The MENA Fintech Affiliation, the not-for-profit organisation devoted to serving fintech startups and established gamers throughout the Center East and Africa, has relaunched its cost working group often called SHIFT.
Nameer Khan, chairman of MENA Fintech Affiliation and founding father of FILS, said the next: “The resurgence of the SHIFT – Funds Working Group is a testomony to our dedication to driving fintech innovation within the MENA area.”
Based in 2018, the MENA Fintech Affiliation has earned recognition as one of many high 4 fintech teams globally. With a robust presence in MENA, the affiliation has been on the forefront of driving innovation. That is in addition to fostering collaboration within the fintech trade.
In a strategic transfer to amplify its dedication to advancing cost options and fostering innovation, MFTA has chosen trade leaders Akshay Chopra and Imane Adel to information the SHIFT – Funds Working Group. Their wealth of expertise, forward-thinking method, and dedication to pushing the boundaries of fintech will elevate the group’s affect.
Discussing their appointments, Khan added: “With Akshay Chopra and Imane Adel as co-chairs, we’re assured within the transformative potential of this collaboration. Their experience and imaginative and prescient align seamlessly with the affiliation’s mission to form the way forward for finance. Collectively, we aspire to guide the cost in revolutionising cost options. Moreover, we need to foster collaboration, and champion an inclusive fintech panorama throughout the Center East and North Africa.”
Assembly the staff
Akshay Chopra, a veteran fintech investor, inventor, and practitioner, serves as managing associate at 237 Ventures. 237 Ventures grows companies by way of funding, product advisory, teaching, and board directorship. He serves on a number of boards, together with the MENA Fintech Affiliation. Chopra holds seven fintech patents. His former govt roles embody VP heading innovation, and product design and crypto options for Visa CEMEA.
Chopra said the next upon taking on this position: “I’m honoured to co-chair the SHIFT – Funds Working Group. In an period of unprecedented innovation, this platform supplies a novel alternative to form the way forward for funds within the MENA area. Particularly as we co-create with massive gamers, new entrants, policymakers, and enablers. We may also work carefully with regulators to share the ecosystem’s inputs.”
Imane Adel, EVP of technique at Paymob, is a funds skilled. She has tenures at Visa and Mastercard, is a member of the Forbes Know-how Council, and is a strategic adviser to regional startups.
She said the next upon becoming a member of SHIFT: ”As we embark on this thrilling journey co-chairing the SHIFT – Funds Working Group, I’m thrilled to collaborate with trade leaders and innovators to form the way forward for funds within the MENA area.
“The convergence of know-how and finance presents unprecedented alternatives. Along with Akshay Chopra, we purpose to drive a wave of innovation. Moreover, we need to foster strategic partnerships and advocate for a regulatory surroundings that propels fintech ahead. This isn’t only a working group; it’s a collective power shaping the narrative of economic know-how. I’m honoured to be part of it.”