Guest bio
- CEO of e& life and e& international, with more than 30 years of experience in telecoms, media and ICT.
- Under his leadership e& money became the UAE's top fintech app and STARZ ON the leading streaming service in the Gulf.
- Chairs eVision and STARZPLAY, sits on boards including Careem and Wio Bank, and is on the UAE International Investors Council.
Khalifa Alshamsi is CEO of e& life and e& international, with more than 30 years of experience in telecoms, media and ICT. At e& life he leads the group's AI-powered fintech, entertainment and mobility platforms, and at e& international he oversees telecom operations across 19 countries, including expansion into Central and Eastern Europe. Under his leadership e& money became the UAE's top fintech app and STARZ ON the leading streaming service in the Gulf. He chairs eVision and STARZPLAY, sits on boards including Careem, e& money, e& enterprise and Wio Bank, and is a member of the UAE International Investors Council. He holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Kentucky.
Show notes
In this episode of Money Majlis, Suvo Sarkar goes on a journey with Khalifa Alshamsi, CEO of e& life and e& international, who explains the rationale and opportunity of e& expanding into financial services, lifestyle, entertainment and cybersecurity.
Can a company be an incumbent and challenger at the same time? How do you diversify into new industries and target markets? Does a bold new strategy require a fully new mindset of “going for more”? Is collaboration with partners the way forward for successful companies?
Hear Khalifa Alshamsi explain why he believes e& money will win in an overcrowded market, how open finance and AI will shake up the industry, why the time for super-apps in the region has come and what skills the younger generation needs to hone in today’s interconnected world.
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