Adnan Ali awarded the ‘Excellence in Finance Leaders’ award at FiNext Conference Dubai 2020.
Dubai 2020. Adnan Ali is a passionate entrepreneur and the driving force behind Avanza Premier Payment Services and its flagship payment gateway; “Payfast”. He is working enthusiastically to accelerate Pakistan’s digital payments industry. His company is pioneering in Pakistan by offering robust APIs for quick integrations, digital merchant onboarding, & acceptance of multiple instruments ie Account Numbers & Mobile Wallets, Visa, Master and UPI Cards on merchant’s checkouts along with next-generation Recurring & Invoicing platform, real-time business reporting, and 24/7 support.
Adnan has over 18 years of diversified experience in leveraging innovation and technology within the banking & financial sector. He holds a Masters Degree in Banking and Finance and has many accolades to his name, such as launching Pakistan’s first Co-Branded loyalty card with the largest Retail Shopping mall, envisaged the first real-time mutual funds redemption Visa debit card in Pakistan, launched First SMS Banking services in Pakistan, worked closely with Government of Pakistan, Regulators and World Bank to conceive G2P program and set a road map for the Digital journey for the commercials Banks in Pakistan.
At APPS, He was the visionary and architect for the creation of a robust payment acceptance solution which is PCI certified, synergized with Union Pay International to procreate Mobile Payment’s revolution witnessed in China, and steering company towards acquiring Central Bank License to become Payment System Operator/Provider.
“I feel a great sense of dignity and pride to have become part of finext, representing my nation and my company; Avanza Premier Payment Services.
I am here today through the recognition & experience working with fintech and the esteemed banking industry of Pakistan coupled with my aspiration to disrupt the financial landscape of Pakistan and playing a pivotal role for Cashless society.
By collaborating with Banking Industry and Payment schemes we are expanding the digital echo system for online
Merchants, offering them APIs to connect & introducing the next generation of mobile payments. I believe these will play catalysts for an economy to realize it’s potential and to Go Cashless.”, said Adnan.
Adnan was honored at the Finext Awards and Conference award ceremony at Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre.
This was the Fourth Edition of FiNext Awards & Conference, held on the 26th and 27th of February at the Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre. This much-awaited conference of the year brought together and celebrated the excellence of companies and people in the FinTech sector.
Fin-Tech industry needed space for the smartest, innovative, inventive and ambitious people to connect and create, consequently FiNext Awards and Conference were started as a dedicated platform to serve the needs of the Fin-Tech industry in terms of interaction, innovation, networking and showcasing of the talent.
Two days of celebration of people who have put their lives in innovating, transforming the way how people transact through technology. FiNext Awards acknowledge people who are bringing the future of finance through their persistent efforts.
The conference strives to build a platform for startups, SMEs, key decision-makers, researchers, investors and people from the media to interact and garner meaningful alliances.
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