Azimut
Azimut Labs is a Dubai-based private software company that provides a hardware-agnostic SDK and middleware platform for self-service kiosks, serving banks, telecom operators, governments, and retailers across 4 continents with named deployments at du, Bank Alfalah, and Rakuten Mobile.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2017
- HeadquartersDubai, United Arab Emirates
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Azimut does
Azimut Labs is a private software development company headquartered in Dubai, UAE, founded in 2017 and operating through Wavetec FZCO (Industrial License No. 175, Dubai Silicon Oasis) as its legal entity. The company employs 11–50 staff and specializes in a hardware-agnostic software development kit (SDK) and middleware platform for self-service kiosk applications. The Azimut SDK sits between kiosk applications and physical peripherals, providing device protocol translation, session lifecycle management, pre-built drivers for 30+ hardware models (cash acceptors, dispensers, cheque scanners, biometric readers, card terminals, SIM dispensers, receipt printers), real-time fleet health monitoring, and native payment network connectivity (1LINK, RAAST). Its customer base spans banks, telecom operators, government entities, and retail/entertainment venues across 4 continents, with named deployments including du (200+ kiosks in UAE), Bank Alfalah (200+ kiosks in Pakistan), Rakuten Mobile, Airtel, MTN, Vodafone, Meezan Bank, Bank Al Habib, Diamond Trust Bank, Banque Atlantique, PCFC, and Toronto Blue Jays.
The product portfolio extends beyond the core SDK to include the AI-Powered Cheque Processing Pipeline (OCR/ICR at 97%+ handwritten field accuracy with multi-modal fraud detection), Thermal Printing API, Remote Kiosk Device Monitoring with AI predictive maintenance, Cash-to-Card Kiosks for instant EMV-encoded card issuance, Pre-Staging Workflows for transaction preparation, and integrations with ERP systems (Odoo, SAP, Oracle) via ISO 20022 messaging. The platform supports use cases including cash deposit, cheque processing, SIM issuance and eSIM provisioning, KYC and identity verification, account opening, bill payment, and document/card printing. The company is led by co-founder Jibran Saithi.
Azimut generates revenue through enterprise SDK and platform licensing under multi-year contracts with custom, quote-based pricing tied to fleet size, hardware mix, and deployment complexity. Go-to-market is direct enterprise sales (banks, telecom operators, government entities) supplemented by a system-integrator channel led by Wavetec FZCO, which deploys the SDK for end clients including PCFC and Sharaf DG. The company does not disclose revenue, funding, or pricing publicly, and no venture capital rounds were identified in the source data. Note: source material references two investments by "Azimut" in Subbyx (Series A, March 2026) and ISAAC (Series B, March 2026), as well as an Ashdod Port investment in "Azimut.ai" (Israeli maritime surveillance); these refer to unrelated entities (the Italian asset management firm Azimut Holding and Azimut.ai respectively) and should not be attributed to Azimut Labs.
Azimut firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Azimut
- Legal name
- Azimut Labs
- Website
- https://azimutlabs.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2017
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Azimut Labs is a Dubai-based private software company that provides a hardware-agnostic SDK and middleware platform for self-service kiosks, serving banks, telecom operators, governments, and retailers across 4 continents with named deployments at du, Bank Alfalah, and Rakuten Mobile.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Azimut industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Self-Service Kiosk Software
- NAICS
- Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)
- SIC
- Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)
- akta.pro primary industry
- On-Device Inference Runtimes & SDKs (mobile/embedded) (HDAAAJAB)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Dashboarding & KPI/Performance Management (HDAEAMAF), Identity Verification, KYC/KYB & AML Screening (MPAEAKAD)
Keywords
Where Azimut is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Dubai
- HQ country
- United Arab Emirates
- HQ region
- Middle East
Offices1 record
Markets served
Azimut business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- SDK Licensing / Platform Licensing: The Azimut SDK is licensed to system integrators and enterprises who build end-client applications on top of it. Revenue appears to come from platform licensing fees, likely per terminal, per deployment, or via subscription terms not publicly disclosed.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Enterprise / Custom Pricing |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels7 records
Azimut product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Azimut provides a hardware-agnostic SDK platform that powers self-service kiosks for banks, telecom operators, government entities, and retailers. The SDK abstracts peripheral hardware (cash acceptors, cheque scanners, biometric readers, card terminals, SIM dispensers, receipt printers) into a single API, with built-in fleet monitoring and payment network connectivity (1LINK, RAAST). Surrounding offerings include AI-powered cheque OCR/ICR, thermal printing APIs, and remote device monitoring with predictive maintenance.
