Riyadh-based point-of-sale startup TabSense has launched an AI Fraud Detection Agent for the food and beverage sector, designed to monitor transactions in real time and flag irregular cashier behaviour, unauthorised discounts and revenue discrepancies between shift changes.
The company, which describes itself as an AI-native alternative to established Saudi F&B technology providers such as Foodics, says the agent operates continuously across all transactions without requiring manual review. TabSense currently serves more than 2,000 locations across the MENA region and was founded by alumni of digital publishing platform Mawdoo3 and PwC.
The launch also highlights ZATCA Phase II e-invoicing compliance as a built-in feature, positioning the platform for the 150,000-plus Saudi SMEs required to integrate with the Kingdom’s electronic invoicing mandate. Additional capabilities include WhatsApp-based operational reporting for non-technical operators and an AI cross-selling recommendation function the company claims increases average transaction value by seven per cent.
TabSense is offering selected AI agents at no cost during 2026 as part of a customer acquisition strategy following a fundraising round disclosed last year.
Editor’s Note: The Saudi F&B technology market is consolidating rapidly as ZATCA’s phased e-invoicing rollout forces operators to upgrade legacy POS infrastructure. TabSense’s ZATCA-native positioning is its most defensible commercial advantage in a market where compliance deadlines create natural switching points.
