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At Money20/20 Middle East, Aamir Aftab, Chief Product Officer at JazzCash joined Abdulaziz A Aljasser, Ahmed Al-Ben Saleh and Jan Malas on the “Next-Gen Money” fireside chat to discuss how digital financial services are driving inclusive growth across emerging markets. The conversation explored how contactless payments are reshaping the retail landscape in Pakistan. With over 600,000 merchants and powering one-third of all e-commerce transactions, JazzCash is leading the charge in digitizing the country’s merchant ecosystem. Aamir shared how technologies like QR codes and NFC are doing more than speeding up transactions—they’re building trust, unlocking valuable data, and creating new economic opportunities for small businesses and consumers alike. As part of VEON’s broader digital financial strategy, we continue to scale these innovations, helping to make financial systems more inclusive, transparent, and sustainable across frontier markets.

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NBB has announced the appointment of Hadi Al-Beshri as Head of Fintech Partnerships within the Group Markets & Client Solutions Division. Hadi brings over 13 years of #experience in fintech partnerships, #financial services, product development, and digital innovation across the region. Prior to joining NBB, he served as Senior Product Manager at Arab National Bank (ANB) in Saudi Arabia, where he led the delivery of several #digital payments and transaction banking solutions for corporate clients. Additionally, Hadi has held key #businessdevelopment and marketing roles in organisations in Saudi Arabia and New Zealand. He holds a Master’s degree in Entrepreneurship from the University of Otago in New Zealand. His appointment forms part of NBB’s ongoing strategic efforts to foster innovation, strengthen the Group’s fintech partnerships, and enhance its Banking as a Service (BaaS) #Solutions.

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Visa, a global leader in #digitalpayments, has announced that its Visa Acceptance Platform is now hosted on local cloud in #SaudiArabia, marking a world-first implementation by the company. The move is in alignment with the Saudi Central Bank – SAMA’s mandate and reflects Visa’s commitment to strengthening the Kingdom’s digital payments infrastructure. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dtCxbuku Visa, Ali B., Rob Cameron #FintechNewsUAE #Visa #DigitalPayments #PaymentInfrastructure #SAMA #VisaAcceptancePlatform #SaudiArabia #SaudiVision2030 #Fintech #UAEFintechNews

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VentureSouq has closed its second FinTech Fund (FinTech Fund II), backed by leading regional LPs including Jada Fund of Funds, SVC, Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB), Mubadala Investment Company, Takamol Holding, Krafton, and Jordan’s Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF). With a focus on early-stage FinTech and SaaS, the fund will target sectors such as payments, digital banking, PropTech, InsurTech, and personal financial management. This reinforces VentureSouq’s role as a cornerstone investor in MENA’s startup ecosystem. The close marks another step forward for the region’s FinTech market, which is projected to be one of the fastest-growing globally with 35% annual revenue growth expected through 2028. 🚀 Read more: https://lnkd.in/dqpmtvGB Source: Wamda ومضة #VentureSouq #FinTech #VentureCapital #MENAStartups #StartupEcosystem

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Walid Hassouna, CEO & Founder at Valu, joins Patricia Wu at Money20/20 Middle East in Riyadh to discuss the dynamic #fintech landscape in the region, which has seen rapid growth since its early days focused primarily on payments. Walid highlights how the introduction of consumer lending, inspired by the global buy now pay later trend, marked a significant shift in the industry. #fintech

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Abdulaziz AL Rammah, CEO of مُهلة | Muhlah will join a number of CEOs from the fintech sector in a panel titled "Global Fintech Horizons: AI and Lending for Cross-Border Growth" to showcase how AI supports the growth of BNPL services, how small and medium-sized enterprises can expand, and to discuss venture capital guidance and leveraging opportunities in 2025. #money2020middleeast

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