Ziina vs Ripple
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Dubai P2P and business payments fintech for MENA at $300M annualized payment volume; YC W21 $22M Altos Ventures Series A with 10x revenue growth competing with PayTabs for UAE and Saudi digital payment adoption.
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Ziina is a Dubai, United Arab Emirates-based fintech company providing instant peer-to-peer payments, business payment links, and embedded payment infrastructure for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region — enabling consumers and businesses to send and receive money using only a phone number, email, or payment link without requiring bank account details. Founded in 2020 by Faisal Toukan, Andrew Gold, and Sarah Toukan and backed by Y Combinator (W21) with $30.85 million raised including a $22 million Series A in September 2024 led by Altos Ventures with participation from Avenir Growth, COTU Ventures, and others, Ziina achieved $300 million in annualized payment volume in 2024 with 10x revenue growth and 5 million+ transactions processed serving 50,000+ active users.
SEC lawsuit fully resolved Aug 2025 with $50M settlement; XRP spot ETFs now live with $1.29B+ in inflows; Ripple's blockchain network enables real-time global payments for 300+ financial institutions.
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Ripple is a San Francisco-based fintech company that leverages blockchain technology to enable fast, low-cost cross-border payments for financial institutions, payment providers, and businesses worldwide. Founded in 2012, Ripple develops the XRP Ledger — an open-source blockchain — and builds enterprise-grade software and liquidity solutions on top of it, most notably RippleNet and the On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) product that uses XRP as a bridge currency for real-time settlement. Ripple's network spans over 300 financial institutions in 40+ countries including Santander, Standard Chartered, and American Express.
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