In this episode of Muslim Money Talk, host Areeb Siddiqui interviews Nahim Bassa Group Head of Strategy & Transformation @ Bank Aljazira. Nahim shares his invaluable insights from over two decades of designing, building, and operationalising new businesses and brands in the Financial Services industry globally.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:49 - Difference between Riyadh and London Financial Landscape
06:09 - Saudi 2030 Vision
11:36 - The change of narrative for the female workforce in Saudi Arabia
16:12 - Challenges with transforming a legacy bank Bank Al Jazeera
19:13 - Discussion around traditional banks wanting to digitise
26:21 - Harmonising commercial and sharia compliant financial regulations
30:43 - Foreign islamic banks partnering with UK fintechs
35:32 - The concept of Islamic banking itself
40:44 - Core metrics for Bank Al Jazeera (for the next 500 years)
48:19 - Why the role of CEO is tough
51:13 - One takeaway you could give to a CEO
55:01 - What made Nahim move to Saudi?
01:05:50 - The gap in financial literacy
01:09:12 - How does Saudi fit your personal and commercial mission ?
01:12:43 - Tips for balancing personal and work life as a CEO
Nahim Bassa:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nahimbassa/
Bank AlJazira:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bankaljazira/
