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Think2Thrive 'unplugged'Episode 18: Interview with Ammar Akhtar, Changemaker. Founder & CEO of Final RentalsOn this months episode we talk with serial Tech Founder Ammar Akhtar, Founder of Final Rentals. What a great story from growing up in Pakistan, to Dubai and now Wales!BIO:Ammar Akhtar is an award-winning tech entrepreneur, and the founder & CEO of Final Rentals, a global car rental platform that brings together independent car rental companies under one powerful brand. With operations in over 55 countries, Ammar is on a mission to level the playing field for small businesses in the mobility sector.A passionate advocate for innovation and ecosystem equity, Ammar shares his ins...
2025-07-301h 07
The UnNoticed EntrepreneurThe UBER of Car RentalsGet Noticed! Send a text.In this riveting UnNoticed Entrepreneur podcast, Ammar Akhtar unveils the inspiring journey of Final Rentals, a revolutionary platform connecting local car rental businesses worldwide. From humble beginnings in Pakistan to establishing 303 locations across 41 countries, Ammar shares invaluable insights into entrepreneurial resilience, fundraising strategies, and digital transformation. Discover how he's empowering small business owners like "Stavros" by providing them access to global booking platforms, challenging multinational car rental giants with a customer-centric approach. Key discussion points include navigating multicultural entrepreneurship, raising investment capital, building scalable tech solutions, and maintaining a transparent, human-centred business...
2025-01-0238 min
The Raise PodcastEp 5: Lessons from Finalrentals £370k Pre-Seed RoundAmmar’s Fundraising JourneyAmmar Akhtar is the Founder and CEO of Finalrentals, based in Cardiff, UK. A car rental brand and a digital eco system, currently operating in 32 countries and expanding quickly. In 2023 alone, Finalrentals has expanded to 14 countries under Ammar’s leadership.The problem: around 56% of all global car rentals are provided by local car hire companies. Local car hire companies are often recognised for their personal customer service and their local knowledge. However, they lack the resource and expertise to invest in digital advertising or technology platforms to grow sales or to oper...
2024-06-2553 min
ICS Podcast: Everything DigitalExporting for Global Growth in Travel and Tourism with Final Rentals Founder Ammar AkhtarFinalrentals founder Ammar Akhtar is in conversation with Martin this week, talking about international growth, the importance of product and personal relationships with buyers. A recognised exporting leader, Ammar has great perspectives for anyone looking to grow globally in the travel sector and beyond.
2024-05-0345 min
Building And Growing#43 - Transforming distribution across the fragmented car rental marketAmmar and Lucas discuss Finalrentals, which enables small and medium car hire companies to transform their operations and distribute via online channels across the world. The car rental market is fragmented, with local SMEs representing more than 50% of the market. Finalrentals and its franchisees now serve more than 32 countries, bringing low-cost car rental solutions to consumers from Wales, to the UAE and USA and many more.
Franchisees receive access to a CRM system that is specifically designed for the car rental network, allowing them to see bookings, customer information, legal documents, and revenue reports...
2023-07-0338 min
DeepTalk #WhenTalkingIsCuringFutsal, Music, Politeknik Negeri Jember, Jember - AMMAR AKHTAR ADDANY - M.ADITIYA GILANG ROMADHON AMMAR AKHTAR ADDANY /E41211319
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Topic : Futsal, Music, Politeknik Negeri Jember, Jember
Description : Aditiya has a hobby of writing and listening to music. he likes to
share his story about any genre of music he likes with his friend Ammar. Ammar
likes futsal, he also shares stories about how he started to like futsal
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2021-10-0711 min
The Abez Show's PodcastEP9: Simplicity is very Powerful | The Abez Show with Ammar and Abe #RealTalkNoNonsenseIn this ninth episode, we have Ammar Akhtar, the Founder and CEO of Finalrentals, a car rental booking marketplace in the UAE founded in March 2016 which is today the largest car rental platform in the UAE. Winner of Gulf Capital SME Award 2018, the startup is now growing by leaps and bounds. Ammar is also the brain behind the online booking systems for Budget, Thrifty, Dollar and many other companies in the UAE. Ammar’s dream is to make car rental reservations as easy as renting a movie from Netflix or ordering food from Zomato and he would like to cr...
