Derayah Partners with Alpaca to Unlock Saudi Market for Global Traders

Malaz Madani

Last updated 16-09-2025

3 min

Derayah Financial and Alpaca offer international access to the Saudi capital market via technical integration.

This collaboration is part of Derayah's plan to expand its investment services internationally.

Integrating systems requires careful handling of compliance, infrastructure, and user experience challenges.

The move could simplify access to Saudi markets, encouraging more global broker participation.

Such strategic partnerships signal the MENA region's push towards broader international engagement.

Derayah Financial has announced a new technical integration with Alpaca, the US‑based global trading infrastructure platform. The move is set to give Alpaca’s clients outside Saudi Arabia direct access to the Saudi capital market. In plain terms, stocks listed on the Saudi Exchange will now be reachable through more than 200 brokers worldwide who already use Alpaca’s system.

According to the company’s statement, this isn’t just a one‑off experiment. It’s part of a broader strategy from Derayah to push its investment services beyond the Kingdom’s borders and place Saudi assets in the hands of a wider pool of international investors. Alpaca itself connects brokers and wealth managers in over 40 different countries, so plugging into that network is a bit of a no‑brainer for Derayah.

I have to say, this feels spot on timing‑wise. Over the last couple of years I’ve seen more MENA startups trying to globalise their services early, rather than waiting until they’re “settled” at home. It reminds me of a panel at a startup event we covered with Arageek, where one founder joked that “going global was less risky than waiting for the local competition to eat your lunch.” He wasn’t wrong—sometimes hanging back is a bit of a faff.

That said, integrations of this sort can be tricky. Connecting markets isn’t just flicking a switch; it requires compliance, infrastructure, and, frankly, making sure everything runs smoothly for end‑users who don’t care about the back‑end mechanics. I reckon the real measure of success will be how quickly foreign investors actually start trading Saudi stocks through this link, not just the size of the announcement.

On the flip side, this kind of move could help demystify the Saudi market for many global brokers. Foreign capital often shies away simply because access feels cumbersome. So if Derayah and Alpaca have made that journey easier, they might be well chuffed with the results. For the MENA ecosystem, it’s another example of how regional players are finding creative ways to engage with international partners—and that’s something worth keeping an eye on.

It may not make headlines outside the finance bubble, but for startups and fintechs across the region, this is the sort of infrastrcture play that opens doors, for both capital inflows and strategic ambition. And believe it or not, small shifts like this can end up shaping the way global investors look at the Middle East.

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