Middle East Business: Geidea launches fintech training for women in KSA – Gulf Digital News

Middle East Business: Geidea launches fintech training for women in KSA – Gulf Digital News

Geidea, a leading fintech company in Saudi Arabia, is launching an open and fully sponsored training program in partnership with The London Institute of Banking & Finance (LIBF) to support women in fintech in Saudi Arabia.

The six-week part-time course begins in February 2023 and is open to women who work in tech, fintech, or financial services. GeideAct is part of Geidea’s commitment to accelerate building an inclusive fintech sector. Graduates will receive a Certified Fintech Practitioner (CFP) qualification.

The program covers key fintech topics, including how fintech impacts business models across banking and finance, different strategies for growth, and how risk and regulation affect fintech development across the globe. Participants will also learn about the latest technologies and how they impact product design and distribution.

Renier Lemmens, Group CEO at Geidea said: “By providing women in Saudi Arabia with access to training and development, GeideAct delivers a more inclusive, and diverse Saudi fintech talent bank. GeideAct is all about accelerated learning, and as the largest fintech in Saudi Arabia, we are giving back to a vast pool of young talents to help them to become future fintech leaders.”

The CFP program is for early-to-mid career professionals and entails twice-weekly 45-minute sessions for six