Comera and SC Ventures Team Up to Boost UAE SME Fintech Solutions

Last updated 23-12-2025

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Comera Financial Holdings and SC Ventures aim to bolster SMEs with new financial solutions in the UAE.

Their partnership focuses on enhancing financial infrastructure, targeting supply chain finance and working capital management.

Plans include potential co-creation of business models, though long-term commitments remain under consideration.

Executives highlight the importance of this collaboration to foster innovation and support SME growth.

Future updates are expected as the partnership develops and seeks tangible impacts for regional businesses.

Comera Financial Holdings, part of Abu Dhabi’s Royal Group, has teamed up with SC Ventures in a move that both sides say should give SMEs a stronger push, especially as the UAE doubles down on tech-driven growth. The two organisations recently signed an MoU to explore new financial solutions, with a particular eye on sectors where small and mid-sized businesses often struggle to access the tools they need. I’ve seen this challenge up close while speaking with founders across the region for Arageek—financing hurdles can feel like a bit of a faff when you’re trying to scale.

The collaboration centres on building smarter financial infrastructure, from supply chain finance to better ways for companies to manage working capital. Comera plans to lean on its expanding fintech platforms, while SC Ventures brings its experience in venture-building and what it calls “credit intelligence”. Put together, the idea is to help companies beef up their resilience and stay competitive in markets that shift faster than most people expect.

Both sides are also leaving the door open for deeper partnership. That could mean co-creating new business models, aligning investment strategies, or exploring fresh financial frameworks. On the flip side, they’re not rushing into anything—they’ll continue assessing what’s feasible before committing to anything long-term. And believe it or not, collaborations like this can actually move the needle for sectors where traditional financing still feels stuck in the past. I reckon the real test will be how well they can execute beyond the buzzwords.

Akhtar Saeed Hashmi, Comera’s Group CEO, described the partnership as an important step toward building forward-looking financial infrastructure for the UAE. Meanwhile, SC Ventures’ CEO Alex Manson emphasised their focus on ventures that tackle real problems, adding that the partnership allows them to co-create digital infrastructure to help SMEs thrive in an innovation-led economy. Spot on, if they manage to deliver.

SC Ventures, for those unfamiliar, focuses on building and investing in ventures that rethink the future of finance, while Comera Financial Holdings operates across payments, lending, supply chain finance and digital financial infrastructure. It’s a broad remit, and sometimes almost too broad—well… I mean, diversification is great, but it can get messy if not managed carefully.

For now, the two companies say more updates will follow as the work progresses. And as someone who’s spent years watching MENA startups fight for every inch, I’m chuffed to bits whenever I see institutional players trying to ease the path—even if the results take time to show. Let’s hope this one doesn’t get lost in the noise, or worse, drift into one of those endless corporate announcements that never quite materialise into action. At least, that’s my definately humble take.

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