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2015
When our regional experience began
5+
Years advising Open Banking strategy
21+
Years growing Sales & Revenue
Who we are.
OpenIQ is a fintech and open banking advisory based in the UAE, built on over a decade of hands-on experience in scaling financial innovation across the MENA, ANZ and APAC regions.
Founded by a former head of commercial and enterprise sales in global SaaS and open banking firms, we bring deep expertise in go-to-market strategy, open banking, and revenue growth.
From early stage fintechs to established banks and regulators, we've worked across the spectrum- helping teams navigate complexity, unlock opportunity and build whats next in financial services.
What we do.
The road looks simple, until its not. We help you navigate the curves, the sand and the signals of MENA's shifting financial landscape.
Our services are designed to cover a spectrum of modern day regional financial services requirements. Experienced in both hands on revenue growth and Open Banking implementation - we help founders scale and financial institutions modernize - intelligently.
Helping fintechs scale. Helping FI's build whats next.
Fintech Advisory
We help founders and fintech teams accelerate growth, build commercially viable models and navigate expansion. Our fintech services include;
- Commercial and Monetisation model building
- Product-market-fit assessment
- Go-to-market strategy
- Revenue growth and scale assistance
- Partnerships strategy (banks, telcos, payment providers)
- Embedded finance design
- Regulatory readiness (DIFC, ADGM, CBUAE)
Open Finance Strategy
Whether you're a regulator, bank or fintech, we translate open banking into action. From policy to product, we help clients design, align and launch initiatives that unlock new value across the open finance eco-system.
- Open finance roadmapping
- API strategy & monetisation models
- Embedded finance design
- Digital transformation strategy
- Bank-fintech partnerships
- Regulatory alignment
- Usecase definition and selection
- CX, Consent management and UX review.
Market Entry Assistance
Breaking into the UAE's financial eco-system takes more than a license - it takes local insight, trusted connections and a strategy built for nuance.
At OpenIQ, we help international fintechs enter the market with clarity and confidence. From navigating regulators and selecting the right launch partners to shaping your commercial approach and telling the right story- we connect the dots so you can scale faster, avoid missteps and make a lasting impact in one of the worlds most ambitious fintech hubs.
Sales Enablement, GTM & Partnerships.
Through our hands-on growth service, we help fintechs and financial innovators accelerate revenue with tailored go-to-market strategies that work in MENA. From value proposition refinement to playbooks, team structure, sales execution, we build the commercial foundation that turns strategy into scale.
Growth in MENA is partnership-powered. We identify, structure, and activate strategic collaborations between fintechs, banks, platforms and enablers - helping you grow faster, smarter and with the right allies.
What people say about us.
Henry Pasternac
“The OpenIQ team helped us shape up our platform and come up with an effective Open Finance strategy "
Frank Revenstein
“Within 4 months, we managed to beat our target revenue, and we've continued to grow sales MoM"
Fernanda Bapo
“OpenIQ helped us secure a partnership with a large FI that changed our active user trajectory. ”