Mubarak is the founder and CEO of NylaBank, Africa’s first digital Islamic bank. A seasoned fintech entrepreneur with over 8 years of experience, he has built and scaled tech startups across Africa. His first venture, which he successfully exited, raised $1.3 million to expand financial services for the unbanked.NylaBank’s mission is to empower 1 billion people through Shariah-compliant financial tools. As Africa’s first digital Islamic bank, it offers ethical financial products and services tailored to underserved communities. Mubarak has served on committees for impact-driven organizations and has been featured in TechCrunch, the BBC, and in New York’s Times Square. With expertise in strategy, user experience design, growth hacking, partnerships, and team building, Mubarak brings a dynamic skill set to the fintech space. His strengths include resilience, focus, creative thinking, and executing visionary ideas. Passionate about venture building, coaching, philosophy, and history, Mubarak thrives at the intersection of innovation and purpose.

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The Milken-Motsepe Prize in FinTech: Exclusive Pitch Session (Invite only)

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