Lean Technologies: Building the Future of Fintech in the Middle East

Lean Technologies began in 2019 with a simple but powerful idea: to make banking data easy to access and use for businesses in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The company was founded by Hisham Al-Falih, a Stanford-trained engineer and passionate entrepreneur, along with two partners, Aditya Sarkar and Ashu Gupta. Based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Lean quickly became a key player in fintech by offering API tools that help businesses connect directly to bank accounts for payments and data. The Founder and His Vision Hisham Al-Falih wanted to create a way for developers to build financial services without the usual technical headaches of dealing with banks. His background in engineering gave him the skills to lead Lean Technologies in designing easy-to-use APIs that unlock important financial infrastructure. The