Paymob

Paymob is a fintech company building the payment rails that enable businesses and consumers across the Middle East and Africa regions to participate in the digital economy.

Founded in 2015, Paymob set out to bridge the gap between what traditional banks offered and what emerging digital businesses needed. Their omnichannel platform enables merchants to accept online and in-store payments, make payments and manage their finances through a single infrastructure layer. Today, the company serves more than 390,000 merchants and powers millions of transactions for businesses ranging from SMEs to regional and global brands, including IKEA, Foodics, Uber and Shahid.

Paymob has also been part of the broader development of the region’s digital payments ecosystem, working with banks, telecom operators, payment schemes and financial institutions. In Egypt, where it became the first fintech to receive a Payments Facilitator license from the Central Bank in 2018, the company has grown alongside the country’s efforts to expand electronic payments and financial inclusion.

Region

Africa

Sector

Fintech
Paymob

Company Leadership

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    Islam Shawky

    Islam Shawky

    Islam Shawkyis a tech entrepreneur and fintech executive with a focus on building financial infrastructure in emerging markets. He co-founded Paymob while studying engineering at the American University in Cairo and has since led the company’s growth from an early-stage payments business into a regional fintech platform. Shawky also serves on the Board of Trustees of Egypt’s Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (TIEC). He was recognised on Forbes Middle East’s 30 Under 30 list in 2021 and named an Endeavor Entrepreneur in 2022.
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    Alain El-Hajj

    Alain El-Hajj

    Alain El-Hajj is a fintech entrepreneur and operator with experience building and scaling financial technology businesses. A computer science graduate from the American University in Cairo, he began his entrepreneurial career while still at university, where he co-founded Paymob. As the company’s COO, he has focused on operations and the execution required to build a financial technology business across multiple markets. El-Hajj was recognized alongside his co-founders on Forbes Middle East’s 30 Under 30 list in 2021.
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    Mostafa Menessy

    Mostafa Menessy

    Mostafa Menessy is a tech entrepreneur whose work sits at the intersection of software, cybersecurity and financial services. He has worked as an independent security researcher since 2009 and later co-founded Paymob, bringing a strong technical and security perspective to the company’s technology infrastructure. Menessy holds a degree in Computer Science from the American University in Cairo.

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