Tamara (Saudi Arabia)
Country: Saudi Arabia (SA) | Payment Rail: bnpl
BNPL
Market Adoption: 35%
Tamara is Saudi Arabia's homegrown GCC BNPL unicorn offering flexible 3-4 installment payment plans, widely used in Saudi e-commerce and luxury retail.
🔄 User Payment Flow
- Customer selects Tamara at checkout and enters mobile number
- Tamara performs real-time credit check and displays installment plan
- Customer pays first installment via mada card or credit card
- Merchant receives full settlement while Tamara collects remaining payments
⚙️ Characteristics & Settlement
| Instant Payment | YES |
| Supports QR | NO |
| Supports Recurring | YES |
| Supports Refund | YES |
🛠️ Merchant Integration Steps
- Merchant API passes order details to Tap / Checkout.com gateway
- PSP opens Tamara checkout modal or redirect
- PSP receives clearing confirmation and updates order status
🚀 Supported Payment Gateways & Acquirers (PSPs)
🔌 Checkout.com🔌 Tap Payments🔌 HyperPay🔌 PayTabs🔌 Adyen