Executive Management
Fadi Salim Al Faqih
Group Chief Executive Officer
Fadi Salim Al Faqih is a senior international banker and strategic institutional reformer with over 25 years of experience across the Middle East and Africa, specializing in regulatory compliance, financial inclusion, and cross-border banking modernization.
Fadi’s career is marked by leading high-stakes financial institution turnarounds in some of the world’s most complex jurisdictions.
In parallel, he continues to advocate for fintech innovation and financial inclusion. He founded Trice, a blockchain-based trade finance platform aimed at disintermediating traditional correspondent structures, and Aurum Finance, a DIFC-regulated electronic money institution leveraging tokenized gold for payments. His forward-leaning vision combines real-world banking experience with practical technology deployment in high-risk markets.