470. Insights: Middle East fintech - revolutionising the region's financial landscape

Ross Gallagher is joined by a fantastic panel of guests to discuss the transformation of finance in the Middle East and how fintechs are gaining traction in the region. Here to discuss the matter are: Mike Cunningham - Chief Strategy & Digital Officer, Banque Saudi Fransi Amir Fardghassemi - Founder and CEO, JinglePay Kate Moody - Senior Customer and Product Lead at 11:FS In recent years financial technology has been transforming the delivery of financial services across the Middle East. With the pandemic still disrupting our day-to-day in-person interactions, fintech is seeing an unprecedented surge in popularity in a land where cash is king. Sitting down with both sides of the digital transformation game, Ross and the group discuss the unique character of the Middle East financial ecosystem, how social media is shaping customers' expectations and the challenges that fintechs face when entering into a market where traditional legacy banks rule supreme. This podcast is brought to you by Jack Henry Digital the pioneer and creator of personal digital banking that helps community financial institutions strategically differentiate their digital offerings from those of MegaBanks, BigTechs and FinTechs. _ This podcast is also brought to you by Mitek (NASDAQ: MITK). Mitek is a global leader in mobile capture and digital identity verification solutions built on the latest advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mitek’s identity verification solutions enable an enterprise to verify a user’s identity during a digital transaction, which assists businesses operating in highly regulated markets to reduce financial risk and meet regulatory requirements while increasing revenue from digital channels. Financial services, marketplaces and other organizations around the world use Mitek to reduce friction creating the digital experiences their customers expect. Mobile Deposit® and Mobile Verify® are used by millions of consumers for check deposit, new account opening and more. The company is based in San Diego with offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and St Petersburg. Learn more at www.miteksystems.com. Banking as a Service is deconstructing the banking stack. It's enabling brands to embed finance more easily, and to tailor financial products to specific customer needs. This is presenting new opportunities for specialised providers and offers banks extra revenue streams. Download our report for a comprehensive, no BS view of what Banking as a Service is and what it means for the industry. Head to bit.ly/bankingasaservice. Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. Hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Sarah Kocianski and joined by a range of brilliant guests, we cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, alternatively email [email protected]! Special Guests: Kate Moody and Mike Cunningham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices