About Alaan

Alaan is the Middle East’s first AI-powered spend management platform, built to help businesses save time and money.
Our all-in-one solution combines smart corporate cards, real-time expense tracking, AI-powered automation, seamless accounting integrations, and deep financial insights- designed to simplify finance operations and maximize control over company spend.

Founded in 2022, Alaan is already the trusted partner of over 2000 leading businesses across the UAE and KSA, including G42, Careem, McDonald’s, Tabby, Al Barari, Rove Hotels, Rivoli, and CarSwitch. Together, our customers have saved over AED 100 million with Alaan.

In just three years, Alaan has become the #1 expense management platform in the Middle East- and we’ve done it while becoming profitable.

Alaan is also backed by Y Combinator and top global investors, including Peak XV (formerly Sequoia India & SEA), and built by a world-class team with experience from McKinsey, BCG, Goldman Sachs, Careem, Rippling, and other high-growth companies. This creates an environment where employees learn from top-tier talent while building at startup speed.

We’re not just building software. We’re reimagining how finance works for modern businesses across the region.

About the role

We’re looking for a Visual/Graphic Design Intern with strong design fundamentals, proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, and a keen eye for detail to create engaging visuals for Alaan’s social media channels, advertising, campaigns, and other marketing touchpoints.

You’ll turn creative concepts, brand ideas, and campaign briefs into polished visual assets with a strong focus on composition, typography, layout, color, and imagery—while maintaining consistency across Alaan’s visual identity.

What you'll do

Design visual assets across marketing, brand, growth, and product.
Create campaign creatives, social content, ads, email visuals, blog covers, event graphics, and other marketing collateral.
Design visuals and experiences for landing pages, webpages, and digital touchpoints.
Turn product features, workflows, data, and complex ideas into clear and engaging visual stories.
Create assets for product launches, feature announcements, walkthroughs, and product marketing campaigns.
Work with product UI to create polished, customer-facing visuals.
Maintain and evolve Alaan’s visual identity across different channels.
Experiment with typography, illustration, 3D, motion, photography, and AI-generated visuals where relevant.
Adapt creative across different formats, platforms, campaigns, and markets.
Collaborate closely with teams across Marketing, Growth, Product, and Design.

What we are looking for

Strong fundamentals in layout, typography, composition, colour, and visual hierarchy.
A strong eye for modern, clean, and thoughtful design.
Comfortable working with tools such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and other design tools.
Ability to turn rough ideas, briefs, or copy into compelling visual concepts.
Curiosity about how design works across both marketing and digital products.
Comfortable exploring different creative directions and experimenting with new tools.
A portfolio that demonstrates your visual thinking, craft, and design ability.

You don’t need to have experience across every area listed above. We care more about your design fundamentals, curiosity, taste, and willingness to learn.

Nice to have

Basic knowledge of motion design or After Effects.
Experience with 3D tools such as Cinema 4D or Blender.
Experience experimenting with AI creative tools.
An understanding of UI/UX or digital product design.
Interest in fintech, SaaS, technology, or startup brands.
Experience creating illustrations, icons, visual systems, or brand identities.

What's in it for you

Contribute to building the Middle East’s most beloved fintech brand from the ground up
Benefit from a role with significant ownership and accountability
Thrive in a flexible hybrid culture with ample work-life balance
Competitive stipend

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About the company

AlaanPay helps businesses manage expenses with unlimited physical and virtual multi-currency corporate cards and per-card spending controls. It automates expense reporting by letting team members submit receipts online and auto-verify them for finance review. Real-time transaction alerts and built-in spend analytics provide visibility and identify savings opportunities, with cashback benefits reported by customers. Its goal is to help businesses optimize spending, reduce manual work in expense management, and improve financial visibility.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$55.1M

Headquarters

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Founded

2021

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What believers are saying

September 3, 2026 CBUAE approval opens stored-value and retail payment services.
February 2026 SuperPay added supplier payments to 40-plus countries with zero transfer fees.
June 2026 AI-native business bank account deepens workflows and expands monetization across finance teams.

What critics are saying

September 2026 approvals remain in-principle only; final CBUAE rejection blocks customer funds.
Alaan depends on ruya’s banking rails; partner failures disrupt payments and card issuance.
Banks and spend platforms like Wio, Brex, and Ramp compress pricing and retention.
If UAE licensing stalls into 2027, Alaan stays a software wrapper, not a bank.

What makes Alaan unique

June 2026: Alaan bundled cards, payments, invoicing, and accounting into one AI-native workflow.
September 2026: 3,000+ finance teams use Alaan across G42, Careem, Tabby, and Lulu.
Alaan’s Shariah-compliant corporate cards and zero-fee cross-border transfers target UAE finance operations.

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Benefits

Flexible Work Hours
Competitive Salary
Company Equity
Phone/Internet Stipend
Gym Membership

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

28%

1 year growth

28%

2 year growth

28%

Associated Press

Jun 17th, 2026

Alaan launches UAE's first AI-native business bank account powered by ruya

Alaan, the UAE's leading spend management platform, has launched the region's first AI-native business bank account, powered by ruya's Banking-as-a-Service infrastructure. The platform combines corporate cards, domestic and cross-border payments, invoice automation and accounting into a single system. The account features automated invoice processing, payments to 40-plus countries with no transfer fees, and integration with major accounting platforms including Xero and QuickBooks. It offers unlimited users and cashback on all corporate card spending whilst remaining Shariah-compliant. Founded in 2022, Alaan recently closed a $48 million Series A led by Peak XV Partners and serves over 3,000 finance teams. The launch comes as the UAE added 250,000 new companies in 2025, bringing total businesses in the Middle East to over 1.4 million.

EntArabi

Sep 29th, 2025

Alaan Expands in Saudi Arabia, Closes Series A

Alaan has expanded its presence in Saudi Arabia and announced the closing of its Series A funding round, led by Sequoia, during the Money20/20 Middle East conference.

Alaan

Aug 12th, 2025

Fund Raise l Alaan

Alaan, the Middle East’s leading spend management platform for businesses, has raised $48 million - one of the largest Series A funding rounds in the history of the region.

SSBCrack

Aug 5th, 2025

Alaan secures $48M Series A funding

Alaan, a leading Middle East spend management platform, secured $48 million in Series A funding led by Peak XV Partners. Co-founded by Parthi Duraisamy and Karun Kurien, Alaan overcame regulatory challenges in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The platform, which integrates AI for finance automation, has processed over 2.5 million transactions and reached profitability with $10 million in revenue. The funding will support growth in Saudi Arabia and enhance hiring and AI-driven services.

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