Fintech Exits Across the MENAT Region

Fintech Exits Across the MENAT Region

10 February 2025•

Chart showing fintech exits in the MENAT region from 2018 to 2024, categorized by IPOs and acquisitions across countries.

There have been 66 exits in the Middle East and Turkey Fintech space over the past 6 years, of which only 7 were IPOs. Acquisitions and Buyouts is the main off-ramp for startups in the region, of which Israel has had the most exit success, with 29 exits since 2018; rounding out the top 3 markets is the UAE and Turkey, which had 15 exits and 14 exits, respectively. Israel, UAE, and Egypt are the only markets that have had Fintech startups successfully IPO over the years.

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