Lean Payments vs Tarabut Gateway Account Information

Lean Payments gives banks, fintechs and enterprises in Saudi Arabia and the UAE APIs for payments, Open Banking, financial data and customer verification across MENA. Its eCommerce service lets customers pay from a bank account, with real-time confirmation, automatic order reconciliation and no card fees. The Payouts product handles withdrawals, refunds, supplier payments, third-party disbursements and bulk payouts through an API and dashboard. Each payout verifies account ownership, and access requires Lean to enable it; authorization can be manual in the dashboard, through an invited bank portal or automatic. Financial Data provides customer-permissioned account details, balances and transactions, plus insights and standardized reports on income, expenses, cashflow and balances. Saudi integration options include sandbox and production environments, OAuth, APIs and an embeddable Lean Link SDK for Web, iOS, Android, React Native and Flutter. Lean says one integration connects to its UAE and KSA open banking network, which supports payments and data from more than 30 MENA banks. Lean KSA says it is licensed by the Saudi Central Bank for payment and Open Banking services. Pricing is on request.

Tarabut Gateway Account Information connects customer bank accounts through an Open Banking consent journey and provides account data after permission is granted. Its Connect service supplies an embeddable URL that guides customers through bank selection, permissions, bank authentication, and consent. Available information can include accounts, transactions, direct debits, and beneficiaries. Transaction responses may include category and merchant details through Insights. Documentation says one year of transaction history is fetched by default, although available history varies by bank. Consent can be one-time or long-term; long-term consent lasts up to 12 months and is required for categorisation. Refresh frequency depends on the bank, while APIs can request updated balances and transactions. Connect supports English and Arabic. Customers can withdraw access at any time, and Tarabut says credentials remain with the bank. A free Portal account provides an isolated development sandbox. Tarabut presents Connect for personal finance, spend management, and lending flows, with API and web access.