Walid Hassouna
Founder & CEO•valU
Al Jizah, Egypt
Founder
Connect
Expertise
Structured Finance
Project Finance
Investment Banking
Debt Capital Markets
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
Syndicated Loans
Islamic Finance
Buy-Now Pay-Later (BNPL)
Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFI)
Fintech
Microfinance
Leasing
Factoring
Mortgage Finance
Primary Sector
Payments
1Roles
0Investments
-Raised
Biography
Walid Hassouna is the Founder and CEO of valU, Egypt's first Buy-Now Pay-Later (BNPL) fintech platform in the Middle East. He serves as Chairman of Paytabs Egypt and Vice Chairman of EFG EV Fintech, and sits on multiple boards including KarmSolar and Robinson College of Business. With over 22 years of experience spanning banking and non-bank financial institutions, he previously led EFG Hermes' NBFI platform and Debt Capital Markets activities. His expertise encompasses structured finance, project finance, investment banking, M&As, and syndicated loans. He has closed transactions exceeding USD 15 billion and topped MENA league tables in syndicated loans.
Education
C
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)
Cairo University
J
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University
C
Islamic Finance Qualification (IFQ)
CISI-UK
Languages
ArabicEnglish
Awards
- 🏆valU named Fintech Company of the Year at Entrepreneur Middle East Tech Innovation Awards 2021
- 🏆valU named Best Buy-Now Pay-Later platform at Entrepreneur Middle East Leaders in Fintech Awards 2021
- 🏆Topped MENA region league table in syndicated loans while at Banque Misr
- 🏆Executed several award-winning deals in project finance and M&As in Egypt and GCC
- 🏆valU awarded multiple times at Entrepreneur Middle East Leaders in Fintech Awards
