Couchonomics with Arjun
By Arjun Singh
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Decoding the New World Order of Finance - Unfiltered, global, weekly
As tectonic shifts reshape the financial world, Couchonomics continues to explore the trends transforming commerce, capital, and culture. This season, we expand our lens - building on our deep focus in the MENA region while bringing in voices, stories, and innovations from around the globe.
Why? Because the future of finance is no longer regional - it’s interconnected.
Whether it’s AI in Asia, tokenization in Europe, or fintech policy experiments in Africa, today’s financial shifts cross borders, industries, and disciplines.
Whether you’re in the industry or just fintech-curious, tune in weekly as we decode the big moves, bold ideas, and brilliant minds shaping tomorrow’s economy.
Episodes drop weekly. Arabic subtitles available on YouTube: youtube.com/@couchonomicswitharjunsingh438
Learn more: www.couchonomics.com
Season 4 supported by:
Adyen | Mastercard | SC Ventures | Thunes | Hala | e& | Digit 9
About the host:
Arjun's expertise covers a broad range of areas including Fintech, Payments, Digital Assets, Embedded Finance, Application of Emerging Technologies, and the Emergence of New Business Models within the Financial Services Sector in the MEA region and globally.
Arjun is deeply engaged in the Tech Start-Up ecosystem. He serves as a passive investor, advisory board member, and a notable commentator on the rapidly evolving scene.
In recognition of his impactful contributions, Arjun was honored as a Top Voice of the region by LinkedIn in 2020.
Learn more at www.couchonomics.com.
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Why Most Digital Banks Will Never Make Money
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Jul 28, 2026 |
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Could Your Data Become Your Next Asset?
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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Can AI Build Fintech Unicorns Faster?
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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Why Open Finance Could Change UAE Banking
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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Why Uzbekistan May Be Digital Banking’s Next Big Story
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May 26, 2026 |
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When Hackers Understand Banks Better Than Banks Understand Hackers
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May 14, 2026 |
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What Happens When Trading Infrastructure Starts Changing the System
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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What Happens When Stablecoins Start Competing With Banks?
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Can Stablecoins Scale Without Expanding Systemic Risk?
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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How AI Agents and Stablecoins Are Reshaping Modern Banking
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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How Tokenization and Stablecoins Will Change Money Movement
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Why Japan’s Payments Are About to Change Fast
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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How Deep Payments Infrastructure Creates Real Fintech Advantage
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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What It Really Takes to Launch a Fintech in Qatar
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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What It Takes to Scale a Tech Company Like Snoonu From Qatar
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Why Ecosystem Design Matters More Than Funding in Startup Growth
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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What the Data Actually Says About Venture Capital in MENA
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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What It Really Takes to Build World-Class Startups Outside Silicon Valley
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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How Allica Bank Is Rebuilding SME Banking From Scratch
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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What It Really Takes for Banks to Innovate Without Breaking Trust
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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How CBD Is Reshaping Banking in the UAE
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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How One Platform Went From 5,000 Cards to Powering Global Banks
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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How AI and Stablecoins Are Rewiring the Future of Fintech
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Why Stablecoins Could Redefine Global Trade and Banking
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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The End of Bank Accounts: How Money Is Moving On-Chain
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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The Next Decade of FinTech: AI, Tokenization & Quantum Finance
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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How AI and Stablecoins Are Rewriting Payments
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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When AI Becomes the Banker: Inside Vietnam’s Cake Digital Bank
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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The Future of Wealth: AI, Trust & the Great $80 Trillion Shift
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Latin America’s Fintech Giant: The Rise of PicPay with 60M Users
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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From Crowdfunded Startup to Europe’s Fastest-Growing Wealth Platform
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Build Cashflow, Not Hype: Abhi’s Liquidity Playbook
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Digital Wealth Platforms vs Robo-Advisors: What Investors Need to Know
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Africa’s Fintech Boom: From Mobile Money to Purpose-Driven Lending
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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The New Rails of Money: Stablecoins, CBDCs & Tokenisation
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Fraud-as-a-Service, Stablecoins & the Future of Financial Crime
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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How Finternet Labs Is Building the Internet Layer for Finance
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Stablecoins, Wallets, and the Rise of Embedded Cross-Border Payments
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Stablecoins, Tokenization & Regulation: Crypto’s Next Chapter
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Scaling SME Lending Without Burning Capital
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Neo Ventures, Tokenized Assets & the Future of Wholesale Banking
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Fixing the Core: Why Legacy Banking Infrastructure Can’t Be Patched
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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What VCs Get Wrong About Building Durable Startups with Tim Levene
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Why Most Digital Banks Fail - And How Engine by Starling Is Flipping the Script
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Beyond the Buzz: Beehive’s Real Playbook for SME Lending
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Conviction Over Hype: What Great VCs Look Like Now
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May 27, 2025 |
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Reinventing Banking: Tyme’s CEO on Scale, Strategy & Survival
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May 20, 2025 |
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From Bank to Builder: How SC Ventures Launches 30+ Startups
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May 13, 2025 |
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Couchonomics with Arjun is BACK!
