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May 2025
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Serving the 1 Billion Underbanked with D...

Ibrahim Jabri
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1 billion underserved. 1 powerful mission. In this special episode of Below the Fold, recorded at the Dubai FinTech Summit, we dive into the future of inclusive finance with two founders on a mission to change how the Muslim world accesses credit. Maxim Chernuschenko, CEO of Fingular, and Saad Ishfaq, CEO of Shareeq Neo, share how they’ve teamed up to laun ... Show More
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