Entrepreneurship is not only about managing and scaling the business but also needs risk-taking ability and inspiring the team to work towards the goal of an organization. In this article, we discuss the entrepreneurial journey of one such inspiring leader Omar Saleh – the Co-Founder and CEO of an Egyptian fintech startup Khazna Tech.
About Omar Saleh
Omar Saleh is the Co-Founder and CEO of Khazna Tech, the fintech company in Egypt. He is a leading entrepreneur and one of the inspiring leaders in the tech industry of Egypt.
Omar holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Cario University and a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He has a wealth of experience in the field of technology and has worked with top global organizations including IBM, HP, and Oracle.
Before the establishment of Khazna Tech, Omar Saleh had gained financial and business management experience from different companies. He worked as a Senior Project Engineer at BG Groups for around 5 years. He was a Senior Commercial Manager for Africa at Dow Chemical, which is one of the world’s leading material science companies. At J.P. Morgan, Omar worked as an Investment Banking Associate. He was a Chief Strategic Officer at ADES (Advanced Energy Systems) Group, which is a leading provider of oil and gas drilling services. There he led the strategy and commercial work streams on the company’s IPO on the LSE and led the post-IPO inorganic growth phase including the direct investment of ~$400M across MENA. He is also an Audit Committee Member of ADES Groups.
Founding of Khazna Tech
Omar Saleh also worked as a Head MENA at WorldRemit, a company that provides financial services that create faster, easier, and lower-cost money transfers. Later, in the year 2019, Omar Saleh along with his co-founders Fatma El Shenawy, Ahmed Wagueeh, and Omar Salah founded Khazna Tech, which was launched in the year 2020. Khazna Tech is a fintech startup extending digital financial services to underbanked Egyptians.
Omar Saleh is a visionary leader and works as a Chief Executive officer at Khazna Tech. Under his leadership, the company has launched several innovative solutions, including bill payments, BNPL services, and a prepaid debit card. Omar is also well-versed in diversity and inclusion; he creates a work environment where employees feel valued and empowered.
About Khazna Tech
Khazna Tech fintech startup company was founded in the year 2019 by Omar Saleh along with his other three co-founders. Khazna is extending digital financial services to underbanked Egyptians by providing access to convenient, effective, and secure smartphone-based financial services.
The company works with the mission to improve the financial well-being of 20M+ underbanked Egyptians who have little access to formal financial services. It provides financial benefits for employees, workers, and contractors without any cost or guarantees from the company. One can enjoy the advantage of safety by using the Khazna application, which provides services like paying bills, arriving early means an employee can request a due portion of the salary from 30% up to 100% at any time in the month, and the payment period up to 10 months. Also provides installment offers for electrical appliances, durable goods, and various services. One can even view the salary vocabulary and the entails of salary in this application.
The company is led by a team with over 50 years of combined global experience in finance, corporate strategy, and technology. It provides excellent financial service to customers like International Environment Technologies, Mobica, Alfa Scan, Hassan Allam Technologies, KTC, TBS, National Steel Fabrication (NSF), etc.
Omar Saleh, with his wealth of experience in both finance and technology, has a major contribution to the success of the company. As a founder and CEO of Khazna, he aims and works towards achieving the company’s goal of providing simple and convenient financial services for Egyptians through a mobile phone application, which helps achieve financial security.