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May 05, 2025 |
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Programmable Money, Real-Time Payments & What Comes Next
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May 02, 2025 |
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How Japanese Capital is Changing the Game in Microfinance
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Japan’s VC Market: Navigating a New Era of Investment
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Inside SMBC’s Asia Innovation Center: The Future of Corporate Banking
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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The Future of Financial Regulation: RegTech, AI & Innovation
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Regulators, Reform & Bitcoin: Japan’s Crypto Future
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Why Japan’s Startup Ecosystem Isn’t Scaling — Yet
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Special Episode: Japan FinTech Week and GFTN Forum
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Ep 110. Fintech Frontier: AI & Blockchain Leading the Future with Marwan Alzarouni
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Special Series at SFF 2024: Episode 7
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Special Series at SFF 2024: Episode 6
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Ep 109. Billionaire's Blueprint: Wealth, AI & Investing in the UAE with Fahd Iqbal
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Ep 108. Transforming Transactions: NETS CEO Lawrence Chan's Payments Vision
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Ep 107. PropTech in Saudi Arabia: Redefining Real Estate with Razwa Alharthi
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Ep 106. Reinventing Wealth Management With Malaa Technologies
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Special Series at SFF 2024: Episode 5
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Special Series at SFF 2024: Episode 4
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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Special Series at SFF 2024: Episode 3
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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Ep 105. The new Head of Adyen’s Middle East
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Special Series at SFF 2024: Episode 2
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Special Series at SFF 2024: Episode 1
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Ep. 104 How to launch a super app with Kaniyet Rayev
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Ep 103. Shariah Finance Meets Blockchain: A New Era in Financial Services with Morrad Irsane and Sharene Lee
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Ep 102. Hala’s ambitious vision to become the future bank of SMEs with Maher Loubieh
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Ep 101. Optimizing cash returns with Walter De Oude
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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100 Episodes In Review
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Oct 26, 2024 |
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Ep 100 (part 3) Current changes in payments with Roelant Prins
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Ep 100 (part 2) Cross border payments solutions and more with Ramana Kumar
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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Ep 100 (part 1) Leadership lessons with Sopnendu Mohanty
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Ep 99. Time To Lead!!! with Sitoyo Lopokoiyit
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Ep 97. Paving the future all the way from Georgia with Salim Dhanani
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Ep 96. How NPCI became a dominant and credible network with Ritesh Shukla
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Ep 95. Transforming Access And Trading Bonds To A New Era With Rahul Banerjee
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Special Recap Episode
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Ep 94. Wealth and Investments with Deepak Mehra
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Ep. 93 How Kaspi is Revolutionizing Everyday Life: A Conversation with Mikhail Lomtadze
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Ep. 92 Why is the UAE the perfect place for Roger Rouhana's vision?
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Ep 91. The Transformation of Emirates NBD with Pedro Sousa Cardoso
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Ep 90. How is Ahmed Wadi Founder and CEO of Money Fellows digitizing Egypt's Money Circles
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Ep 89. Solving the most critical challenges for businesses in 2024 with Vikram Suri
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Ep 88. The launch of modern Islamic community bank Ruya with Christoph Koster
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Ep 87. How can AI navigate the risks and stay ahead in real estate investments with Ranime El Skaff
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Ep 86. Building a career in CVC with Kushal Shah, Managing Director at e& capital
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Ep. 85 The Truth About The Impact Of eSIMs On Telecom Sector With Dina Tsybulskaya
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Couchonomics with Arjun│Season 03 - Official Trailer
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Jun 15, 2024 |
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Ep 84. The biggest challenges banks face today when selling to existing customers with Jouk Pleiter
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Ep 83. Kabeer Naqvi a true prominent figure in the microfinance industry
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Ep 82. Digital Banking explained with Kelvin Tan
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May 27, 2024 |
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Ep 81. The matchmaker approach to Fintech partnership with Karan Jain
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May 20, 2024 |
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Ep 80. The expansion of Egypt's e-payment Fawry with Ashraf Sabry
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May 13, 2024 |
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Ep 79. Is Crypto investment actually complicated? Nick Philpott
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May 06, 2024 |
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Ep 78. Behind the scenes of the Bitcoins industry with Stefan Kimmel
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Ep 77. The new shift in The private equity scene with Elias Yazbeck
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Ep 76: The evolution of financial technology in the region with Abdulla Almoayed
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Ep 75: Unhappy at work? How to find meaning and maintain your mental health with Scott Armstrong
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Ep 74: The story of the most recognizable fintechs in the MENA region with Mounir Nakhla
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Ep 73: How to access multiple markets & invest successfully with Khaled Talhouni
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Ep 72: StartAd new vision with Ramesh Jagannathan
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Ep 71: The dynamic relationship between fintech and banks with Raheel Ahmed
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Ep 70: The latest news in payments with JK Khalil
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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EP 69: Better Than Money: David Chaum On Architecting The Financial System Of The Future
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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EP 68: State of the Nation: Venture Capital and Fintech Startups in KSA
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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EP 67: Fintech: Friend, Foe or Frenemy?
