Banking lending

Dayra

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Founded 2020Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Dayra makes it easy for Egyptian businesses offer Loans and virtual bank accounts to their unbanked workers and customers through their App.

For example, one of our customers an Egyptian trucking marketplace uses our API to give truck drivers an early advance on their earnings.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
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Banking lendingAPI platformBusinesses & consumersSmall businessesUsage & volume pricing

Founders & team

Omar Ekram

Founder

Omar Ekram is the Founder of Dayra. Ekram was a Managing Partner at Tanmiya Capital Ventures, a private equity firm focused on the Egyptian SME market Ekram was an IBanker with EFG Hermes where he advised on notable transactions with values in excess of USD 1 bn Ekram earned a BA in Economics and Finance, with minors in Computer Science and Mathematics, from the American University in Cairo and Columbia University in the City of New York; he is also a Chartered Financial Analyst

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Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
10team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2020 · Source

News & product activity

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Website observationwebsite reachable
Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedCairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Pricing evidenceNo pricing page confirmed
Maturity: Not assessed · 3 of 6 areas documented

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