Careem

From April 2019 I have been fully focussed on our fintech future - Careem PAY - a digital financial business that is in the process of being launched across the Careem platform building on the scale of our ride-hailing business, Captain network, and existing payment infrastructure - engaging with Central Banks and fintech stakeholders across our region to ensure that Careem and Careem Pay are a position to bring digital payments to the heart of our technology platform. I led Careem's public policy function across all 14 markets for our core-ride-hailing business between Jan 2017 - March 2019. Between 2017 and 2019 our industry has made significant regulatory progress across key markets including (i) passing ride-hailing legislation in Egypt; (ii) delivering on a regulatory framework in Jordan; (iii) launching new markets such as Iraq and Sudan; (iv) re-launching services in Abu Dhabi and Muscat; (iv) enabling delivery services across the UAE and KSA; (v) enabling the launch of a mass transportation service in Cairo; and (vi) rolling out peer to peer prepaid credit transfer services across markets.