- What
- Strategic investments in fintech companies from alinma bank’s digital fund.
- Who
- Fintech companies; no published criteria or application route.
Checked · October 2026 · alinma.com/en/About-the-Bank/The-Bank/News/2025/ · How we check ↗
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alinma Digital Fund is a corporate venture capital arm (bank) in Saudi Arabia. Fintech investment vehicle of alinma bank in Saudi Arabia. It announced strategic investments in Qashio (spend management and corporate cards) and Wadaie (a Saudi platform for Shariah-compliant time and savings deposits); alinma’s fintech portfolio also includes Amwal Tech, Ejari, Lean Technology and NearPay, plus several VC funds.
- Amount
- Ticket and fund size not published
- Terms
- Strategic investments — terms not published
- Eligibility
- Fintech companies; no published criteria or application route
- Sectors
- Fintech
- Portfolio
- Qashio
- Wadaie
- Amwal Tech
- Ejari
- Lean Technology
- NearPay
- Status
- Active — investments in Qashio and Wadaie announced on alinma’s news pages; no application route (checked September 2026)
What the source says
“alinma Digital Fund is pleased to announce a strategic investment in Wadaie Fintech Company, a pioneering Saudi platform that enables individuals and businesses to seamlessly access competitive, Shariah-compliant time and savings deposit products across all licensed banks in the Kingdom.”
“alinma Digital Fund has announced a strategic investment and partnership with Qashio, the MENA region’s leading spend management and corporate card platform”
“The investment officially adds Qashio to alinma investment portfolio of financial technology (Fintech) companies, which includes notable names like Amwal Tech, Ejari, Lean Technology, NearPay, and several VC funds.”
“Through this investment, alinma Digital Fund reaffirms its commitment to fostering innovation in financial technology”
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Highest amount in each programme’s own “What” line. Other currencies converted for sorting only (Gulf pegs; KWD, EUR, GBP approximate).
Questions founders ask
What does alinma Digital Fund offer?
Strategic investments in fintech companies from alinma bank’s digital fund.
How do I apply?
No application form is published. Its website is the way in.
Sources
Primary source · alinma.com/en/About-the-Bank/The-Bank/News/2025/9/Wadaie · Checked October 2026