qlub

qlub is a fintech company founded in 2021 and headquartered in Dubai. It builds QR-code-based payment technology for the hospitality sector, allowing restaurant customers to pay at the table in seconds by scanning a code, with no app download required. The company serves restaurants, hotels and other hospitality businesses, and reports more than 3,000 such businesses across 10 markets worldwide.

Its product range covers pay-at-table QR payments, digital menus, order-and-pay, payment links and SoftPOS terminals, alongside built-in analytics, tipping, reviews and automated accounting. Work spans several technical domains, among them QR code payments, mobile payments, SoftPOS and payment infrastructure, as well as data and accounting tooling for restaurant operations.

qlub has raised $72M in total funding. Its backers include Mastercard, Mubadala Investment Company, Shorooq Partners, Cherry Ventures and Point Nine. Headcount has doubled in the past year, and the company is building teams to support the next stage of its global expansion.