Ahya achieves PCAF accreditation for MENAP region

DUBAI, UAE — February 18, 2026 — Ahya Technologies (Ahya), a leading sustainability software company has officially achieved accreditation as a Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) “Software Partner”. This certification confirms that AhyaOS, the company’s flagship carbon management and accounting platform, is technically aligned with the Global GHG Accounting & Reporting Standard for Financed Emissions making it the first accredited solution provided to cover the entire Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan (MENAP) region.

This milestone positions Ahya as a critical enabler for the region's financial sector as it navigates a rapidly tightening regulatory environment and sustainable finance transition, with the total amount of financing (across MENA) having surpassed USD 35 billion in 2025, according to data from Bloomberg.

Banks, asset-managers, and insurers are facing mandatory compliance with new directives being enforced region-wide. In the Emirates, the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) has introduced the Principles for Sustainability-Related Disclosures (2024), and the overarching Federal Decree-Law No. 11 of 2024, has mandated emission measurement and reporting with non-compliance fines of up to AED 2 million starting 2026.

In the Kingdom, all regulated financial institutions are embracing the national Sustainable Finance Framework (2021) introduced by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), with expectations to manage climate-related financial vulnerabilities, as the Kingdom targets net zero by 2060. Similarly, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has introduced the Environmental and Social Risk Management (ESRM) Implementation Manual (2022), requiring financial institutions to move toward robust, quantitative ESG risk rating systems across their credit and lending portfolios.

AhyaOS enables financial institutions to simplify financed emissions calculations, utilizing PCAF’s data quality scoring methodology—ranking data precision from Score 1 (verified data) to Score 5 (estimates)—to validate portfolio emissions, set science-based targets (SBTi), assess transition risks, and confidently deploy capital toward green projects. AhyaAI provides prediction automation and decision support across Ahya’s robust and secure data ecosystem.

Salaal Hasan, Founder and CEO, at Ahya, said:

“For financial institutions across the greater Middle East, the transition to net zero is a fundamental economic need. The challenge has always been the data gap—how to accurately measure the carbon footprint of a loan book that spans diverse and complex industries. Achieving PCAF accreditation for AhyaOS bridges this gap, ensuring that as our region mobilizes billions toward economic diversification, that capital is deployed with transparency, integrity, and measurable impact.”

Bart van Lunteren, Accredited Partner Lead, at PCAF, said:

“We are pleased to welcome Ahya as an Accredited Partner. PCAF provides standards, tools and guidance to help service providers and financial institutions measure and disclose the GHG emissions associated with their financial activities in a consistent and harmonized way. Ahya regional expertise and technology capabilities will support financial institutions across the MENAP region in applying the PCAF Standard and strengthening transparency and accountability in GHG reporting.”

About the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF)

The Partnership for The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials was launched globally in September 2019. Currently, 700+ financial institutions have subscribed to the PCAF initiative. PCAF signatories work together to jointly develop the Global GHG Accounting and Reporting Standard for the Financial Industry to measure and disclose the greenhouse gas emissions associated with their financial activities.