The Finance Frontier 2026: Muhannad Ebwini, Founder and CEO, HyperPay
Under his leadership, HyperPay became one of the region’s leading payment providers, secured an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from the Saudi Central Bank, and continues expanding its payment infrastructure and digital financial services across the GCC.
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Muhannad Ebwini is the Founder and CEO of HyperPay, a Saudi Arabia-headquartered fintech and digital payments company. He has more than 25 years of experience in fintech, e-commerce, gaming, and payments. Before founding HyperPay, he held leadership roles at OneCard, where he helped develop the online payments ecosystem across MENA, as well as at Maktoob’s Souq.com and eSolution. He also serves as a Board Member of GatetoPay. Ebwini holds an MBA in Management and International Business from NYIT and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Software Engineering from Princess Sumayya University. Under his leadership, HyperPay became one of the region’s leading payment providers, secured an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from the Saudi Central Bank, and continues expanding its payment infrastructure and digital financial services across the GCC.
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Muhannad Ebwini is the Founder and CEO of HyperPay, a Saudi Arabia-headquartered fintech and digital payments company. He has more than 25 years of experience in fintech, e-commerce, gaming, and payments. Before founding HyperPay, he held leadership roles at OneCard, where he helped develop the online payments ecosystem across MENA, as well as at Maktoob’s Souq.com and eSolution. He also serves as a Board Member of GatetoPay. Ebwini holds an MBA in Management and International Business from NYIT and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Software Engineering from Princess Sumayya University. Under his leadership, HyperPay became one of the region’s leading payment providers, secured an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from the Saudi Central Bank, and continues expanding its payment infrastructure and digital financial services across the GCC.
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