Summary
Yuno's $45M Series B illustrates the rise of payments orchestration — a single-API layer that routes transactions across hundreds of local payment methods, with fraud prevention, KYC, and intelligent routing built in. Founded by ex-Rappi executives Juan Pablo Ortega and Julián Núñez, Yuno connects businesses to 1,000+ payment methods across 460 integrations in 190+ countries. The round's mix of Gulf sovereign capital (Abu Dhabi's Further Ventures, Qatar's Rasmal) and major VCs (a16z, Tiger Global) reflects both the appeal of orchestration and the strategic importance of the Gulf, now the world's fastest-growing real-time payments market. An explicit agentic AI strategy and a stated "line to profitability" mark a shift toward leaner AI-driven payments infrastructure.
Key Points
- $45M Series B led by Global PayTech Ventures; total funding $80M
- Gulf investors: Abu Dhabi's Further Ventures, Qatar's Rasmal Ventures, GrowthX Capital
- Also: a16z, Tiger Global, QuantumLight, Monashees, Kaszek, Endeavor Catalyst
- 1,000+ payment methods via single API; 460 integrations; 190+ countries
- On track for $100B annual transaction volume within 12 months
- Recovered $5B+ in failed transaction volume in past year; ~5% auth rate improvement; $500M+ processing cost savings
- Customers: McDonald's, NetEase Games, GoFundMe, inDrive, Rappi
- Gulf footprint: SAMA PTSP certification (April), Tap Payments (Mada/KNET/NAPS across GCC), Tabby BNPL integration
- Co-founder/CEO Ortega: "clear line to profitability in the year ahead"; AI has changed the economics of building the company
- ACI Worldwide ranks the Middle East the world's fastest-growing real-time payments market
- Added 150 integrations over the past year; expanding into in-person payments and agentic commerce