---
name: "Payfuture"
type: Organization
description: "Payfuture is a London-based payments company founded in 2019 by Manpreet Haer and Zaki Farooq. It helps merchants accept local payment methods in emerging markets across Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Bootstrapped and profitable from its first year, it holds an agent electronic money licence from the UK's Financial Conduct Authority and a full electronic money licence from Malta's Financial Services Authority."
industry: "Payments"
founded: "2019-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
url: https://www.payfuture.net/
image: https://cdn.nanimediahouse.com/payfuture-logo.webp
canonical: https://www.sovereignmagazine.com/companies/payfuture
publication: Sovereign Magazine
---

# Payfuture

Payfuture is a London-based payments company founded in 2019 by Manpreet Haer and Zaki Farooq. It helps merchants accept local payment methods in emerging markets across Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Bootstrapped and profitable from its first year, it holds an agent electronic money licence from the UK's Financial Conduct Authority and a full electronic money licence from Malta's Financial Services Authority.

## People

- **Zaki Farooq** - CTO and Co-Founder
- **Manpreet Haer** - CEO and Co-Founder

## Coverage

- [undefined](/article/payfuture-shopify-india-upi-netbanking) - FinTech, 2026-07-07