Why The Middle East is The Fintech Region to Watch

Martorano is the CEO of Monty Finance, which operates neobanking platform MyMonty and payment gateway MontyPay. Monty Finance originated in Lebanon and is headquartered in London.

In this article, he lays out why companies from this part of the world are well positioned to succeed in the global fintech market place.

In a recent study, fintech accelerator SuperNovaeLabs looked into the main success factors for fintech companies. It found that the three biggest drivers for success by far were: targeting the underbanked, innovation and product quality.