Product overview
Azimut (Azimut Labs) offers a self-service kiosk platform built around its core Azimut SDK, a hardware-agnostic middleware layer that unifies device control across cash acceptors, cheque scanners, biometric readers, card terminals, and receipt printers through a single API. The platform supports multiple verticals (Banking, Telecom, Government, Retail & Education) with use cases including cash deposit, cheque processing, SIM issuance, KYC identity verification, account opening, bill payment, and document/card printing. Key modules include the AI-Powered Cheque Processing Pipeline for automated OCR/ICR extraction and fraud detection, the Thermal Printing API for receipt output, Remote Kiosk Device Monitoring with predictive maintenance, and Cash-to-Card Kiosks for instant card issuance. The SDK connects to payment networks (1LINK, RAAST) and integrates with ERP systems (Odoo, SAP, Oracle) via ISO 20022 messaging.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Azimut SDK Hardware-agnostic Software Development Kit for self-service kiosk infrastructure. Provides pre-built drivers for cash acceptors, dispensers, biometric scanners, card terminals, cheque scanners, SIM dispensers, and receipt printers with a unified API across hardware models, sold to system integrators and enterprises building self-service applications.
- Self-Service Kiosk Platform Complete self-service kiosk deployment platform supporting cash deposit, cheque processing, SIM issuance, KYC identity verification, account opening, bill payment, and document printing across banking, telecom, government, and retail environments, sold to enterprises and system integrators.
- Bank Cheque OCR API Standalone REST API endpoint for extracting cheque data (bank name, cheque number, date, payee, written amount, numeric amount) from scanned cheque images, reading handwritten amounts and payee names at 97%+ field accuracy using ICR models, with MICR validation (E-13B and CMC-7) and confidence scores per field. Accepts base64-encoded images and returns structured JSON. Supports real-time single-cheque validation and batch processing.
- Thermal Printing API Hardware-agnostic API for thermal receipt printing in self-service kiosks. Handles print job lifecycle including device readiness checks, job submission, fault detection (paper-low, paper-out, cover-open, offline, cutter faults), retry logic, and transaction logging across printer brands.
- Cash-to-Card Self-Service Kiosks Self-service kiosk solution that accepts cash and issues personalized payment cards (prepaid debit, stored-value, or bank-issued) in a single transaction session. Handles cash acceptor, card printer, EMV encoding module, receipt printer, ID/biometric scanner for KYC, and payment network/card processor integration. Used in venues such as stadiums (e.g., Toronto Blue Jays for instant Mastercard issuance).
- Remote Kiosk Device Monitoring with AI Predictive Maintenance Real-time fleet monitoring system that tracks kiosk online/offline status, peripheral health (printers, cash devices, scanners, payment terminals), transaction patterns, and fault history. Includes AI predictive maintenance that detects printer paper-path degradation, cash-dispenser wear, biometric-scanner lens contamination, and payment-terminal connectivity drift before device failure.
Quantifiable outcome
- 97%+ field accuracy on handwritten cheque data extraction
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use Azimut
Customer profileNamed customers17 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Azimut technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration6 records
AI capability7 records
Feature12 records
Azimut partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- Wavetec FZCOcoreWavetec FZCO is the system integrator operating out of the Dubai office (Industrial License No. 175) that deploys the Azimut SDK for end-client projects. PCFC and Sharaf DG deployments are explicitly described as being built by Wavetec on the Azimut SDK layer.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Azimut competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Pyramid Computer: German manufacturer of self-service kiosks (ticketing, check-in, banking) with its own software platform. Comparable as a European-headquartered kiosk platform vendor targeting similar enterprise verticals.
