UAE payments company Network International launches Emiratisation project for fintech roles

UAE payments company Network International launches Emiratisation project for fintech roles

Dubai: After banks and insurers, fintechs in the UAE are starting on their own Emiratisation programmes. Network International, the payments processing company, is launching ‘Al Mostaqbal Al Emirati’ targeted at recent graduates who are open to a career within financial services. But Network International’s CEO says it needn’t all be for roles in pure fintech. “We’re not just looking for people who come in with education related to the fintech industry, for example, mathematics majors or computer science majors, said Nandan Mer. “We’re looking to hire people that come from all walks of life, because even though we are at the service of banks and merchants, we serve a very wide customer base, from grocery companies, airlines, hotel chains, home-grown entities and the government as well. Therefore, we need people who understand the fundamentals of business and that too of all kinds of businesses. “Through this programme, we welcome people from all backgrounds because the remit of the company is so wide and we seek to provide them with a suitable work environment.” Currently, there are multiple programmes being run to fast-track the entry of UAE nationals into roles within the private sector. The government-backed Nafis programme is fitting out