Tiswa, a Saudi-built student verification platform, opens its waitlist

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA, October 29, 2026

Tiswa (Arabic: تسوى, meaning "worth it") today opened the waitlist for its student verification platform, ahead of its App Store launch in November 2026.

Saudi Arabia is a young country. Sixty-three per cent of Saudi nationals are under 30, and more than 1.5 million students are enrolled in higher education across the Kingdom. Vision 2030 places the development of young Saudis at the centre of the nation's plans.

Yet students here still lack a simple, trusted way to prove their status. Brands that want to offer student prices have no dependable way to reach them, and many global student programmes were not designed around Saudi universities or the Arabic language.

Tiswa is built to close that gap. It confirms each student's current enrollment with their university and turns it into a verified student identity that brands and universities can rely on.

Students verify once. Each account is linked to a single phone, and a live digital student pass unlocks student prices online across the Kingdom and at partner locations near campus. At launch, these include global brands such as Apple, Samsung, Adobe, Spotify, H&M and noon, alongside local Saudi partners. Brands partner with Tiswa to reach verified students; universities partner with Tiswa to extend those benefits to their own.

The app is designed around how students in Saudi Arabia live, in Arabic and English, with a clean interface and a secure verification process built on modern technology. It is free for students.

Tiswa's ambition is to become the trusted standard for student verification in Saudi Arabia: one verified identity that students carry, brands accept and universities stand behind.

Sami Fathi and Abdulaziz Albanawi founded Tiswa in Jeddah. The company is registered in the Kingdom and has been built around Saudi students and universities from the outset.

Tiswa launches on the App Store in November 2026. The waitlist is open now at https://tiswa.app/#join, and waitlist members will be the first to get access.

About Tiswa

Tiswa (تسوى) is a student verification platform built in Saudi Arabia. It confirms students' enrollment with their universities and connects verified students with brands and universities. Free for students and available in Arabic and English, Tiswa is registered in Saudi Arabia, was co-founded by Sami Fathi and Abdulaziz Albanawi, and is headquartered in Jeddah. Learn more at https://tiswa.app.

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