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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EP 66: Wealth Management Gets An AI Makeover: Mehdi Fichtali of FinaMaze
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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EP 65: Powering The Payments That Make The UAE Thrive with Jan Pilbauer
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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EP 64: Reimagining the 9 to 5: Diego Carrete's Quest for Corporate Wellness in a Digital Age
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Special Episode: A Glimpse into SFF 2023 with Pat Patel
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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EP 63: Reimagining Retirement: Aurem's Global Vision with Michael Watkins
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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EP 62: Investment Realities in MENA: Analyzing Trends and Predictions with MAGNiTT's Philip Bahoshy
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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EP 61: Future-Proof Wealth Management with Joseph El Am: A StashAway Perspective
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Ep 60: The Age of Content: Unveiling TikTok’s Master Plan with VP Shant Oknayan
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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EP 59: From Pearl Trading to Digital Wallets with Hasan Al Fardan
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Innovation, Customer Obsession, and Partnership: The Three Pillars of Mashreq Bank with Radu Topliceanu
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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EP 57: Money, Tech, and Trust: A Deep Dive into Payments with Telr's CEO Khalil Alami
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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EP 56: Solving The Gulf's Financial Puzzle with Nabil Ismail: Fintech, Consolidation, and The Cash Game
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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EP 55: The New Kid on the Block(chain): A Dive into Web 3.0 with Prakash Somosundram
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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EP 54: Unravelling Digital Disruptions with Khalifa AlShamsi
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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AI Revolution: Insights from the Frontlines of Finance and Technology - Special Edition of Couchonomics
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Ep 53: Mastering the Art of Ultra Platforms: A Conversation with Abdallah Abu-Sheikh
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Ep 52: All Twigged Out: The MENA Start-Up Rocking the Financial Boat
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Ep 51: Inclusive Future in Blockchain & Web 3.0: Insights from Amna Usman Chaudhry
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Rwanda Special | In the Heart of Africa: The Evolution of Fintech and its Global Impact
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Ep 50: Navigating the “MENA Fintech Landscape” with Renier Lemmens, CEO of Geidea
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Couchonomics Special: From Singapore to Africa: Charting the FinTech Course with Pat Patel
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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EP 49: Tapping into the Future of Payments: Ali Abulhasan's Fintech Revolution
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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EP48: The FinTech Frontier: Insider’s View Into the Egypt’s Digital Payments Revolution | Dr. Waleed Sadek
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May 30, 2023 |
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EP 47: Navigating the Crypto Oasis: Blockchain Innovation and the Future of Decentralized Architecture with Saqr Ereiqat
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May 23, 2023 |
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EP 46: Unleashing Financial Freedom: Wael Fakharany on Empowering the Underbanked and Redefining Fintech in the Middle East
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May 16, 2023 |
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EP 45: Digital Banking vs Traditional Branch-Based Banking: The Tinkoff Story with Oliver Hughes
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May 09, 2023 |
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EP 44: Building a Super App: The Journey of Careem Pay with Madiha Sattar, VP of Careem Pay
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May 02, 2023 |
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Ep 43: Building a Fintech Ecosystem | Gabrielle Inzirillo, Head of Ecosystem Development at Abu Dhabi Global Market's Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA)
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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EP 42: Building a World-Class FinTech Hub | Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief Fintech Officer of Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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EP 41 Solving Cross-Border Payments with Ripple and the Future of Blockchain | Navin Gupta, the Managing Director, Ripple
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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EP 40 Closing the Gap: How CFTE is Revolutionizing Fintech Education | Tram Anh Nguyen, Co-Founder of CFTE
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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EP 39 Enabling Cross-Border Payments | Peter De Caluwe, CEO of Thunes
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Ep 38 Exploring MENA Region's Venture Capital Potential | Noor Sweid, Managing Partner at Global Ventures
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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EP37 The Future of Open Banking and Open Finance in the MENA Region
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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EP36 New Banks for a New World | Wio Bank CEO, Jayesh Patel
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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EP35 Into the Future with Dr Noah Raford
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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EP34 Weathering the Crypto Winter with Binance - Part Two │ Dominic Longman and Nadeem Ladki
