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Investing in Financial Inclusion by Unlocking the Potential of Fintech Startups in Egypt and Beyond with Rana Abdel Latif

Unlocking Africa
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Episode 95 with Rana Abdel Latif, who is an investment professional with cross-transactional expertise in M&A, financing, and restructuring deals across various industries and also a senior principal at Nclude. Nclude is an investment platform for fintech innovation. Founder-centric in design, it supports early and growth-stage entrepreneurs who are tackling financial inclusion and enables their success by offering a full-stack support ecosystem for fintech and fintech-enabled start-ups in Egypt and beyond. What We Discuss With Rana Is there a particular reason why you focus on fintech and fintech-enabled startups, particularly those addressing financial inclusion?What challenges and opportunities do you see in the fintech landscape in the regions Nclude operates in?Do you think the investment environment in Egypt and the North African region is favourable for startups, or do you believe there's room for further improvement? With your experience across different geographical regions, what insights can you share about the unique characteristics of the fintech scenes in the North Africa region? What are some key factors that you believe contribute to the success of fintech startups in today's competitive landscape? And much more...Full show notes and resources can be found here: Unlocking Africa show notes Did you miss my previous episode where I discuss The Power of Information: Revolutionising Market Intelligence in African Economies With Joseph Rutakangwa? Make sure to check it out! Like this show? Please leave us a review here -- even one sentence helps! Connect with Terser on LinkedIn at TerserAdamu, and Twitter @TerserAdamu Connect with Rana on LinkedIn at Rana Abdel Latif Many of the businesses unlocking opportunities in Africa don’t do it alone. If you’d like strategic support on entering or expanding across African markets, reach out to our partners ETK Group: www.etkgroup.co.uk info@etkgroup.co.uk

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