ABG’s Dr. Wajeeha Awadh becomes the first Bahraini woman to be awarded a PhD in the FinTech domain

ABG’s Dr. Wajeeha Awadh becomes the first Bahraini woman to be awarded a PhD in the FinTech domain

Al Baraka Banking Group (ABG) proudly announced that Dr. Wajeeha Awadh, Section Head of Digital Banking and FinTech at the Group Headquarters, has become the first Bahraini woman to have been awarded a PhD in the FinTech domain. Dr. Awadh, whose studies were sponsored by Al Baraka Banking Group, received her PhD in Management with a research focus on FinTech from Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation in Malaysia. Her in depth research work and study has established her as one of the Group's and the Kingdom's leading  FinTech and digital banking experts. Her experience and contributions to the field are underscored by numerous awards. In 2019, she has been named among the Top 300 Most Influential Women in Islamic Business and Finance by Cambridge IFA as well as ranking 29th worldwide and the first in Bahrain. Having joined ABG in 2015, Dr. Awadh currently looks after the Group's comprehensive and pioneering digital transformation strategies and is presently engaged with several digital banking and FinTech projects Group-wide focusing on leveraging the power of technology to better serve and meet the fast evolving demands of customers and ensuring greater efficiency and productivity internally. Commenting, Mr. Adnan Ahmed Yousif, President