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Dubai, AE

Purchase, NY, US

Built strategy and team to target 250M+ merchants as acceptance locations using new channels and solutions. Drove strategic changes to global acceptance, including new KPIs for global and regional senior leadership. Developed new solutions, e.g. MSME-in-a-box, SME Lending, Merchant Digital Onboarding, Low-Cost Acceptance. Launched acceptance partnerships.

Purchase, NY, US

Developed global MA enterprise strategy for MNO and mobile money segment – executed in regions and corporate. Spearheaded efforts to make Mastercard a leading payments partner for MNOs globally, including $300M+ M&As. Built partnership with Airtel, MTN, VEON, Verizon, e&, Vodafone, among others. Developed consumer segmentation strategy to deliver Card.

Purchase, NY, US

Expanded role to include Mastercard’s New Consumers and Financial Inclusion targets globally. Also continued responsibility for product management of MasterCard Mobile Money Ecosystems globally, with full responsibility of Egypt Mobile Payment Gateway (MPG). Impact: 500M New Consumers, 100M New Merchants added to MA Network; grew MPG Egypt annual GDV over.

Purchase, NY, US

Built global first mobile money service offered by an international card scheme. Responsible for product development & management of Mastercard’s mobile money platform deployments in Turkey, Indonesia and Egypt. Developed services including mobile money wallets, domestic and international transfers, mobile bill payments and top ups, cardless ATM withdrawal.

New York, US

Independent Consultant working with Banks, Mobile Network Operators, Regulators and Technology Providers to design, develop and deploy successful Mobile Financial Services ecosystems. Has a proven, multi-market track record of managing Mobile Financial Service deployments.

Worked as Project Manager and Mobile Money Consultant, launched new M-Pesa features such as salary disbursements and bill payments.

Beirut, LB

Responsible for leading product, sales and marketing teams to build Pin-Pay’s mobile payment services. Launched region’s first bank-led mobile payment application enabling account management, P2P transfers, bill payments, bill splitting, and other use cases.Impact: GSMA-Award winning service, 50k+ MAU (monthly active users)

Doha, West Bay, QA

Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, IE

ezetop (now ding) is the leading International Airtime Top-Up provider with over 150 Partner MNOs and retail presence in 16 countries across the globe. At ezetop, Umar was responsible for the Middle East business with full P&L responsiblity. Umar contributed by aligning and executing on a regional strategy, securing key relationships across the region to.

Amsterdam, NL

Worked closely with Top Management and established short-term and long-term business plan for Mobilink MFS. Interfaced intensively with the Financial Industry and Regulatory bodies. Designed and setup organizational infrastructure for MFS. Led Cross-Functional Teams to successfully deliver key projects. Recruited, setup and trained the MFS business team..

Completed 6 weeks internship at ICI head-office in Karachi Pakistan to accomplish the following:Redesigned ICI Specialty Chemical production planning and forecasting strategy to eliminate forecasting inaccuracies Completed testing and deployment of Material Requisition Planning module of ICI's ERP solutionAudited ICI customer bonded warehouse; created.

Bachelor Of Business Administration, Marketing And Mis

Managing Through Turbulent Times (Training), Management