Payment technology from Dubai

The payment platform for banks and acquirers across the region

Allied builds the gateway, SmartPOS software and back office that banks, acquirers and payment providers need, from the first tap at the terminal to the merchant's settlement.

Dubai, UAE
17Products on one platform
25+Years of payments expertise in our team
UAEHeadquartered in Dubai
Modern office towers
DubaiHeadquarters, United Arab Emirates
About Allied

Payment technology designed around your business

Headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Allied Technical Solutions is a privately owned payment technology company. Being in the middle of the region lets us respond to our customers quickly.

We combine a global perspective with local presence to tailor solutions for each customer. Our specialists bring more than 25 years of payments experience and partner with our clients every day to solve payment challenges and open new commerce opportunities.

Our mission

Grow into a world-class solutions provider through secure, reliable and innovative payment technology.

Our vision

Be the number-one payment solutions provider in every market we serve.

Client focus

As trusted advisors, we prioritise work that creates value for our customers.

Quality

We stand behind the quality of every solution and service we deliver.

Integrity

We act with honesty, fairness, accountability and transparency.

Teamwork

We collaborate, support one another and succeed as one team.

Products

One platform for every part of acquiring

Start with the product you need today and add the rest as you grow. Every Apex product runs on the same gateway, portals and security model.

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Payment platform

Apex Payment Gateway

The acquiring engine

The secure core behind every Apex terminal and value-added service: routing, security and transaction processing.

  • Connects to any acquirer host or switch, using the host protocol each client needs
  • One terminal can serve several acquirers
  • A complete transaction set, from sale and refund to pre-authorization and tips
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Payment platform

Apex SmartPOS

Android payment application

Payment software for Android SmartPOS terminals: attended, portable and unattended.

  • Cards, contactless, QR and wallets on one device
  • A model for every counter, from portable and compact to dual-screen and unattended
  • Value-added services on the same terminal
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Payment platform

ApexDCC

Dynamic Currency Conversion

Visiting cardholders see and choose their home currency at the point of purchase, with real-time conversion and clear pricing.

  • Automatic exchange rates, flexible markup and merchant rebates
  • Reports and dashboards on conversions and revenue
  • New revenue for acquirers and merchants, with settlement as usual
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Payment platform

ApexECR

Electronic Cash Register integration

Connect cash registers and hotel and restaurant systems to Apex SmartPOS, so amounts are never keyed twice.

  • The amount flows from the register to the terminal, and the result returns
  • Faster checkout with fewer errors and disputes
  • Cards are read securely on the terminal
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Payment platform

Apex Wallet & QR

Instant payments on the SmartPOS

The terminal shows a dynamic QR code, the customer pays from a banking or wallet app, and the terminal confirms the payment.

  • Instant payments, mobile wallets and banking apps by QR
  • New wallet and QR providers plug into one integration
  • Settled and reported together with card payments
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Terminal & estate management

ApexTMS

Multi-vendor Terminal Management System

One platform for the applications and configuration of your whole terminal fleet, whatever the vendor.

  • Mixed fleets from different manufacturers managed together
  • Ready-made profiles for quick terminal set-up
  • Applications and settings updated remotely, without site visits
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Terminal & estate management

ApexRPM

Remote POS Management

Monitor, support and control your SmartPOS fleet from one portal, without sending an engineer.

  • Health and status of every terminal at a glance
  • Remote actions such as updates, settlement, lock and restart
  • Helpdesk tickets raised straight from the terminal
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Terminal & estate management

Apex Inventory

POS hardware and asset lifecycle

End-to-end control of POS terminals, SIM cards and accessories, from the warehouse to the merchant and back.

  • Terminals, SIM cards, accessories and spare parts in one place
  • Every device tracked from the warehouse to the field and back
  • Repairs and maintenance recorded for each device
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Terminal & estate management

Acquirer Management Portal

The acquiring back office

Run the whole acquiring business from one secure, web-based portal.

  • Merchant and terminal onboarding
  • Issuers, card ranges, reports and dashboards in one place
  • Several institutions from one portal, each with its own data
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Terminal & estate management

Risk & Fraud Monitoring

Built into the acquirer portal

Risk rules flag card activity that matches your criteria, so your team can review it.

  • Flexible risk rules on card activity
  • Limits per merchant and controls per terminal
  • Suspicious activity flagged for review
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Terminal & estate management

Merchant Portal

Self-service for merchants

A secure online point of access where merchants see their own payment information, without manual report requests.

  • Transactions and receipt copies online, plus statements where available
  • Branded in your bank's colours
  • Arabic and English, on desktop and phone
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Value-added services

ApexDMS

Discount & promotion management

Card-linked campaigns with issuers and merchants across your terminal network.

  • Discount campaigns and promo codes
  • Targeted by card range, merchant and period
  • Discount applied at the terminal before payment
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Value-added services

Apex eReceipt

Digital receipts

Capture merchant and customer receipt copies centrally and deliver them through familiar channels.

  • Digital receipts by SMS or e-mail
  • Central archive for disputes and chargebacks
  • Less paper and fewer site visits
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Back office

Settlement & Clearing

From terminal batch to bank account

An automated back office that closes batches, runs end of day and produces clearing files.

