Executive Summary
Named among the global "Top 100 Women in FinTech" by Innovate Finance, Raja Al Mazrouei has been a key figure in solidifying the United Arab Emirates' UAE's position as one of the top 10 global fintech hubs. A natural visionary, Ms. Raja is committed to scaling the latent potential of each individual and fearlessly broadening the boundaries of what is considered possible. Raja's career in FinTech was launched with an MBA in Global Leadership and Management from the United Arab Emirates University in 2005. Since then, she has held senior executive positions within the IT, operations, and marketing teams at Dubai Holding, National Bonds Corporation, and Dubai International Financial Center. She has expanded her credentials by completing programs at Harvard Business School, London Business School, University of California at Berkeley, Singularity University, and Hawkamah Institute for Corporate Governance. In 2017, Ms. Raja helped launch FinTech Hive, a collaborative community encompassing over 200 FinTech, RegTech, and InsurTech firms operating at the DIFC. As Executive Vice President, Raja recruited over 1000 startups and oversaw their integration into the UAE economic scene, running acceleration programs for early stage, growth stage, and scale-ups. Her fearless forward thinking has inspired countless individuals, helping to make FinTech Hive one of the region's most successful technology hubs and one of the world's top financial innovation labs. Ms. Raja's contributions as a pioneer in the field have been widely recognized. In addition to the recognition from Innovate Finance, she has been named among the «50 Most Influential Women in Middle East Finance» by Dow Jones Financial News and the «Top 100 Power Businesswomen in the Middle East» by Forbes. Additionally, she served as the Vice President of the Harvard Business School Club of the Gulf Cooperation Council, a non-profit fostering the professional and personal growth of over 1200 Harvard Business School alums in the Gulf region. Ms. Raja's entrepreneurial vision and her passion for innovation, combined with her commitment to the growth and development of individuals and institutions alike, have made her a significant contributor to the dynamic success of FinTech in the UAE, the Gulf region, and beyond.