What was at stake.
FNP Global was a US-only ecommerce operator with strong gifting and floral revenue but no operating footprint in the GCC. The brand was getting inbound from UAE and Saudi customers but couldn't process payments locally, which collapsed conversion on those orders.
The window was narrow: leadership wanted to be live across 3 GCC markets before quarter-end — 11 weeks away — without disrupting US operations or rebuilding the storefront.
What we did.
We scoped a free-zone entity in Dubai (DMCC), opened banking through a vetted partner, and began payment-processor onboarding in parallel rather than in series. Localized storefront work ran in a second track using the existing site's design system.
Our team handled entity formation, banking introductions, gateway integration (3DS-compliant), local-currency pricing, AR/EN content for the storefront, and shipping-partner onboarding for cross-border fulfillment.
Weekly steering calls with FNP leadership kept blockers visible — the program shipped without slipping the original deadline.
What changed.
All three GCC markets opened before quarter-end. The localized storefront launched alongside payments, with order processing in AED, SAR and USD.
Qualified pipeline grew 82% in the first 90 days post-launch as inbound demand finally converted.