FUMO: Future of Money Podcast

The Future of Payments in the Middle East with Nandan Mer, CEO of Network International

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Nandan Mer

CEO of Network International

Nandan is the Group Chief Executive Officer of Network International. He brings more than 30 years’ experience to his role, working closely with the Chairman and Board members and leading the Executive Management Team to pursue strategic expansion goals. He also serves as Chairman/Director of Network International subsidiary companies for the Middle East and Africa, and brings a deep understanding of the markets in the Middle East, Africa, India, Czech Republic, Israel, Russia and the UK. Building on Network’s strong foundations, as CEO Nandan is driving Network to the forefront of rapidly evolving customer needs, and emphasising innovation and agility in order to extend its leadership position across markets. He prioritises progressing with growth accelerators, such as the completion of DPO and market entry into Saudi Arabia. Nandan has a strong background in payments, consumer finance and corporate banking, and boasts a proven track record of successfully building businesses to profitable scale and dominant market share at leading financial institutions across several global markets, including American Express, Citigroup, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Mastercard. During his 10 year career at Mastercard, he was Strategy Head for International Markets, President for the Japanese business and Head of Global Consumer Credit and Loyalty Solutions. He was responsible for overseeing all aspects of operations, including strengthening business alliances with the customer base, enhancing brand awareness and promoting the growth of Mastercard usage. Before joining Mastercard, Nandan led consumer and institutional banking businesses in Asia, Africa, Middle East and Europe.

Podcast hosts

Ronit Ghose

Global Head, Future of Finance at Citi

Ronit Ghose is the Global Head, Future of Finance, Citi’s think tank for the future of money and technology. Ronit’s current areas of focus include Digital Assets, the Metaverse, Web3, the applications of AI to Finance and other frontier topics. Previously, Ronit was Global Head of Banks and Fintech Research for Citi.

Ronit is an Advisor to various Governments, Universities, VC investors and tech firms in the UK, UAE and Africa. Prior to joining Citi, he worked at the British Bankers’ Association and was a research assistant in the UK Parliament for a former Prime Minister. He has an undergraduate degree from the University of Oxford & a postgraduate diploma from the University of London.

Gaurav Dhar

Group CEO of Marshal Fintech Partners

Gaurav is a seasoned leader in the FinTech industry and currently serves as the Group CEO of Marshal Fintech Partners in Dubai. He is also a board member of Deem Bank, The Mena Fintech Association and TiE Dubai.

With over 19 years of experience at Marshal, he has established himself as a pioneering force in the development of FinTech ecosystems and solutions. 

By devoting his personal time to working with innovators, he has built an extensive network of relationships with VCs, incubators, accelerators, start-ups, and angel syndicates, both locally and globally.

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