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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – 16 September 2025 :
«Lean Technologies», MENA’s leading financial infrastructure provider, partnered with «Synapse Analytics», the AI-native risk decisioning platform, to launch a full credit decisioning and analytics solution across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and the wider GCC.
This partnership combines Lean’s open banking infrastructure with Synapse’s AI-native decisioning platform. As a result, banks, fintechs, and lenders can instantly access enriched financial data, deploy Auto-AI/ML models, and monitor risk strategies with speed and transparency.
Transforming lending in MENA
Traditional lending in MENA faced challenges such as limited data access, reliance on manual processes, and slow decision cycles. However, by using open banking transaction data and AI-driven risk models, Lean and Synapse enable instant, personalized, and scalable credit decisioning.
In addition, Synapse already powers decisioning across Egypt, LATAM, and MENA bureau integrations. At the same time, Lean operates the largest regulated open banking network in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Together, they now set a new benchmark for credit infrastructure in the region.
Executive insights on credit decisioning
Hisham Al-Falih, CEO of Lean Technologies, explained: “This partnership marks a defining step in the evolution of credit infrastructure. By combining open banking data with Synapse’s AI-native platform, we give lenders the tools to expand credit access responsibly and drive financial innovation at scale.”
Ahmed Abaza, CEO of Synapse Analytics, added: “For years, lenders relied on outdated systems and fragmented databases. Our collaboration with Lean changes that reality. Together, we are building a next-generation financial infrastructure engineered for local lenders and aligned with global standards.”
Supporting regulatory progress
The partnership also comes as regulators in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and across MENA advance open banking and open finance frameworks. With consumer permission, the joint platform enables lenders to use alternative data sources responsibly while staying fully compliant.
Enabling inclusion and diversification
By integrating Lean’s data acquisition layer with Synapse’s decisioning engine, the partnership reduces underwriting friction and expands credit access. Moreover, it supports regional goals of financial inclusion and economic diversification, positioning MENA as a leader in AI-powered credit decisioning.
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