Ayman Essawy

The Co-founder & CEO of Connect money, the uprising banking one-stop-shop providing embedded finance services. Ayman also co-founded Lucky ONE, Egypt’s leading consumer fintech platform. In 2022, Lucky was recognized by Forbes as one of the top 10 most funded fintechs in the Middle East & the 1st in Egypt.

As a serial entrepreneur in MEA region for over a decade & before embarking on the journey to build Connect & Lucky, co-founded Dsquares, currently the leading loyalty solutions provider in the region operating in 7 markets.

In addition, Ayman’s corporate career includes leadership roles at Vodafone & Temasek, angel invests & sits on the board of a few tech startups in Egypt.

Endeavor Egypt entrepreneur & board member.

Columbia business school alumni & studied electronics engineering.