The Finance Frontier 2026: Islam Shawky, Co-Founder and CEO, Paymob
Shawky also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center.
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Islam Shawky is the co-founder and CEO of Paymob. He co-founded the company while studying at The American University in Cairo and has led its growth into a digital payments platform processing millions of transactions annually.
Shawky also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the American University in Cairo.
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Islam Shawky is the co-founder and CEO of Paymob. He co-founded the company while studying at The American University in Cairo and has led its growth into a digital payments platform processing millions of transactions annually.
Shawky also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the American University in Cairo.
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