2021-05-0525 min
The Untold Story ToldEpisode 26 - The Untold Story Told Podcast with Ammar AkhtarToday we have with us : Ammar Akhtar. This podcast is a collaboration with Ammar as the Podcast host for : “The Story Heros”. Ammar Akhtar is an entrepreneur based in UAE since 2007 and has formed several successful initiatives since then mostly inclined towards mobility and technology. Also is the member startup mentorship committee in Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Centre.
He is the Founder and CEO of Finalrentals.com which is the largest car rental marketplace place in the UAE. Won the best digital business of the year 2018 (Gulf Capital Meed Award).
Nominated as top 5 disruptors to watch out for by SME10X in 2...
2021-01-1951 min
Story Warriors#22: How Ammar Akhtar Turned Around His Startup & Found A Better Way To Live"The moment I came to Dubai, I was like, 'Man, this is the place where I need to be," said Ammar Akhtar, Founder and CEO of Finalrentals.com. Ammar had grown up in a small town in Pakistan, the oldest of seven siblings, working 18-hour days to help the family make ends meet.
Dubai saw one consulting gig after another, but the aspiring startup entrepreneur hadn't moved to Dubai for gigs. He wanted to launch something big, and he went for it. And within a year, he was broke.
So Ammar went to visit...
2021-01-1629 min
The Banker PodcastBanking under pressure Episode 72: The collaborative digital financial landscapeAmmar Akhtar, co-founder and chief executive of Yobota, speaks to James King about the growing use of third party service and technology providers by legacy financial institutions, as well as key developments in the market for core banking platforms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Code[ish]The Challenges of Bespoke Solutions in a Regulated WorldGreg Nokes, a Master Technical Architect with Heroku, interviews two members of Yobota, a banking systems provider: Ammar Akhtar, its CEO and co-founder, and James Maidment, the head of Technical Operations. The financial industry is heavily regulated. As it stands, it was only until about 2016 that the UK (where Yobota is based) gave favorable guidance for vendors to operate in the cloud. As a service provider, the banks that use Yobota are audited by the Financial Conduct Authority. As part of that audit, every single deployment performed over a year is examined. Regulators select a random set of them...
2020-11-1729 min
Chicken & Dreams11. Covid-19 vs. Sick KidsI MADE IT! I survived covid-19 long enough to post the season finale of Chicken & Dreams. I make this episode a family affair getting my cousin Mohsin, a clinical researcher at Sick Kids Hospital, on the show. We discuss how he's coping working from home and at the hospital and how bad covid is compared to the SARS outbreak back in 2003.
2020-05-2226 min
Polite But SavageEntrepreneurship & Mental Well-being with Ammar AkhtarWe take a close look at why mental well-being is such a crucial factor for entrepreneurs, especially during a pandemic, and how one can achieve that zen state of mind by themselves.You can find him on:Instagram: @entrepreneur_dubaiLinkedin: Ammar AkhtarWebsite: http://www.finalrentals.com/
2020-05-2145 minChicken & Dreams10. Covid-19 vs. RestaurantsI caught up with Maisarah, owner of Chachi's Chai Bar in Scarborough to hear how restauranteurs like her are coping with covid, customers, landlords and predatory food apps.
2020-05-1524 minChicken & Dreams9. Covid-19 vs. Essential Retail WorkersI get Rudaina on the line to talk through her experience working at Wal-Mart during this pandemic and how the retail giant is coping with the virus. Rudaina goes further lamenting the end of her undergrad life and envisioning the job prospects in these uncertain times.
