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- Former Group CEO of Network International, the largest payments company in the Middle East and Africa.
- Led Network in the period leading up to its merger with Magnati.
- Has a keen interest in Japanese business culture, and plays golf.
Nandan Mer was Group CEO of Network International, the largest payments company in the Middle East and Africa, in the period leading up to its merger with Magnati. His work covers the margin pressure on payment incumbents as thousands of fintechs enter the industry, the changing relationship between merchants and acquirers, how established players can turn disruption into long-term advantage, and what the region can learn from African payment players. He has a keen interest in Japanese business culture, and plays golf.
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Episode 9 of Money Majlis explores the trends in the payment industry in the Middle East & Africa with Nandan Mer, Group CEO of Network International, the largest payment company in the region.
With thousands of fintechs entering the industry, are incumbents under margin pressure? Is the merchant-acquirer relationship being redefined? How should the big players turn disruption into long-term advantage? What can we learn from African players? And what does the upcoming merger of Network and Magnati portend for the industry?
Suvo Sarkar and Nandan Mer discuss these and other consequential issues for the MENA payment industry while chatting about Japanese business culture and golf handicaps.
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