Choosing the right payment gateway is a critical decision for SaaS founders in the MENA region. It affects your conversion rate, billing automation, and customer trust.
This guide covers the best payment gateways for SaaS businesses using ZgCodes in Egypt and the Gulf.
1. What Makes a Payment Gateway SaaS-Friendly?
For a SaaS product, you need a gateway that supports:
Recurring billing
Multi-currency payments
API integration
Transparent fees
Arabic/English interfaces
Secure checkout
⚠️ Bonus if it’s already integrated with your SaaS platform—like ZgCodes.
2. Payment Gateways for SaaS in Egypt
🔹 Fawry
Very popular for Egyptian users (retail + online)
Supports card payments, wallet payments, and kiosks
Seamless local trust
Works with EGP
Integrates with ZgCodes
🔒 Great for local conversions, especially B2C.
🔹 Paymob
Egyptian startup with regional expansion
Card, Meeza, mobile wallet support
Easy onboarding
ZgCodes integration ready
💼 Recommended for startups and B2B SaaS in Egypt.
3. Payment Gateways for SaaS in the Gulf
🔹 Tap Payments (GCC-wide)
Widely used in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE
Offers Arabic checkout
Supports recurring billing
Local currency processing (SAR, AED, KWD, etc.)
🌍 Scalable and modern—ideal for cross-Gulf SaaS expansion.
🔹 PayTabs
Approved by regulators in Saudi, Bahrain, UAE
Customizable checkout experience
Business-friendly fee structure
Supports ZgCodes integration
🧾 Excellent for invoicing-based SaaS.
🔹 HyperPay
High-volume gateway used by large Saudi enterprises
Advanced fraud protection and multi-layer security
Recurring billing available
Arabic merchant portal
🔧 Ideal for enterprise-level SaaS or financial products.
4. Optional Global Options
🔹 Stripe
Not natively supported in all MENA countries
Use if you’re targeting international clients
Seamless developer tools
Supports all major card types
💳 Use with a foreign bank account or Stripe Atlas setup.
🔹 PayPal
Popular for freelancers and micro-SaaS
Supports USD, EUR, and other global currencies
Limited local presence in Egypt/Gulf
⚠️ Not ideal for recurring billing in MENA, but okay as a secondary option.
5. How ZgCodes Makes Integration Easy
ZgCodes offers native integrations and plug-ins for:
Fawry
Paymob
Tap
PayTabs
Stripe
PayPal
You can set up a gateway in minutes, test payments in sandbox mode, and switch per region or currency.
🛠️ All without touching backend code.
Conclusion
Whether you're launching a SaaS product in Egypt or scaling in the Gulf, your choice of payment gateway will shape your growth and user experience.
ZgCodes makes it easy to plug in the best regional options—so you can focus on building and billing.
👉 Launch your SaaS with the right payment gateway using ZgCodes.