Raja Al Mazrouei, Exec. Vice President, Fintech Hive, Dubai International Finance Centre (UAE)

A visionary within the finance and technology sectors, Raja Al Mazrouei is an innovative and influential executive whose entrepreneurial spirit and passion for growth have been the driving forces behind her achievements and continue to fuel her ambition to strengthen the UAE’s global position as an innovation destination. She has held senior positions within IT, Operations, and Marketing at various organizations, including Dubai Holding, the National Bonds Corporation, and the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). As the Executive Vice President of the FinTech Hive, she brings together leading financial institutions, government entities, technology partners, venture capital firms, Funds, Startups and entrepreneurs to realize a common goal of driving the UAE’s national innovation agenda and shaping the future of financial services. The rapid growth of the FinTech Hive under Raja’s leadership has been recognized globally and ranked as one of the world’s best financial innovation labs by Global Finance Magazine. In addition, she has been named one of the top 100 Women in FinTech by Innovate Finance, the 50 Most Influential Women in Middle East Finance by Dow Jones’ Financial News, the top 100 Power Businesswomen in The Middle East by Forbes, and MENA Fintech Leader of the year by Entrepreneur magazine. In addition, she holds positions on the boards of Etihad Credit Insurance, Zand Digital bank, National Cement Company and Al Masraf Arab Bank for Investment & Foreign Trade.