Archives: team-member

Over 20 years of professional experience and proven leadership with a renowned international bank, CitiBank, and prominent local banks, Dubai Bank and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank. Creative articulation and execution of business strategies and plans, retail banking, operations, technology, risk management, business process re-engineering, profit and cost optimization has ensured positive contributions and high impact to significantly enhance performance of the business.
Incessant motivator and champion that inspire teams to outperform and deliver with quality and enthusiasm. Certified trainer in Risk Management and advanced leadership skills through state-of-the-art international Leadership program from the United States.
A Master of International business and certified in Financial Management and Banking. Key speaker and on the panel of experts on various industry topics organized by prestigious companies such as Financial Times Business, Terrapin, Marcus Evans, IIR etc.

Anastasia Denisova, a 23-year-old Co-Founder & CEO at Realiste MENA, a Dubai-based proptech Company recognized as the leading artificial intelligence company in the UAE. The company uses artificial intelligence to digitalize global housing markets and make them more efficient, transparent, and attractive to property investors. Realiste covers 20 cities worldwide, including Dubai, New York, London, and Riyadh, and aims to expand its presence to over 30 additional cities by the end of 2023

Michael Ryberg Hartmann is Chief Business Officer at Fintech Galaxy – the leading Open Finance Platform in MENA.

He leads Fintech Galaxy’s brand expansion and growth across the MENA region spanning all activities across Business Development, Sales, Marketing and Public Relations, Partnerships and Innovation.

Michael is an experienced Product, Engineering & Innovation leader with 18+ years of experience driving digital transformation, scaling platforms and activating ecosystems through partnerships across Financial Services, Telco, and Startup space.

Michael previously served in leadership positions at Nordic companies such as Danske Bank, Unwire, TDC Group and Unwire, leading, amongst other things, the delivery of District – a new Financial Services Platform for Business post-PSD2, TDC NET Platform – a Telco based Network as a Service platform, Paii – a joint Telco Wallet platform and the international role out of the leading shift based scheduling platform Planday (now Xero)

He is a passionate believer in platform-based ecosystems as a means to unleash the potential value of a market – fostering strong partnerships and collaborations among the participants.

He holds a Master of Science in Information Technology from IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark and a Bachelor in Computer Science from Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia

CEO & Founder InvestGlass.com ; President of the Swiss Chinese Chamber of Commerce ; Ex Union Bancaire Privée, head of sales ; Ex Bank of China, head of Chinese desk ; Ex LCM Capital Management, portfolio manager ; Ex VP of the Swiss Fintech Association ; HEC Sorbonne IAE PARIS Master in Finance, University Dauphine Paris IX BA Finance ; Study analysis of TV on Financial Decisions ; Board members to fintech companies ; Father of two smart girls and fond of horse riding

Khalil Alami is the founder and CEO of the leading online payment gateway company Telr and has more than 22 years of proven leadership experience with in the financial services,
fintech, as well as the payments and card industries across the United States, UAE, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.
A well acknowledged and globally respected industry expert, a startup mentor, and an advocate for financial education, Khalil has built multiple multi million dollar organizations by leveraging in depth knowledge on international payments architecture, card processing and settlement, network security, the four party system, as well as electronic and mobile payments.

José. F. Pereira is an investment strategy and analysis specialist running NEAR Foundation’s Caerus – a Web3 venture capital fund focused on Culture & Entertainment applications. Before Caerus, he was part of SwissBorg’s investment team, getting SwissBorg Ventures off the ground and leading research and diligence. He is passionate about studying market behaviour and helping startups thrive.

Born and raised in Ukraine, Nick Nagatkin leads Digis, an Odessa-based international IT company, which has operated remotely since the war started. The company is focused on finding engineering talent to build complex software for product companies and help startups expand internationally. Digis counts 160 on its staff across a variety of fields including fintech, healthcare and HR.

Arvin Khamseh is a globally recognized thought leader in the crypto space with a background in the management of 500K/month marketing for public companies. In addition to hosting his Soldout Secrets Show, he is also frequently a guest on top crypto podcasts which include Social Media Examiner. He is regularly quoted by major media, including USA Today, Forbes, and Entrepreneur as well as a popular featured keynote speaker and panellist at high-profile blockchain events including Blockchain Festivals, TMRW Conference, IFPX, Metaverse Week, Financial Summit & AIBC/Sigma

Dr. Zayed Al Hemairy has 15 years’ experience in Blockchain, Project Management, NGO’s, Innovation & Information Technology in many government sectors.

Leveraging climate-tech solutions, I am designing products and services to finance consumers’ energy transition and let retail customers invest in green tech by democratizing access to alternative investments.

As an academic by background, I love to share and discuss what I do with professionals teaching classes on digital transformation, disruption, and sustainable innovation at executive MBAs around the world.

Paolo Barbesino, PhD. A senior executive with over 25 years of international experience in digital value creation with a track record of successfully leading the digital transformation of large banking groups in different geographies (Unicredit – CEE Division, Vienna; Emirates NBD, Dubai).

I build new sustainable markets and opportunities for financial institutions, fintech, and other organizations in the age of Banking as a Service, Embedded Finance, and DeFi. Working at the crossroads of climate tech, fintech, and web3 I am currently designing and delivering green finance strategies based on behavioral change.