Nuclei selected for Qatar Fintech Hub Accelerator program; gives a boost to its expansion plans in the Middle east

Siddharth Goyal | Fri 23rd Oct, 2020

Delivering an ecosystem to banks!

Nuclei, a leading provider of lifestyle banking and marketplace solutions, has been selected as part of the first wave of Qatar FinTech Accelerator. Qatar FinTech Hub has chosen 24 FinTechs globally to take part in the first edition of the accelerator and collaborate with multiple Financial institutions in Qatar & Middle East region.

More than 750 applications were received from FinTechs across 73 countries for this esteemed program, Nuclei is the only Indian FinTech selected among other chosen FinTechs from Qatar, USA, UK, Singapore, and more. The program followed a rigorous & thorough evaluation process along with a virtual pitch by 55 FinTechs final participants. Out of this, 24 FinTechs were selected by leaders from Qatar Development Bank (QDB), Qatar Central Bank (QCB), Qatar Finance Centre (QFC), Ernst & Young, and their strategic partners.

The accelerator is a 12-week program designed to provide a launchpad for global & local FinTechs to help them accelerate their expansion internationally from Qatar. This will also provide an opportunity for FinTechs like Nuclei to collaborate with leading financial institutions in Qatar.

Nuclei is helping banks to increase customer engagement on their mobile application by powering a lifestyle marketplace & facilitating multiple daily use-cases on the app. Banks in MENA, through a single integration with Nuclei, will be able to offer their customers access to multiple services like travel, utility payments, charity, events & experiences, etc. Nuclei is currently working with 16 banks in India & the Middle East region and processing around 3 Million transactions through their lifestyle marketplace.

Ankur Joshi, the founder & CEO of Nuclei, spoke on the announcement,” This is a proud moment for us and we are very excited to work with leading stakeholders & businesses in Qatar. Our collaboration with Qatar FinTech Hub will definitely help us to accelerate our expansion into Qatar as well as the rest of the Middle East & North Africa region.”

About Nuclei: Nuclei is a FinTech SaaS platform that enables Banks to integrate any 3rd party product or service within their mobile application. Nuclei’s Platform is today powering Merchant Marketplace for 16 major Banks across the Middle East and the rest of Asia across 15 categories and 40+ merchant partners. Some of the Banks include RAK Bank, SBI, ICICI, BoB, IndusInd, Federal, Canara Bank, etc.


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