Abdulla Almoayed, CEO and founder of Tarabut Gateway, spoke to Rudolf Falat, founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about open banking in MENA, why he set up the business UAE's ADGM (Abu Dhabi Global Market) in particular and his thoughts on data-driven innovation.

Here is what they covered:

Abdulla's back story
Reasons to start his own company
What is Tarabut? The problem that Tarabut is solving
Largest open banking platform in MENA - what is its unique advantage? How is it different from other open banking platforms?
Team in the UAE and abroad
Target customers
How can data-driven innovation break the curse of the oil industry?
Very first steps of starting the business
Growth plans after recent fundraising - hiring!
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