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Top fintech employers in the UAE

PayTabs leads UAE fintech with a Visibility score of 51.3 out of 100, 5.1 points ahead of Tabby. Emirates NBD is third. The list covers the 136 fintech employers AI recommends to job seekers in the UAE.

136 employers · scores out of 100 · Data updated:

  1. 1

    PayTabs

    #1 in UAE fintech#1 for career growthEvery AI

    Every AI recommends it for career growth. No other UAE fintech employer is named for career growth by every AI. The fintech employer AI recommends most in the UAE.

    51.3
  2. 2

    Tabby

    Top 3Every AI

    AI recommends it most for leadership, purpose and innovation, among others.

    46.2
  3. 3

    Emirates NBD

    Top 3#1 for Product Management#1 for Software EngineeringEvery AI

    AI recommends it most for job security, inclusion and interviews, among others.

    41.0
  4. 3

    Mashreq

    Top 3#1 for Data & Analytics#1 for Product Management#1 for Risk & Compliance

    AI recommends it most for job security, inclusion and interviews, among others. One AI does not mention it yet.

    41.0
  5. 5

    YAP

    Every AI

    AI recommends it most for onboarding, purpose and innovation, among others.

    30.8
  6. 6

    Mamo

    AI recommends it most for innovation, pay and career growth. One AI does not mention it yet.

    25.6
  7. 6

    Stripe

    AI recommends it most for inclusion, interviews and pay. One AI does not mention it yet.

    25.6
  8. 8

    Beehive

    AI recommends it most for pay and career growth. One AI does not mention it yet.

    20.5
  9. 8

    Sarwa

    Every AI

    AI recommends it most for interviews and pay.

    20.5
  10. 8

    Wio Bank

    AI recommends it most for pay. One AI does not mention it yet.

    20.5

Everyone else

11 to 22Mastercard, Network International, Liv., ADGM and 19 moreShow
  1. 11Mastercard17.9
  2. 11Network International17.9
  3. 13Liv.15.4
  4. 14ADGM12.8
  5. 14Adyen12.8
  6. 14Checkout.com12.8
  7. 14First Abu Dhabi Bank12.8
  8. 14NymCard12.8
  9. 14Visa12.8
  10. 20BitOasis10.3
  11. 20DIFC10.3
  12. 22ADCB7.7
  13. 22ADQ7.7
  14. 22Al Hilal Bank7.7
  15. 22Bayzat7.7
  16. 22Careem7.7
  17. 22Century Financial7.7
  18. 22NOW Money7.7
  19. 22PayPal7.7
  20. 22Tamara7.7
  21. 22Tap Payments7.7
  22. 22ValU7.7
  23. 22Ziina7.7
34 to 51ADIB, ADIO, Amazon, Astra Tech and 99 moreShow
  1. 34ADIB5.1
  2. 34ADIO5.1
  3. 34Amazon5.1
  4. 34Astra Tech5.1
  5. 34Centrum5.1
  6. 34Dubai International Financial Centre5.1
  7. 34EFG Hermes5.1
  8. 34FIS5.1
  9. 34Noon Payments5.1
  10. 34PayFort5.1
  11. 34Plaid5.1
  12. 34Pyypl5.1
  13. 34Ripple5.1
  14. 34Tamam5.1
  15. 34Tarabut Gateway5.1
  16. 34Telr5.1
  17. 34Wise5.1
  18. 51ADCB Hayyak (Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank)2.6
  19. 51ADIA2.6
  20. 51Aladin2.6
  21. 51Alpha Dhabi Holding2.6
  22. 51American Express2.6
  23. 51Anghami2.6
  24. 51Azimo2.6
  25. 51Bank Nizwa2.6
  26. 51BankAI2.6
  27. 51Baraka2.6
  28. 51Bee'ah Financial Services2.6
  29. 51CBD2.6
  30. 51Careem Financial2.6
  31. 51CashU2.6
  32. 51Chainalysis2.6
  33. 51Chi Solutions2.6
  34. 51Citi2.6
  35. 51Commercial Bank of Dubai2.6
  36. 51DIFC Innovation Hub2.6
  37. 51DIFC Innovation One2.6
  38. 51DMCC2.6
  39. 51Dapi2.6
  40. 51Dubai Financial Market2.6
  41. 51Dubai's Reglab2.6
  42. 51EFKIN2.6
  43. 51Emirates Digital Wallet2.6
  44. 51Emirates Islamic2.6
  45. 51Etisalat2.6
  46. 51Expereo2.6
  47. 51FSRA2.6
  48. 51Fasset2.6
  49. 51Fetcher2.6
  50. 51Fidor Bank2.6
  51. 51FinTech Galaxy2.6
  52. 51FinTech Hive2.6
  53. 51Finesse2.6
  54. 51Funding Societies2.6
  55. 51GIG Gulf2.6
  56. 51HSBC2.6
  57. 51Hub712.6
  58. 51Innovest2.6
  59. 51Lean Technologies2.6
  60. 51Liv. (Emirates NBD)2.6
  61. 51Liv. by Emirates NBD2.6
  62. 51M2P Fintech2.6
  63. 51MAF Digital2.6
  64. 51Majid Al Futtaim Digital2.6
  65. 51Mashvisor2.6
  66. 51Mubadala2.6
  67. 51Nium2.6
  68. 51Noon2.6
  69. 51Noon Pay2.6
  70. 51Noor Bank2.6
  71. 51Orient Insurance2.6
  72. 51PayBy2.6
  73. 51PayMongo2.6
  74. 51PureSave2.6
  75. 51Qash2.6
  76. 51RAKBANK2.6
  77. 51RBL Bank2.6
  78. 51RSA2.6
  79. 51Revolut2.6
  80. 51Riyad Bank2.6
  81. 51Rize2.6
  82. 51Seera Group2.6
  83. 51Shop MICR2.6
  84. 51Sofy2.6
  85. 51Spotii2.6
  86. 51Standard Chartered2.6
  87. 51Starling Bank2.6
  88. 51Structures2.6
  89. 51Temenos2.6
  90. 51Tpay Mobile2.6
  91. 51Uae Exchange2.6
  92. 51Uber2.6
  93. 51Valyou2.6
  94. 51Worldline2.6
  95. 51Xpence2.6
  96. 51Yabxx2.6
  97. 51ZainCash2.6
  98. 51Zand2.6
  99. 51Zand by Dubai Bank2.6
  100. 51Zenda2.6
  101. 51Zenoti2.6
  102. 51dLocal2.6
  103. 51iMile2.6

