Mostafa elNahhas is the CEO of Technology at Fawry and the CEO and Chairman of FIS (Fawry Integrated Systems) a subsidiary company and the Technology arm of Fawry, and a member of Fawry’s founding team. He holds more than 25 years of international experience in the Software industry across the field of EBPP, eCommerce, ePayment, eBanking, FinTech, Mobile Money and Travel technologies, El Nahhas drives Fawry’s broad technology operations by optimizing the management of development, analysis and design, solutions architecture, and information security; according to the latest industry trends, and compliant with international standards.

Mostafa holds a B.Sc. in Computer Systems Engineering from Alexandria University, and Executive MBA from the American University in Cairo. He also holds a certification in Business and Marketing strategy from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University; and certification of Leadership and Management from The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) in USA.

Prior to joining Fawry, Mostafa served as Software Architect and Subject Matter Expert for major international software companies including HP, Atos Origin and EDS. Elnahhas served in key roles across various successful projects for major clients such as: the Saudi Ministry of Finance, SADAD Payment System, and the Saudi Public Pension Agency in KSA; as well as Reichhold, General Motors, and AirFare, in the USA; and ComponentSource in the United Kingdom.

Elnahhas is also active Angel Investor, Technology Advisor and Mentor for many of the Startups and FinTech companies in the Egyptian and Middle Eastern ecosystems.