Kashier
Cairo, EG · Founded 2017 · 162 employees on LinkedIn · 8 known investors
Kashier is a digital payment platform that lets businesses accept online payments from customers and partners through tools such as payment links, e-invoicing, e-commerce integrations, QR code payments, and subscriptions. It also offers financial solutions including payouts, installments, marketplace revenue-sharing, and a business dashboard, and is based in Egypt.
Also known as Elements Financial Technologies · Kashier Payments
Founders & leadership
Kashier was founded in 2017 by Khaled Raslan.
Investors · 8
Also in the syndicate · 2
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Kashier is a Cairo-based payments acceptance and business management platform operated by Elements Financial Technologies. It enables e-commerce and retail merchants in Egypt to accept card payments across online and in-store channels, supporting Mastercard and Visa credit, debit and prepaid cards as well as Egypt's domestic Meeza cards, plus payments made with international cards. Supported currencies are EGP, USD, EUR and GBP. Merchants receive a financial dashboard for managing payments, with tools including invoices, payment pages, payment requests, user and business profile management, and reporting.
The product set spans invoicing, payment links ("Paylinx"), e-commerce checkout, social-channel payments, QR-code acceptance ("Scan2Pay"), subscriptions and recurring payments, payouts, marketplace and installments. Merchants without a website can send payment requests by email, SMS or social messaging channels; those with a website or app can integrate via APIs, mobile SDKs (Android, iOS, React Native) or plugins for Wix, WooCommerce, PrestaShop, Magento, OpenCart, CS-Cart and Vikbooking. Installment plans can be activated through banks including National Bank of Egypt, Banque Misr and Emirates NBD. Kashier states it is PCI DSS Service Provider Level 1 compliant and offers fraud detection and prevention tooling, working with partner acquiring banks.
Onboarding requires commercial ID, tax ID and national ID documents, with review taking roughly 48 working hours; settlement to a merchant bank account or mobile wallet occurs three working days after the transaction date. Refunds can be full or partial, generally taking 2–14 working days.
Founding story
The founders established Elements Financial Technologies in 2017 with the stated aim of building technology products to bridge the gap between financial services and their intended consumers, positioning Kashier as a way for Egyptian businesses to join the digital economy.
Business model
Merchant payment acceptance offered as a self-serve and sales-led service, with no setup or monthly/annual fee and per-transaction pricing; the platform also monetises adjacent financial services such as installments, payouts and marketplace revenue sharing.
Transaction-based pricing of 2.85% plus EGP 3 per successful transaction, with declared fees varying by business size and transaction volume and no additional monthly or annual charges.
Traction
Launched commercial services in 2019 after obtaining Central Bank of Egypt approvals and bank acquiring partnerships; a startup directory lists a headcount band of 11-50 employees.
Latest developments
The company's website remains active in 2025, listing an expanded product line including payouts, marketplace and installments alongside core acceptance products.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies
Market position
One of several payment service providers serving Egyptian merchants, licensed by the Central Bank of Egypt as a payment facilitator and payment service provider and partnered with two leading Egyptian acquiring banks.
Combines payment acceptance with business-management tooling, supports merchants with no website through link- and social-based payment requests, offers local Meeza card acceptance alongside international cards, and publishes flat per-transaction pricing with no setup or recurring fees.
Technology
Hosted payment pages and checkout forms with customisable branding, REST APIs, mobile SDKs for Android, iOS and React Native, plugins for major e-commerce platforms, a merchant dashboard with reporting, and PCI DSS Level 1 Service Provider compliance with fraud detection and prevention tools.
Go-to-market
Free self-service account signup alongside a contact-sales channel, distribution through e-commerce platform plugins and developer SDKs/APIs, and partnerships with acquiring banks; proceeds of its seed round were earmarked for scaling commercial go-to-market and expanding the team.
Egypt-based e-commerce and retail merchants, from small startups to large enterprises, including businesses without a website; customers cited include Al Nas Hospital and Skydive Egypt. Kashier currently supports businesses located in Egypt only.
Geography
Headquartered in Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt, with an address also listed at Smart Village, Giza; services are limited to businesses located in Egypt, though acceptance covers international cards and multiple currencies.
History
Elements Financial Technologies, the company behind Kashier, was founded in 2017 by Khaled Raslan, Mohamed Hossam and Mohamed Mohsen. Kashier launched its online payment acceptance services in 2019 after being licensed as a payment facilitator and payment service provider by the Central Bank of Egypt and signing a strategic partnership with two leading Egyptian acquiring banks. In September 2020 the company announced a six-figure USD seed round led by Glint Ventures to expand its team, scale commercial go-to-market and add products.
Risks & controversies
Operations and merchant eligibility are confined to Egypt and depend on Central Bank of Egypt licensing and partner acquiring banks; parts of the public website carry unfinished placeholder testimonial text.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Competitors · 7
by search overlap
Companies competing with Kashier for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Timeline · 4
launches, deals, and filingsKashier announced an undisclosed seed round, described by the company as a six-figure USD deal, led by Glint Ventures with participation from unnamed investors. Proceeds were earmarked for team expansion, scaling commercial go-to-market and new product introductions.
Ahead of its 2019 service launch, Kashier entered a strategic partnership agreement with two of Egypt's leading acquiring banks.
Kashier began offering its online payment acceptance services to Egyptian merchants in 2019.
Kashier launched its online payment acceptance services in 2019 after obtaining required approvals as a Payment Facilitator and Payment Service Provider from the Central Bank of Egypt.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- Kashierkashier.io · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Kashier do?
- Egyptian payments platform letting merchants accept card payments online and in-store via links, invoices, plugins and APIs.
- Who founded Kashier?
- Kashier was founded by Khaled Raslan in 2017.
- Who are Kashier's investors?
- Kashier's investors include Capria Ventures, Digital Currency Group, First Circle, Lateral Capital, Sawari Ventures, The Fintech Fund.
- Where is Kashier headquartered?
- Kashier is headquartered in Cairo, EG.