- Saudi Arabian fintech Hala appoints Saleem Arshad as its new CTO.
- Arshad’s experience and knowledge will drive Hala’s expansion plans in the UK and European markets.
- Arshad previously served as CTO of Revolut India and as a board member at W1TTY, a personal finance app in Europe.
- His earlier experience includes roles at Barclays, BP, Accenture, and HSBC in technology leadership.
- Arshad aims to enhance Hala’s technology capabilities with the senior management team.
- Hala, founded in 2017 and based in Riyadh, is a Saudi fintech with a full license from the central bank, serving over 50,000 businesses and processing $3 billion in annual transactions.
- Hala acquired UAE-based payments start-up Paymennt.com in February this year.
