# Khalid Alomari

> Khalid Alomari is the founder and CEO of Fintesa, a San Francisco-based SaaS platform that lets businesses collect compliant payments across 200+ countries in roughly ten minutes. A computer scientist by training and a cybersecurity engineer by trade, he moved from Amman to San Francisco to take Fintesa through 500 Global and Y Combinator's startup school, building cross-border payment rails for merchants tired of conversion fees.

- **Role:** CEO at Fintesa
- **Organizations:** Fintesa, 500 Global (S23), Y Combinator (Startup School), TPD (acquired by Fintesa), TPG TeleManagement, CyberTalents, Microsoft, ArabiaCell
- **Nationality:** Jordanian
- **Education:** Computer Science, Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT), Founder program, Y Combinator (Startup School)
- **Known for:** Built Fintesa to 53+ partnerships and $100M+ in GMV, Turned a $300K seed investment into $0.5M in net profit, Ranked 3rd worldwide at CyberTalents (2019)

## Career timeline

- **2019** — Ranked 3rd worldwide in CyberTalents competition; 1st in PSUT Graduation Projects Competition
- **2019-2021** — Cybersecurity engineering and teaching roles across Jordan, Dubai, and Amman
- **2021-2023** — Director of Engineering and Head of Cyber Security at TPG TeleManagement; CEO of TPD
- **2023** — Fintesa joins 500 Global accelerator (S23 cohort)
- **2024-02** — Exhibited Fintesa at Step Conference 2024, Dubai Internet City
- **2024-10** — Latest funding round (Seed, $250K total funding)

## Achievements

- Built Fintesa to 53+ partnerships and $100M+ in GMV
- Turned a $300K seed investment into $0.5M in net profit
- Ranked 3rd worldwide at CyberTalents (2019)
- Co-inventor on payment infrastructure patents
- Selected for 500 Global S23 cohort

## Latest updates

- **2024-10** — Closed seed round; continued building Fintesa's payment platform out of San Francisco.
- **2024-02** — Exhibited Fintesa at Step Conference 2024 in Dubai.

## Links

- Website: https://fintesa.co
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/khalidalomari
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/khalid.fintesa/

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Last updated: 2026-06-30