The Finance Frontier 2026

Shawky also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center.

He is also the visionary behind the Yalla Super App, a regional financial platform built in collaboration with Visa, and the founder and CEO of FinTra Holding

She serves as Board Member of Oman Arab Bank, Board Member of Arab National Bank in Saudi Arabia, and Chairman of Al Arabia for Finance SAL in Lebanon.

Sabry has more than 20 years of experience in the technology, finance, and information technology sectors.

Appointed Group CEO in 2023 after serving as CEO and General Manager of Al Ansari Exchange since 2010, he has led the group’s expansion to more than 230 branches across the UAE.

A Board Member of the Union of Arab Banks, Mustafa is recognized for driving growth, innovation, and customer-focused banking.

He began his banking career at Arab Bank (Egypt) in 1992 and later headed the Offsite Supervision Sector at the Central Bank of Egypt in 2007.

The trio co-founded the fintech company in 2020 to simplify digital payments and make financial transactions faster, more secure, and more accessible.

He established the IT department at Dlala Brokerage & Investment Shareholding Company and managed digital banking programs at Al Rajhi Bank

Established in 2017, with a commitment to make investing easy, Sarwa is a UAE-based robo-advisory wealth management firm.

Since joining Reem Finance in 2016, Seraj Faidi has held several senior leadership roles before being appointed CEO.

Earlier in his career, Raheel Ahmed held senior leadership roles at Standard Chartered and Citigroup, building a reputation as a transformational leader in retail and digital banking.

Under his leadership, SNB—the Kingdom’s largest bank by assets—reported net profits of SAR25.01 billion in 2025, up 18% year-over-year.

Under his leadership, Capital Bank continues its regional expansion across Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE

Under his leadership, SAB has continued its transformation following its merger with Alawwal Bank, strengthening its position as one of Saudi Arabia’s largest banks.

Walid Mezher leads the bank’s regional strategy, growth, and innovation initiatives.

Rasan has built one of Saudi Arabia’s leading digital insurance ecosystems through platforms including Tameeni and Treza, helping modernize the Kingdom’s insurance and financial services sectors while becoming the Middle East’s first listed fintech and insurtech holding company.

Under his leadership, PayTabs has expanded into more than 10 markets across MENA, processing billions of dollars in transactions annually.

Under his leadership, Tamara has grown into one of the region’s leading fintech companies, achieving unicorn status while serving more than 25 million customers through over 120,000 partner merchants across Saudi Arabia and the GCC.

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.

He has more than 15 years of experience in the payments and financial technology sector.