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Keyper
rent-now-pay-monthly platform paying UAE landlords upfront while tenants pay in digital installments
Last verified August 15, 2026 · Updated daily
What Keyper is building
Keyper is converting one of the strangest legacies of the UAE rental market — paying a year's rent via one to four post-dated paper cheques — into monthly digital payments. Its Rent Now, Pay Monthly product pays landlords their full rental income upfront while tenants pay in installments, wrapped in a platform that also handles property management and embedded financial services. The rent advances are funded through a $30M Shariah-compliant sukuk facility from Franklin Templeton, so the fintech engine has institutional capital behind it. Traction to date: over $44M in rent financed since launch ($19M in the first half of 2026 alone), more than 10,500 properties worth over $6B on platform, around 4,000 landlords, 100,000+ app downloads, and partnerships with the Dubai Land Department, Abu Dhabi's ADRES, Property Finder, Visa, and Mashreq.
Why this matters
Dubai registered over AED 100 billion (~$27B) in tenancy contracts last year and most of it still settles by post-dated cheque — one of the largest pools of barely-digitized recurring payments in the Gulf, as one investor put it. Keyper is positioning as the infrastructure layer rather than a rent app: whoever owns the payment rails for how an entire market pays, borrows, and invests against its homes sits at the center of it. The syndicate is a distribution strategy in itself — Mashreq's CVC for banking rails, Property Finder for reaching renters at the point of home search, Ellington (a developer) and ANB for supply-side reach, plus government-adjacent DFDF. Founded in 2022 by Omar Abu Innab and Walid Shihabi, the company follows a $6.5M seed, a $4M pre-Series A, and the Franklin Templeton facility.
Open roles at Keyper
3 positions we're tracking. Roles are re-checked daily and removed when filled.
Hiring outlook
The capital is earmarked for expanding the monthly-rent platform, pushing into institutional landlords and large residential portfolios, and launching new financing and liquidity products — three product lines that each need engineers, product managers, and partnership people. The strategic cap table (a bank's CVC, a real-estate portal, a developer) means integration and enterprise-partnership roles specifically. Deliberate rather than explosive hiring, mostly Dubai-based.
Working at Keyper
Founded in 2022, Keyper is rent-now-pay-monthly platform paying UAE landlords upfront while tenants pay in digital installments. They're now people. For a AI company this size, the reality is opportunity to shape your role based on the company stage.
The majority of roles are in Dubai.
Frequently asked questions
How many jobs does Keyper have open?
As of July 2026, Keyper has 3 open positions.
Does Keyper hire remotely?
Keyper doesn't have remote openings at the moment. All roles are in Dubai.
What roles is Keyper hiring for?
Keyper is hiring across Product, Engineering, Sales. The most recent opening is Product Manager (Fintech).
How do I apply for a job at Keyper?
Apply via the links above. For tips, read our guide on how to get hired at Keyper.
Where is Keyper based?
Keyper is headquartered in Dubai.
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