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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EP34 Weathering the Crypto Winter with Binance - Part One │ Dominic Longman and Nadeem Ladki
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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EP33 The Evolution of Motorsports | Amna Al Qubaisi, Emirati motorsports racing driver
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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EP32 Understanding Decentralized Autonomous Organizations & The Metaverse | Leila Hurstel, Chief Metaverse Officer at Verse Estate
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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EP31 Lending 3.0: The Role of Buy Now, Pay Later in Embedded Finance | Hosam Arab, Co-Founder and CEO of Tabby
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Couchonomics x Adyen: Special Episode with Roelant Prins
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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EP30 Digital Innovation Drives Transformation in Banking Worldwide | Dr Bernd van Linder, Commercial Bank of Dubai
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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EP29 Surviving as a Fintech In The Current Market | Madhu and Prabhu, M2P
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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EP28 How Facial Recognition will Sculpt the Future of Finance | Mihai Draghici, PayByFace
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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EP27 P2P Payments Solutions - And Why This One Actually Works | Co-Founders of Ziina
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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EP26 Building Wealth-Tech in MENA | Feras Jalbout, Baraka
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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EP25 The Future of Fintech | Abdullah Al-Othman, Founder & Chairman of Geidea
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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EP24 Exploring Egypt’s Fintech Expansion | Walid Hassouna, ValU
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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EP23 Unlocking New Revenue Streams with NFTs | Kristel Bechara, NFT Artist
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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EP22 The Future of Corporate Spending | with Mohammed Aziz, Pluto
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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EP21 Fintech in MENA: A macro perspective | with Nameer Khan, MENA Fintech Association
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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EP20 How to teach teenagers about money? | with Smeetha Ghosh-Jorgensen, Cashee
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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EP19 MENA Region – A heaven for angel investors? | with Gaurav Dhar, Marshal
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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EP18 Invest in The Future | with Tammer Qaddumi, VentureSouq
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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EP17 Disruption in the insurance industry | with Ambareen Musa, Souqalmal.com
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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EP16 Introducing Innovation to InsurTech | with Tanja Magas, Democrance
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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EP15 The Future of digital payments | with Kartik Taneja, Mashreq Bank
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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EP14 Work now, get paid now | with Omair Ansari, ABHI
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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EP13 Is Buy Now, Pay Later here to stay? | with Ibtissam Ouassif, Cashew Payments
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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EP12 Is the “Fintech Party” over? | with Dr. Saeeda Jaffar, Visa
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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EP11 Don't build a bank, build a platform | with Olivier Crespin, Zand
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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EP10 Driving the Economy Forward with Alternative Payments Solutions | with Nandan Mer, Network International
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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EP09 The Future of Banking and Financial Services | with Philippe De Backer, Arthur D. Little
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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EP08 Crypto markets in free fall: What is happening? | with Anas Bhurtun & Danosch Zahedi, Arts DAO
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May 26, 2022 |
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EP07 Streaming Platforms: The Battle of Content | with Maaz Sheikh, Starz Play
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May 19, 2022 |
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EP06 Neobanks and the Future of Digital Banking | with Amir Nooriala, Callsign
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May 12, 2022 |
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EP05 How to Equip Youth with Smart Money Skills | with Co-Founders of Verity
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May 05, 2022 |
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EP04 The Future Of BNPL In The MENA Region | with Abdulmajeed Alsukhan, Tamara
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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EP03 Disruption, Open Finance and Commerce in the Metaverse | with Ramana Kumar, Magnati
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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EP02 Metaverse and Money: Decrypting the Future | with Ronit Ghose, Citi Global Insights
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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EP01 Empowering startup ecosystem in MENA region | with Roberto Croci, Microsoft for Startups
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Couchonomics with Arjun Singh | Official Trailer
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Mar 30, 2022 |