Alsahm for Financial Services

What Alsahm for Financial Services does

Alsahm for Financial Services is a private, for-profit financial technology company headquartered in Cairo, Egypt, founded in 2014. The company operates a mobile application branded via the domain sahmsaudi.com that enables retail investors to trade and invest in Saudi and U.S. equity markets through a single platform, indicating a cross-border retail brokerage positioned to serve Arabic-speaking investors who want consolidated access to Gulf and U.S. listings. The firm is small-to-mid scale, with a reported headcount of 51–100 employees, which is consistent with an early-growth-stage brokerage operating a single consumer-facing product.

The company's business model appears to be a standard retail brokerage model — capturing revenue through trading commissions, FX conversion spreads on cross-border transactions, and potentially custody or account fees — though pricing is not publicly disclosed. No go-to-motion specifics, customer segments, distribution channels, marketing channels, partnerships, management team, or funding history are present in the source data, and the company's website currently returns only a generic loading/verification page with no substantive product, technology, or compliance disclosures.

Name

Alsahm for Financial Services

Website

https://sahmsaudi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Alsahm for Financial Services is a Cairo-based fintech that operates a mobile app enabling retail investors to trade Saudi and U.S. stock markets through a single cross-border brokerage platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Brokerage

NAICS

Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage (5231)

SIC

Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro primary industry

Prime Brokerage & Institutional Trading Services (FSAPADAF)

Keywords

• Retail brokerage services
• Online stock trading
• Mobile investment platform
• Saudi US equities
• Cross-border investing

Headquarters

HQ city

Cairo

HQ country

Egypt

HQ region

Africa

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Core offering

Alsahm for Financial Services provides a mobile-based platform that allows individual investors to trade and invest in equities listed on the Saudi and U.S. stock markets. The service combines brokerage execution, account access, and cross-border market reach through a single mobile application targeted at retail investors in Egypt and the broader region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Alsahm Mobile Trading Platform

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Robinhood: Mobile-first U.S. retail brokerage that defined the modern zero-/low-commission multi-market investing experience. Comparable as a mobile-centric retail trading platform, though U.S.-only and at vastly greater scale.
• Al Rajhi Capital: Largest Saudi broker by market share, part of Al Rajhi Banking Group, offering Saudi and international market access via mobile and web. Comparable as a dominant Saudi retail and institutional broker with growing U.S. market access.
• Saxo Bank: Global multi-asset broker with deep U.S. and Middle East coverage and a mobile trading app. Comparable as a cross-border multi-market platform serving HNW and active retail clients in MENA.
• Interactive Brokers: Global multi-market brokerage offering access to 150+ markets including the U.S. and Saudi Arabia (Tadawul). Directly comparable as a cross-border retail and professional trading platform, though at vastly larger scale and broader product breadth.
• Charles Schwab: Large U.S. retail brokerage with international account access and a mobile trading app. Comparable as a multi-market, multi-product broker serving retail and HNW clients, though without an embedded MENA retail focus.

Direct peers

• Trading 212: Mobile-first multi-market retail broker with strong MENA user base offering U.S. and European equities via a sleek app. Comparable as a mobile-native, multi-market, retail-focused trading platform targeting similar demographics.
• eToro: Multi-market social trading platform with strong MENA presence allowing retail users to trade U.S. and select MENA-listed equities via a mobile app. Closest direct comparison on multi-market mobile retail brokerage.

Emerging players

• Sarwa: UAE-based digital wealth and brokerage platform offering access to U.S. and MENA markets via mobile app with robo-advisory features. Closely comparable as a MENA-headquartered mobile-first multi-market retail investment platform.

Regional players

• SNB Capital: Major Saudi brokerage (affiliated with Saudi National Bank) providing Tadawul and international market access to retail and institutional clients. Comparable as a regionally dominant broker with international market reach and a mobile offering.
• Mubasher (Riyad Capital): Saudi-based brokerage and investment platform offering Tadawul access alongside regional and international markets. Comparable as a Saudi-anchored retail brokerage with cross-border ambitions, though operating from within the Saudi regulator.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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