ABHI and KABi Partner to Transform Payday Access for Saudi Workers

Editorial Team

Last updated 1-12-2025

3 min

ABHI and KABi are offering instant access to earned wages for Saudi employees.

Employees can access part of their salary anytime, reducing reliance on costly loans.

KABi aims to boost workplace productivity with financial flexibility for staff.

ABHI has rapidly expanded, now serving over a million users in the MENAP region.

This initiative aligns with Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 for tech-driven, innovative workplaces.

ABHI has teamed up with the Saudi human capital tech firm KABi to roll out instant access to earned wages for employees across organisations managed by KABi. It’s one of those ideas that sounds simple on the surface but can make a world of difference when payday still feels miles away. I’ve seen early-stage founders in our Arageek circles stress over cash flow in a similar way, so anything that gives people a bit more breathing room tends to hit the spot.

The agreement means that workers can tap into a portion of their accrued salary whenever they need it during the month, instead of waiting for the usual payday cycle. ABHI says this flexibility can help reduce dependence on expensive financial quick fixes. Omair Ansari, the company’s co-founder and CEO, described the collaboration as part of a wider push to support financial well-being and digitally enabled workplaces in Saudi Arabia. He highlighted that integrating Earned Wage Access into KABi’s platform should allow thousands of employees to gain more stability and freedom over their finances.

On the flip side, KABi seems equally invested in what this means for workplace culture. Khalid A. AlOraij, the company’s board member and CEO, said the move supports a more productive environment by giving employees immediate access to wages they’ve already earned. And believe it or not, these small shifts in employee experience often ripple through an organisation faster than many people expect; I reckon some HR teams might soon wonder how they ever operated without tools like this.

ABHI itself has grown quickly since it was founded in 2021. The fintech now works with more than 5,000 businesses and serves over a million users across the MENAP region. It has processed roughly five million transactions, worth more than half a billion dollars in total. Alongside earned wage access, ABHI also offers invoice factoring, payroll tools, and financing options for SMEs—quite a suite for a company that’s still relatively young. The firm has also picked up recognition from the World Economic Forum, Hub71, Endeavor, and Mastercard’s Start Path programme, which is no small feat… even if awards can sometimes be a bit of a faff.

As for KABi, its focus remains on digital solutions for workforce management, performance development, and improving the overall employee experience—areas that are becoming central to the Kingdom’s broader digital transformation efforts under Vision 2030. This partnership seems to slide neatly into that national direction, pushing for more innovative and tech-driven workplaces.

If anything, the move shows how financial empowerment is slowly but surely becoming part of workplace design in Saudi Arabia. And yes, I’m chuffed to bits to see more tools emerging that give workers practical, day-to-day control rather than big flashy promises. It feels like the kind of quiet progress that, over time, changes how people live and work—even if the industry doesn’t always shout about it loud enough.

I just hope the rollout goes smoothly and doesn’t become another corporate initative that sounds great on paper but struggles in practice. But so far, the early signs look spot on, definately.

🚀 Got exciting news to share?

If you're a startup founder, VC, or PR agency with big updates—funding rounds, product launches 📢, or company milestones 🎉 — AraGeek English wants to hear from you!