Stepping up to the mic for Vuk's second-to-last episode from our Step 2022 series of The Change Officer Podcast is Mirna Sleiman, founder and CEO of Fintech Galaxy. Fintech Galaxy is an open finance platform that fuels innovation and seamless integration in financial services, drives ecosystem collaboration and facilitates API integration between financ ... Show More
Dec 2024
The Final Pitch Takes Dubai: Entrepreneurship & Mentorship with John Aguilar
The Change Officer Media & Comms brings you another exciting conversation. In this episode, Ivan sits down with John Aguilar—a seasoned entrepreneur, author, media personality, and former national decathlon champion. Known for transforming the entrepreneurial landscape in the Phi ... Show More
49m 23s
Sep 2024
7 Rules of Self-Reliance: Leadership and Branding with Maha Abouelenein
In this episode of The Change Officer: Media & Comms, Ivan welcomes Maha Abouelenein, the driving force behind Digital & Savvy, to explore the world of communications, branding, and leadership. Maha shares her incredible journey, from working with global brands to mentoring start ... Show More
35m 54s
Sep 2024
From House Sale to Watch Empire: Tim Hayden’s Bold Leap
In this episode of The Change Officer: Media & Comms, Ivan sits down with Tim Hayden, the founder of ‘Hagley West’—the watch brand that’s taken social media by storm. With millions of followers and a booming business, Tim shares the bold moves that helped him build a global brand ... Show More
51 m
Sep 2022
EP7 The Importance Of Open Banking | Mirna Sleiman, Founder & CEO of Fintech Galaxy
Open banking describes the process of banks and other traditional financial institutions opening up data for regulated providers to access, use and share with their customers' permission. In an age where most of us are concerned about our data privacy, this might sound unsaf ... Show More
21m 44s
Jun 2022
EP1 "Winter Is Coming" | Arjun Singh On The Must-Know Trends Shaping The Fintech & Financial Services Sectors
The financial services sector is one of the most rapidly evolving spaces in the financial world right now. As global business leader Arvind Sankaran said, "We are witnessing the creative destruction of financial services, rearranging itself around the consumer. Whoever does this ... Show More
22m 18s
Apr 2023
EP 14, Part 1: Writing The Next Chapter Of Financial Services | J.K. Khalil, Mastercard
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In this episode of The Future of Financial Services Podcast, host Vuk is joined by J.K. Khalil, General Manager, MENA East at Mastercard. J.K. brings a wealth of experience in technology, FinTech, and strategy consulting to the show, along with ... Show More
27m 8s
Aug 2022
EP5 "Decentralised Finance & Financial Inclusion" | Devid Jegerson, Executive VP At The National Bank of Fujairah
1.7 billion people globally are underbanked. In the MENA region more specifically, one in five adults do not have a bank account. The impact? In the words of one of our former guests, Andrew Gold, "If you don't have a bank account, you are now cut off from so many of those f ... Show More
25m 25s
Jun 2022
EP2 "The Enabler Is Fintech Wallet Services" | Pierre-Marie Desbazeille On Digital Wallets & Retailer-Fintech Collaboration
Within the next two years, 4 billion people will be using digital wallets and the global mobile payments market size is expected to hit US$5.5 billion by 2024. EP2 of The Future of Financial Services explores how increasing mobile penetration, the notoriously high numbers of unde ... Show More
19m 32s
Oct 2023
796. Focus: How to bridge the gap between banks and creators with Eric Wei and Will Kim, Co-CEOs of Karat Financial
In the latest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we’re taking a burning question from financial services across the globe - and really putting it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews all to bring the global community into ... Show More
38m 11s