The Finance Frontier 2026: Walid Hassouna, Founder and CEO, valU
He was Chairman of PayTabs Egypt and is a board member of KarmSolar. Earlier, he worked for 17 years in banking, including roles at Bank Audi, Misr International Bank, and Banque Misr.
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Walid Hassouna is the founder and CEO of valU. He previously led the non-banking financial institutions platform at EFG Holding and served as Vice Chairman of EFG EV Fintech.
He was Chairman of PayTabs Egypt and is a board member of KarmSolar. Earlier, he worked for 17 years in banking, including roles at Bank Audi, Misr International Bank, and Banque Misr.
He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Cairo University, an MBA from Georgia State University, and an Islamic Finance qualification from the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.
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Walid Hassouna is the founder and CEO of valU. He previously led the non-banking financial institutions platform at EFG Holding and served as Vice Chairman of EFG EV Fintech.
He was Chairman of PayTabs Egypt and is a board member of KarmSolar. Earlier, he worked for 17 years in banking, including roles at Bank Audi, Misr International Bank, and Banque Misr.
He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Cairo University, an MBA from Georgia State University, and an Islamic Finance qualification from the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.
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