Ziina
A digital wallet for the Middle East & North Africa
Ziina is bringing the next generation of financial services to the Middle East.
Active Founders
Sarah Toukan
Founder
Sarah Toukan is the Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder of Ziina. She has product and startup experience across several diverse and exciting spaces, including the fintech space in the UAE, the proptech space in London, and the autonomous vehicle space in Silicon Valley.
Sarah graduated from Stanford with a Bachelor’s and Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, with a Product Development concentration.
Andrew Gold
Founder
Andrew began his career as an engineer on the iOS Safari team at Apple. He left Apple to join an early stage startup, Distributed Systems, which was later acquired by Coinbase. At Coinbase, Andrew helped build the Coinbase Wallet app, a product which enables users all over the world to store their own crypto and access the decentralized web. Inspired by the mission of expanding economic freedom, Andrew relocated from San Francisco to Dubai to found Ziina.
Latest News
Sep 02, 2024
Aug 24, 2022
Feb 09, 2022
Jobs at Ziina
AE
$80K - $140K
0.05% - 0.20%
3+ years
Dubai
$90K - $135K
0.01% - 0.18%
3+ years
Founded:2020
Batch:Winter 2021
Team Size:25
Status:Active
Location:United Arab Emirates
Primary Partner:Dalton Caldwell
Company Launches
ZiiBoard: POS in your DMs 💰 💬
See original launch postHi! We’re Ziina, and we are bringing financial freedom to the Middle East.
The problem:
For small businesses, collecting cash is a massive challenge —from issuing invoices, tracking payments, awkwardly following up with clients, and switching between multiple apps just to get paid.
The solution:
We've just made the process a whole lot easier. We're delighted to announce the ZiiBoard. Businesses can now request payments on WhatsApp, Instagram, or any messaging app in just a few taps.
Introducing the ZiiBoard