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Keyper Raises $11 Million To Expand UAE Monthly Rent Payments

BySendTech Times Fintech DeskNewsroom-edited, source-reviewed coverage|Source: Wamda
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Keyper said it raised an $11 million Series A led by Speedinvest to expand monthly rent payments and landlord financing products in the UAE. The company said it has financed more than $44 million in rent value, but did not disclose pricing, financing terms or named institutional landlord customers.

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Keyper Raises $11 Million To Expand UAE Monthly Rent Payments
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Keyper is adding new venture funding to a UAE rental-payments platform that lets tenants turn annual rent obligations into monthly digital payments while landlords receive rent income upfront.

Keyper said it raised an $11 million Series A led by Speedinvest.

It named NeoVentures, Dubai Future District Fund, MEVP and Property Finder among the participants, alongside Arab National Bank, Ellington Properties, Dar Ventures and Abbey Road Investment Group.

The UAE proptech said the round follows a previously announced $30 million Sukuk financing agreement with Franklin Templeton.

Keyper Names $11 Million Series A Investors

Keyper said the new capital will expand its monthly rent payment platform, accelerate adoption among institutional landlords and large residential portfolios, and introduce financing and liquidity products for property owners.

The company said it was founded in 2022 by Omar Abu Innab and Walid Al Saqqaf.

Its platform combines rent payments, property-management technology and embedded financial services for tenants, landlords and property managers.

Keyper said tenants can convert traditional annual rental payments into monthly digital payments.

The company said landlords can receive upfront rental income through the platform, placing the product between rent collection, financing and property-management workflows.

The company named Rent Now, Pay Monthly among the products it is using for rental-payment digitisation across the UAE.

It said the broader operating platform serves tenants, landlords and property managers rather than only processing rent instalments.

UAE Rental Payments Remain The Core Market

Keyper said it has signed strategic partnership agreements with Dubai Land Department, Abu Dhabi Advanced Real Estate Services, Property Finder, Visa, Mashreq and others for rental-payment digitisation products across the UAE.

The company said it has financed more than $44 million in rent value since launch, including $19 million in 2026 year-to-date.

It also said it supports more than 10,500 properties valued at over $6 billion, serves 4,000 landlords and has surpassed 100,000 app downloads.

Those figures are company-provided operating metrics, not audited adoption data.

Keyper left unnamed the landlords behind the large residential portfolios it wants to target, nor did it disclose tenant-default performance or financing costs for monthly rent conversion.

Investors Point To Cheque-Based Rent Flows

Rana Abdel Latif, partner at Speedinvest, said the investment case centred on Keyper's team and the mismatch between how tenants earn and how rent is paid.

She said the platform brings together payments, financing and property management.

Amith Rajan, executive vice-president and head of wholesale digital banking at Mashreq and chief executive of NeoVentures, said the investment starts a strategic partnership intended to combine Keyper's solutions with Mashreq's scale and capabilities.

Nader AlBastaki, managing director of Dubai Future District Fund, linked flexible rent payments to Dubai's D33 ambition of making the city attractive to global talent.

Khalid S. Alghamdi, chief executive of ANB Capital, said Dubai registered over AED100 billion in tenancy contracts last year, while most rent is still paid through a handful of post-dated cheques.

This article is based on Wamda's company financing report and Keyper-provided operating metrics.

Keyper left outside the public record pricing for tenants or landlords, tenant-default rates or named institutional landlord customers.

Keyper said the newly raised capital will support the monthly rent platform, financing and liquidity solutions for property owners, and additional property-management services.

The announcement did not disclose pricing for tenants or landlords, Sukuk financing terms, named institutional landlord customers, tenant-default rates or a launch timetable outside the UAE.

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