Access Tomorrow with Noor Sweid, Founder & Managing Partner, Global Ventures

About this episode

Leila Serhan interviews Noor Sweid about digital innovation and venture capital in MENA, focusing on financial inclusion and women's roles in the industry.

In this episode of Access Tomorrow Visa's Leila Serhan, SVP & GCM for NALP is joined by Noor Sweid, Founder & Managing Partner, Global Ventures. Together they explore digital innovation in MENA, venture capital's role in financial inclusion, and women's evolving presence in venture capital and entrepreneurship. They also discuss the synergy of venture capital and advanced payment tech and its impact on startup scalability and risk management. Hear Noor Sweid's insights on entrepreneur...

People in this episode

Host: Leila Serhan

Guest: Noor Sweid

Topics covered

• digital innovation
• venture capital
• financial inclusion
• women in entrepreneurship
• payment technology
• startup scalability
• risk management

Keywords

• digital innovation
• venture capital
• financial inclusion
• women entrepreneurship
• payment technology
• startup scalability
• risk management

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Global Ventures, Visa

Places: MENA

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