Emaad Reza

At Money20/20 Middle East, Aamir Aftab, Chief Product Officer at JazzCash joined Abdulaziz A Aljasser, Ahmed Al-Ben Saleh and Jan Malas on the “Next-Gen Money” fireside chat to discuss how digital financial services are driving inclusive growth across emerging markets. The conversation explored how contactless payments are reshaping the retail landscape in Pakistan. With over 600,000 merchants and powering one-third of all e-commerce transactions, JazzCash is leading the charge in digitizing the country’s merchant ecosystem. Aamir shared how technologies like QR codes and NFC are doing more than speeding up transactions—they’re building trust, unlocking valuable data, and creating new economic opportunities for small businesses and consumers alike. As part of VEON’s broader digital financial strategy, we continue to scale these innovations, helping to make financial systems more inclusive, transparent, and sustainable across frontier markets.

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Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye (MENAT) region, has secured approval to become a General Clearing Member (GCM) for UAE equity markets through the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), marking the first such designation in the country. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dF5DS_pK Emirates NBD, Hessa Al Mulla, Abdulla Alnuaimi #FintechNewsUAE #EmiratesNBD #ADX #GCM #MENAT #BankingGroup #UAEFintechNews

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Proud to partner with ADIB - Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank on the launch of Remit!—a new cross-border payments service powered by Visa Direct. ADIB is the first bank globally to bring this kind of real-time, secure money movement to market, enabling customers to seamlessly send funds to over 11 billion cards, digital wallets, and bank accounts worldwide. As money movement becomes more digital and more global, we’re committed to building trusted solutions that connect people and communities—instantly and meaningfully. More here https://bit.ly/46LZUFl

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The GCC region isn’t just going cashless, it’s rewriting the future of money. At Visa GCC Connect 2025, Dr Saeeda Jaffar, SVP & Group Country Manager, GCC at Visa, outlined a bold vision for payments in 2030: • Agentive AI: digital “buddies” that transact on your behalf. • Stablecoins & digital assets: moving into the financial mainstream. • Real-time, borderless payments: making commerce instant and seamless. Yet as innovation accelerates, trust remains non-negotiable. With $12 billion invested in fraud prevention, Visa is ensuring that progress never comes at the cost of security. The GCC isn’t following global trends, it’s setting the pace for the world. Speaking at Visa GCC Connect 2025, Milan, Italy.

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Walid Hassouna, CEO & Founder at Valu, joins Patricia Wu at Money20/20 Middle East in Riyadh to discuss the dynamic #fintech landscape in the region, which has seen rapid growth since its early days focused primarily on payments. Walid highlights how the introduction of consumer lending, inspired by the global buy now pay later trend, marked a significant shift in the industry. #fintech

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ruya's view: ESG is no longer optional—it’s the future of responsible banking. As UAE financial institutions align with net-zero ambitions, integrating sustainability across products, operations, and governance is becoming a strategic necessity. 📎 https://esgmena.com/6mna By Christoph Koster #SustainableFinance #IslamicBanking #GreenEconomy #ESGLeadership #ResponsibleBanking #DigitalFinance #NetZeroUAE #FutureOfBanking

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