MadfooatCom

Founder: Nasser Saleh Funding: $6.8 million Investors: Etihad Bank, Capital Bank, Cairo Amman Bank, APIC

Country: Jordan, 2011

E-payments company, MadfooatCom, was established in 2011 to disrupt cash payments in emerging markets. In 2014, it won the bid for the Central Bank of Jordan’s project to build and operate eFAWATEERcom—the national electronic bill and payment service in Jordan. Saleh has over 20 years of experience in IT, banking and consultancy. He graduated from the University of Jordan in 1995 with a major degree in electrical engineering.