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Apr 2022
25m 35s

EP03 Disruption, Open Finance and Commer...

Arjun Singh
About this episode

The status quo in the financial services sector is constantly changing. Innovation is the name of the game. If banks want to stay relevant in these evolving times, they need to be at the technological forefront and provide convenient, flexible payment solutions customers trust.

Ramana Kumar joins Arjun on the couch to share his perspective on this fascinating topic. Ramana is the CEO of Magnati, the payments subsidiary of First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB). He is responsible for building lifecycle solutions for corporates, including merchant acquiring, government solutions and prepaid solutions, constructed on a futuristic platform backed by data and AI. Ramana works with fintechs and tech companies to provide industry-leading, future-proofed, digital-first solutions. 

Ramana and Arjun discussed the role partnership and brand affinity play in constructing a platform that consumers will gravitate towards and the importance of being trustworthy, flexible and convenient.

Join us as we answer the questions:

🎙 Will open banking become a reality in the MENA region?

🎙 What makes Magnati different from other fintech platforms?

🎙 How will banking and the financial services sector integrate into the Metaverse?

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Based in Dubai, Arjun is actively engaged with the Fintech & Start-up ecosystem across the MENA Region and beyond - as a passive investor, an advisory board member and as a commentator on the rapidly evolving scene.


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Couchonomics with Arjun Singh is brought to you by our partners from:

Adyen, a reliable end-to-end payments solution that enables businesses to turn payments into a strategic growth driver: https://www.adyen.com/

LuLu Financial Group, a global financial services provider headquartered in Abu Dhabi and operating in 11 countries: https://www.lulufin.com/

M2P, Asia’s leading payment infrastructure company that enables businesses of any scale to embed financial products: https://m2pfintech.com/

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