Property Finder, the MENA area’s main property platform, entered right into a strategic partnership with and invested in Keyper, a UAE-based rent-now-pay-monthly (RNPL) resolution.

In a primary for the area’s property sector, Keyper’s rent-in-installments expertise might be absolutely built-in into the Property Finder app and web site. This may give residents the power to pay their lease in 12 month-to-month installments through card or direct debit, slightly than within the massive upfront cheques which are historically required.

The brand new performance is a significant step ahead for the UAE’s rental panorama, easing the monetary stress on tenants and supporting the area’s drive towards a extra digitised economic system.

Fixing the upfront lease problem

The partnership straight addresses a significant level of friction for residents within the UAE, the place annual lease is usually paid in a single to 4 cheques. This mannequin creates vital monetary stress for a lot of residents and may restrict their entry to properties.

Keyper’s rent-now-pay-monthly system, which already allows 1000’s of tenants to pay lease month-to-month, represents greater than AED 2billion in rental demand. By integrating this expertise, Property Finder will permit renters to pay month-to-month, giving them better flexibility and monetary management.

The partnership is designed to profit all the rental ecosystem:

• Residents achieve monetary management via manageable month-to-month funds.
• Brokers can shut offers sooner, entry a wider pool of certified tenants, and scale back the variety of fall-throughs attributable to massive upfront prices.
• Landlords profit from dependable revenue, fewer administrative burdens, and lowered default danger via digital funds.

Aligning with Dubai’s digital transformation agenda

The collaboration helps Dubai’s digital transformation agenda (D33) and the push to modernise the rental expertise.

“This partnership marks an vital milestone in our mission to carry better transparency, flexibility and comfort to the UAE’s actual property market,” stated Michael Lahyani, founder and chief govt officer of Property Finder. “By easing the monetary burden of huge upfront rental funds, we’re serving to new residents set up themselves extra simply and construct long-term roots within the nation. It’s one other step ahead in our goal to alter dwelling for good within the area.”

Omar Abu Innab, chief govt officer and founding father of Keyper, added: “We’re excited to accomplice with Property Finder to make renting even simpler and accessible for thousands and thousands of individuals. Month-to-month lease funds are the norm in main world cities, and the UAE is shifting in that course. By bringing Keyper’s expertise into Property Finder’s ecosystem, we’re providing renters better flexibility and landlords better certainty, delivering significant worth to all the market.”

Keyper’s rent-in-installments performance is scheduled to go stay on the Property Finder platform within the first half of 2026.