Ep 53. Inside MENA’s New Payments Powerhouse: Murat Suzer on Network International’s next chapter

About this episode

In this episode, Suvo Sarkar interviews Murat Cagri Suzer about the implications of Network International's merger with Magnati for the digital payments landscape in MENA.

Send us Fan Mail Network International’s merger with Magnati has quietly created a new payments powerhouse at the heart of the Middle East and Africa’s digital economy. In this episode of Money Majlis, Suvo Sarkar sits down with Murat Cagri Suzer, Network’s Group CEO, to unpack what that really means for banks, merchants and consumers across 50+ markets. Murat makes a compelling case for why MENA’s USD 250B digital payments market is poised to outgrow most global peers, powered by visio...

People in this episode

Host: Suvo Sarkar

Guest: Murat Cagri Suzer

Topics covered

• digital payments
• mergers
• financial technology
• Middle East
• Africa
• banking
• consumer behavior

Keywords

• digital payments
• MENA
• Network International
• Magnati
• financial technology
• merger
• banking
• consumers
• markets

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Network International, Magnati

Places: MENA, Middle East and Africa

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