Best for what candidates ask about

The UAE fintech employer AI recommends most when candidates ask about each topic.

By role

Who AI recommends to engineers is not who it recommends to salespeople. Each role has its own ranking.

About this ranking

This is the first measurement of this ranking, so there is no earlier order to compare it with yet.

What separates the top five from the rest is career growth and interviews: AI recommends the leaders for these far more often than the employers below them. The gap is smallest on work-life balance, where the rest of the list keeps closer to the leaders.

Across the 23 countries the index covers for fintech, the leader here has the 22nd highest score. Elsewhere the lead changes hands: in Brazil, AI recommends Nubank first.

More than half of the 136 employers score 2.6 or less, while a place in the top ten takes a score of 20.5. The leader's 51.3 shows how far ahead the most recommended employers sit.

Most lists of the best fintech companies to work for come from employee surveys or awards. This one tracks what AI tells job seekers, because many candidates now ask AI where to work before they open a careers page.

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Questions about this ranking

What are the top fintech companies to work for in the UAE?

Going by who AI recommends most to UAE job seekers right now: PayTabs, Tabby, Emirates NBD, Mashreq and YAP.

Which UAE fintech employer does AI recommend for career growth?

PayTabs. No other UAE fintech employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about career growth.

How does the Employer Visibility Index work?

We ask AI assistants the questions job seekers ask about employers, by industry, country and role. We record which employers they recommend and turn that into a Visibility score out of 100.

How often are rankings updated?

Rankings refresh with each new round of AI answers. Each page shows the date its data was updated, and the arrows next to each score show how an employer has moved since the previous measurement.

Do I need to be a PerceptionX customer to appear in the index?

No. Any employer AI recommends often enough appears automatically. Customers get the full picture behind their Visibility score and well beyond it: how positively AI describes them (Sentiment), the themes it links them with, the sources it relies on, custom reports by country and role, and clear steps to improve how candidates see them.