Nami and Tabby Join Forces to Simplify BNPL for Saudi Merchants

Saudi fintech company Nami has teamed up with buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) platform Tabby in a partnership designed to make payments smoother for merchants and their customers. The idea is fairly straightforward: by integrating Tabby’s deferred payment option into Nami’s point-of-sale (POS) systems, shops across the Kingdom will be able to offer flexible instalments at checkout without jumping through hoops.

For retailers, that could be a game-changer. Instead of juggling different providers or faffing about with manual solutions, they’ll have Tabby available directly through the same terminals they already use for card payments. Nami, which has built its reputation on providing financial solutions and POS devices to Saudi businesses, seems keen to extend its reach into value-added fintech services.

I remember a chat with a young café owner in Jeddah last year who told me how tricky it was to keep up with customer payment preferences—cashless, QR codes, BNPL, you name it. He loved the demand but admitted it felt like spinning plates. A deal like this, I reckon, takes some of that stress out of the picture.

Of course, BNPL remains a bit of a double-edged sword. On one side, it makes shopping more accessible and can drive sales for merchants. On the flip side, regulators around the world have been raising eyebrows about debt concerns and consumer overspending. Still, in the Saudi market—where digital adoption is racing ahead—it looks spot on for the current moment.

For Arageek readers who’ve watched fintech take root in the region, this feels like another step in Saudi Arabia’s rapid march toward a cash-light economy. And while partnerships in payments sometimes sound like dry corporate moves, in practice they can make or break how small businesses compete. I’m not saying this will magically level the playing field, but if executed well… it definately removes one hurdle for growing merchants.

As we like to say, the devil’s in the detail. But many business owners will be chuffed to bits if the promise here—simpler payments, happier customers—actually lands in day-to-day trade.

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