2020-04-2626 minChicken & Dreams8. Covid-19 vs. New York City and Mental HealthI bring Omar Shareef, a psychiatrist in New York and co-founder of Muslim Thrive to talk speak about his experiences dealing with Covid-19 in New York, the politics sorrounding the relief efforts and how this pandemic is impacting those with mental health illnesses and sound advice to combat it.
2020-04-1951 minChicken & Dreams7. Covid-19 vs. FloridaThe U.S. has been hit hard by Covid-19. I check in with Meryam, a pediatrician in Florida to see how the state is coping with the virus. She walks me through the shortage of PPE, changing guidelines by the CDC, media hysteria, and the politics being played in front of your eyes.
2020-04-1430 minChicken & Dreams6. Covid-19 vs. Toronto's Arts and Entertainment IndustryDevon, an associate director of sales and engagement for Tafelmusik gives me a behind the scenes look into how the industry is coping with closure and the affects of Covid-19.
2020-04-1026 minChicken & Dreams5. Covid-19 vs. The GTA Housing MarketI bring Dawood Khan, a realtor for the Toronto and Durham region to run down how the housing and market is faring due to covid-19 and advice he has for potential buyers and sellers.
2020-04-1035 minChicken & Dreams4. Covid-19 vs. Data and the City of TorontoI drag my friend Shafquat to walk me through the data points behind Covid-19 and how the City of Toronto is handling the pandemic.
2020-04-0827 minChicken & Dreams3. Covid-19 vs. Grad StudentsKsenia is currently doing her PhD at Drexel University in Philadelphia and discusses how the university reacted to Covid-19, what students are upto in Zoom meetings and how she is more productive than ever without the need to venture outside.
2020-04-0827 minChicken & Dreams2. Covid-19 vs. RetailI have my friend Hamza who along with his brother and dad run multiple retail locations in Toronto. Hamza gives his perspective of how Covid-19 has affected small businesses and his prediction of the retail industry in Canada.
2020-04-0833 min
Chicken & Dreams1. Covid-19 vs. CharitiesI have my good friend Hassam Munir discuss how Islamic Relief Canada is tackling Covid-19 and the issues they face. Hassam goes into greater detail of how someone with an underlying condition can make it out alive in these trying times.
2020-04-0733 min
reframe with mona and farrukhre008: Building Innovative Products with Ammar AkhtarAmmar is an entrepreneur based in Dubai since 2007 and has formed several successful initiatives mostly inclined towards mobility and technology. Ammar is the brain behind the online booking systems for Budget, Thrifty, Dollar and many other companies in the UAE. He is the Founder and CEO of Finalrentals which is a car rental booking innovation startup in the UAE. Finalrentals.com has won the Gulf Capital SME Award as the “Digital Business of the Year” 2018. Ammar’s dream is to make car rental reservations as easy as renting a movie from Netflix or ordering food from Z...
2019-12-3000 min
The Drive To Succeed PodcastFrom Setback to Comeback with Ammar AkhtarAmmar Akhtar the Founder and CEO of Final Car Rentals a platform that helps customer find their ideal car online. In this episode We'll be taking you on a journey and peek through Ammar's lifestory while he shared his early struggles in building final car rentals and discover how Ammar lost 300,000 dirhams (AED) in a month and how he developed resilience in paying off his business debt. You will also learn the common mistakes of being an entrepreneur. And why your mindset is a very important asset when making a fair judgement. And finally discover Ammar's main drive to not...
2019-08-0838 min
Moments of Madness - The Weekly Personal Development ShowAmmar Akhtar - How to Build a Successful Business Against All Odds : 003Ammar Akhtar is Founder and CEO of a Successful International Business, 1CallGroup and FinalRentals, in Dubai. He is an Executive MBA student at the prestigious MIP - Politecnico di Milano in Italy and the probably one of our most energetic digital entrepreneurs out there. But this is only half of the story about why I invited him on the show. Ammar grew up in a poor family in Pakistan where startup and business wasn't part of a vocabulary he knew. Against all odds, he discovered his talent and since then nothing has been able to hold him back. Ammar is...
2017-12-0421 min