Over the last decade, however, a new source of innovation in financial services has emerged from financial technology start-ups and technology companies. These new firms have been quicker than banks to take advantage of advances in digital technology, developing banking products that are more user-friendly, cost less to deliver and are optimized for digital channels Mohamed is an experienced entrepreneur and executive with more than 15 years of experience. He started his career at Fawry in account management and business development, and in sales with Haymarket Media Group; moreover, he completed the CXO Academy program at INSEAD, France, and a B.Sc., in Electronics Engineering from the American University in Cairo, Egypt.
Currently, Mohamed the Co-founder/CEO of a fintech startup in Egypt and a Co-founder/advisor of Halan, Africa’s super app and Egypt’s most funded app in 2020 according to Forbes middle east. Prior to co-founding Halan, he served as Regional Director at Careem, the Middle East’s number one ride-hailing application recently acquired by Uber for more than $3 billion; in addition, he was the Head of Business Development and advisor to Fawry. He also sits on the board of several Tech companies including Koinz, Robusta, Touchless, Cashcows, Waffarha, and an advisor to Disruptech ventures and an investor in Breadfast. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx