Foloosi has Raised “pre-seed” funding

Foloosi, a UAE Fintech startup facilitating consumer-to-business card payments through several ways by enabling businesses to display QR code, share Payment Links and API integrations makes it possible to accept card payments without the need of a POS machine.

Foloosi has raised an undisclosed amount of pre-seed fund from Angel fund investor Rashed Alfalasi in May 2019.

Co-founders Omar Bin Brek and Mohan K with an in-house team of 6 has managed to get the idea off the ground and continue to serve as a valuable start-up in the UAE market.

United Arab Emirates has the highest banking penetration rate in the middle east region. Though in contrary, according to UAE central bank figures (in 2017): 75% of the whole UAE economy is based on cash transactions. Furthermore, compareit4me.com survey (2018) show that 85% of online orders are processed through cash-on-delivery option as a method of payment. Residents need more advanced and modern options in line with the UAE's 2021 vision.(https://magnitt.com/news/uae-fintech-startup-foloosi-raises-pre-seed-funding)

Foloosi will enable a digital economy empowerment for local businesses, operating merchants and most importantly the e-commerce sector. Foloosi will feature a wide range of advanced technological products on its modern platform – including the core function of ‘Scan to Pay’ feature, which allows a business to accept card payment by displaying QR code technology.

Just-in also, Foloosi has launched its new product ‘Point of Sale’ for small and medium sized businesses. This dedicated POS system will provide merchants a wholly complete system including digital checkout eyeing fora huge potential in the GCC market.

Foloosi enables businesses to go for a complete digital transformation including paperless receipt checkout, which helps the society become greener.

“With the support of our strategic investors, we are accelerating the developmentof our products further in this digital world and this is a great opportunity to improve in the advanced technology experienced by our users” says Foloosi CEO Omar Bin Brek.

Rashed Alfalasi says, "I invested in Foloosi because I believe the future will be cashless and that Foloosi is one of the companies that will emerge to lead this effort because of its great team and their strong vision. With dedication and the right strategy, Foloosi can build the cashless society and will provide payment solutions that serve all kind of businesses."

For more information about Foloosi, Kindly visit https://www.foloosi.com/point-of-sales-software-uae, info@foloosi.com