  • Automatic batch close and end of day
  • Clearing files for card schemes and local cards
  • Transactions and fees posted to your ERP
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Back office

Instant Settlement

Pay merchants faster

Merchant payouts through integrations with banks' instant-settlement services.

  • Faster payouts to merchants' bank accounts
  • Better cash flow for merchants
  • Available where the bank offers instant settlement
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Back office

Merchant Fees & Collections

Fee income captured

Merchant discount and recurring fees calculated automatically, with bulk collections by direct debit.

  • Merchant discount calculated on every transaction
  • Recurring merchant fees created automatically
  • Bulk collections by direct debit
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Back office

ApexNCP

RTGS settlement posting

Connects the acquirer's daily settlement to the central bank's RTGS system.

  • Uses the end-of-day settlement file from the acquirer's accounting system
  • Posts the settlement to the central bank's RTGS
  • Merchants paid through the national payment system
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Platform

From the terminal to the host, on one gateway

Every channel connects to the Apex Payment Gateway, which routes each transaction to the right host or network and feeds the back office.

Channels

Android SmartPOS
ECR and cash registers
Hotel and restaurant systems
Banking and wallet apps (QR)
APEX CORE PLATFORM

Apex Payment Gateway

Routing · Security · Transaction processing · Value-added services

TMSRPMDCCDMS WalleteReceiptECRRisk

Hosts & networks

Acquirer hosts and switches
International and local card schemes
Wallets and instant payments
Banks and settlement systems
Settlement & clearingEnd of day and clearing files
Acquirer portalOnboarding, approvals, reports
Merchant portalStatements and transactions
Accounting / ERPPostings and reconciliation
Multi-host integrationConnects to any acquirer host or switch, using the host protocol each client needs.
Multi-acquirer POSOne terminal serves several acquirers, each with its own merchant and terminal IDs.
Full transaction setSale, void, refund, pre-auth, completion, tips, offline, cash and installments.
Built to scalePlug-in architecture, with dedicated databases and gateway per institution.
Android SmartPOS

Secure devices for every payment environment

Attended, portable and unattended Newland SmartPOS terminals, certified and ready to run the Apex payment application.

Newland N950 Android SmartPOS terminal
Newland N950

N950

Portable SmartPOS

N950S

Compact SmartPOS

N950 Dual

Dual-screen SmartPOS

U2000

Unattended SmartPOS

S30

Mini POS

X800

Dual-screen mini ECR
  • PCI PTS and EMV certified devices
  • Cards, contactless, wallets and QR on one terminal
  • Applications and parameters kept up to date by ApexTMS
  • Monitored and supported remotely through ApexRPM
Delivered with our technology partner Newland Payment Technology.About Newland
Industry solutions

Ready-made for sectors with special payment needs

Ready-made integrations on the Apex platform, so you can serve these sectors without building from scratch.

Fuel distributors

Fuel & gas stations

Fuel sales settled with the distributor, with litres, commission and per-station fee reports.

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Where ATMs are scarce

Salary card cash-out

Employees cash out their salary card at merchant terminals as an alternative to ATMs, with the fee shown first.

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Card issuers

Installments

Installment plans at the point of sale: the cardholder picks a plan offered for the card.

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Partner programs

Cashback & partner offers

An instant discount at the terminal or cashback after the sale, plus partner-funded offers.

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Hotels & restaurants

Hospitality

Payments integrated with hotel and restaurant management systems.

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Government & members

Member discount programs

Closed-loop discount schemes with KYC checks for government and member organisations.

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Partners

Built with leading technology partners

We work with device makers, card schemes and payment networks so our clients get certified, connected solutions.

Newland NPT logo and payment terminal family
Technology partner

Newland Payment Technology

Allied delivers PCI PTS and EMV certified Newland Android terminals, staged and configured with the Apex POS applications, for attended, portable and unattended payments.

6Model families
PCI PTSand EMV certified
Stagedand configured by Allied
Remotesupport with TMS and RPM
Terminal partner

Aisino · Vanstone Electronic

Vanstone Electronic, part of the publicly listed Aisino group, designs and makes payment terminals for banks and payment providers, and works with Allied as a terminal partner.

Smart POSTraditional POSmPOSQR code terminalsPIN pads
Card schemesInternational and local card schemes, from acceptance to clearing
Instant payments & walletsInstant payment networks and mobile wallets
Hospitality systemsHotel and restaurant management systems
Central bank systemsSettlement posting to central bank RTGS systems
Business services and technology icons
Services

With you from design to daily operations

Project assurance & systems integration

We design solutions that fit your business instead of forcing an off-the-shelf package, and integrate them with your hosts, switches and back-office systems.

Maintenance & support

Dedicated after-sales support at the level you choose, so your payments keep running, especially at peak times.

Customisation

New transaction types, value-added services and reports built on the Apex platform for your market.

DiscoverWe study your business, hosts and terminals.
Design & integrateWe configure and connect the Apex platform.
TestEnd-to-end tests with your hosts and schemes.
Go liveRollout to your merchants and terminals.
Support & growMaintenance, new services and upgrades.

Let's talk payments.

Tell us what you need, from a single value-added service to a complete acquiring platform.

Contact

Get in touch

Our team in Dubai is ready to help.

Head officeAlmas Tower, 1st Floor
Al Thanyah Fifth, Jumeirah Lakes Towers
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
349R+CGC · Open in Google Maps
Dubai, UAE

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