{"id":5206,"date":"2023-12-29T10:55:39","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T10:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/?page_id=5206"},"modified":"2024-09-21T12:27:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T12:27:40","slug":"mfta-africa-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/mfta-africa-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"MFTA Africa Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5206\" class=\"elementor elementor-5206\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38da7849 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38da7849\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31bc9eb4\" data-id=\"31bc9eb4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a08f405 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a08f405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MFTA-Africa-committee2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6796\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MFTA-Africa-committee2.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MFTA-Africa-committee2-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MFTA-Africa-committee2-1024x361.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MFTA-Africa-committee2-150x53.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MFTA-Africa-committee2-768x271.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MFTA-Africa-committee2-1320x466.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c41feb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c41feb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12beed70\" data-id=\"12beed70\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b064f26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b064f26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEstablished in July 2023, the Africa Committee is chaired by Yacine Faqir and Karima El Hakim. Acting as a bridge between Africa and the Middle East, the Africa Chapter and Committee facilitates meaningful engagements among fintech professionals and stakeholders. This chapter focuses on empowering and supporting the fintech ecosystem throughout Africa. By leveraging MFTA&#8217;s vast network and resources, the chapter aims to drive innovation, facilitate collaboration, and foster sustainable growth in the African fintech industry. The chapter addresses key topics such as digital transformation, e-commerce, payments, policy and regulation, and cybersecurity.\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cd3daa9\" data-id=\"1cd3daa9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ca41918 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ca41918\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-550ff8c2\" data-id=\"550ff8c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ba89f92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ba89f92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MFTA-Africa-02.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6797\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MFTA-Africa-02.png 370w, https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MFTA-Africa-02-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MFTA-Africa-02-97x150.png 97w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-394d0e4b elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"394d0e4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">YACINE FAQIR<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57e7553e elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57e7553e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Co-Chair MENA Fintech Association [Africa] | Regional VP Mastercard Products &amp; 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Acting as a bridge between Africa and the Middle East, the Africa Chapter and Committee facilitates meaningful engagements among fintech professionals and stakeholders. This chapter focuses on empowering and supporting the fintech ecosystem throughout Africa. 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