MENA Fintech Association (MFTA) member Ahmed Jaber, Co-Founder and CEO of Corb, sits down with Raghda Ibraheem to discuss how banks can modernise without rebuilding their core infrastructure, and why most digital transformation efforts stall before they start.
In this conversation, Ahmed shares:
- Why Corb operates as a channel between core banking systems, lending, and payments, rather than replacing the foundation
- The difference between real transformation and “PDFs into a project plan”
- A market-by-market view of Saudi Arabia (having reached 85% digital payments two years ahead of target), the UAE (refining an already advanced infrastructure), and Egypt (a market with 100 million+ people and significant latent demand)
- What broke first while scaling from 0 to 200 employees in a year, including major banking partnerships across the region
- Why data silos, not AI itself, are the biggest obstacle to effective AI adoption in banking
- Lessons from his time at Visa and as CEO of The Entertainer, and how they shaped Corb’s approach to customer retention
- His litmus test for identifying genuine digital transformation versus box-ticking
Ahmed Jaber is a member of the MENA Fintech Association.