h3>Who uses areeba?<\/h3>\n<p>Banks, financial institutions, fintechs, merchants and government bodies.<\/p>\n<h3>What is Zaky?<\/h3>\n<p>A mobile wallet areeba launched in Lebanon in 2020, licensed by Banque du Liban, for transfers, top-ups and online payments.<\/p>\n<h3>Can merchants accept online card payments through areeba?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes. areeba provides e-commerce payment gateways and 3D Secure authentication.<\/p>\n<h2>Sources and further reading<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"sources\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/app.dealroom.co\/companies\/areeba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">areeba on Dealroom<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.electronicpaymentsinternational.com\/news\/areeba-taps-wallet-factory-to-launch-mobile-wallet-zaky-in-lebanon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">areeba taps Wallet Factory to launch mobile wallet Zaky in Lebanon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.areeba.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">areeba official site<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beirut payment processor providing card issuing, acquiring, e-commerce gateways and fraud tools for banks and merchants. areeba is a payment processing company based in Beirut, founded in 2017 and led by Maher Mikati. 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