The Finance Frontier 2026: Maher Mikati, Founder and CEO, Areeba
The company is a licensed processor for both Visa and Mastercard and serves banks, fintech companies
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Maher Mikati is the founder and CEO of Areeba, a Beirut-headquartered payment technology company.
Under his leadership, Areeba has grown into a regional payment service provider, delivering issuer processing, merchant acquiring, digital payment, and fintech solutions across the Middle East and Africa.
The company is a licensed processor for both Visa and Mastercard and serves banks, fintech companies, merchants, and government entities with payment infrastructure and digital financial services.
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Maher Mikati is the founder and CEO of Areeba, a Beirut-headquartered payment technology company.
Under his leadership, Areeba has grown into a regional payment service provider, delivering issuer processing, merchant acquiring, digital payment, and fintech solutions across the Middle East and Africa.
The company is a licensed processor for both Visa and Mastercard and serves banks, fintech companies, merchants, and government entities with payment infrastructure and digital financial services.
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