- Acrelec: Provider of self-service kiosk hardware and software for QSR, retail, and banking — directly comparable as a turnkey kiosk platform vendor competing for the same enterprise self-service RFPs.
- Olea Kiosks: US-based custom self-service kiosk manufacturer serving healthcare, financial services, and government. Comparable as a custom-kiosk vendor pursuing similar regulated verticals with bundled hardware + software offerings.
- Wavetec: System integrator and queue-management / digital-signage vendor serving banks, telecom operators, and government service points across the Middle East. Operates the Azimut Labs Dubai office and is both a deployment channel and a partially overlapping competitor for self-service kiosk projects in the same region.
- KIOSK Information Systems: US-based self-service kiosk manufacturer with integrated software and managed services for banking, retail, and government. Comparable because it sells a bundled hardware-plus-software self-service solution to similar enterprise verticals.
Broad incumbents
- Glory Global Solutions: Cash-handling and self-service automation vendor with a strong presence in banking CDMs and retail cash recycling. Comparable as an incumbent competing for the same unattended cash-deposit and recycling business.
- Diebold Nixdorf: Global ATM and self-service banking hardware/software incumbent. Directly competes in unattended banking kiosks (CDM, video teller, cheque deposit) but at much larger scale and with its own device-management stack.
- NCR Atleos: ATM and self-service banking spin-off from NCR. Comparable incumbent in unattended banking self-service with a global hardware, software, and services portfolio that overlaps with Azimut's banking CDM and cheque workflows.
Emerging players
- Aevi: Payment-middleware platform for unattended and self-service terminals. Comparable at the integration layer — sits between applications and payment peripherals in kiosks — and overlaps with Azimut's payment-network integration scope.
- Zivelo (PopID): Self-service kiosk software and biometrics-focused platform (now part of PopID's biometric payments ecosystem). Comparable in combining kiosk software with biometric KYC/payment flows, similar to Azimut's KYC and biometric integrations.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Azimut social profiles
Digital presenceAzimut financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Azimut leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Azimut funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Azimut M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Azimut
What does Azimut do?
Azimut provides a hardware-agnostic SDK platform that powers self-service kiosks for banks, telecom operators, government entities, and retailers. The SDK abstracts peripheral hardware (cash acceptors, cheque scanners, biometric readers, card terminals, SIM dispensers, receipt printers) into a single API, with built-in fleet monitoring and payment network connectivity (1LINK, RAAST). Surrounding offerings include AI-powered cheque OCR/ICR, thermal printing APIs, and remote device monitoring with predictive maintenance.
Is Azimut a public or private company?
Azimut is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Azimut founded?
Azimut was founded in 2017. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Azimut based?
Azimut is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in the Middle East region.
How does Azimut make money?
One revenue line is on record: SDK Licensing / Platform Licensing.
Who are Azimut's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Pyramid Computer, Acrelec, Olea Kiosks, Wavetec and KIOSK Information Systems. Broad incumbents are Glory Global Solutions, Diebold Nixdorf and NCR Atleos. Emerging players are Aevi and Zivelo (PopID).
Does Azimut have an API?
Yes. Azimut provides a Cheque OCR API for extracting cheque data (bank name, cheque number, date, payee, amounts) from scanned cheque images. The API accepts base64-encoded cheque images and returns structured JSON with confidence scores per field. It supports real-time single-cheque validation, batch processing for high-volume workflows, and custom data handling rules per deployment. Additionally, the SDK exposes REST interface hooks for pre-staging workflows that can be triggered from external systems like ERP or device management platforms. Developer documentation is at api.azimut.com/cheque/parse.
What industry is Azimut in?
Azimut's product category is Self-Service Kiosk Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAAAJAB, On-Device Inference Runtimes & SDKs (mobile/embedded), with a secondary code of HDAEAMAF, Dashboarding & KPI/Performance Management. Its NAICS code is 541511 and its SIC code is 7371.