Tamara
Sami Louali is an accomplished executive with a diverse background in leadership and strategic development across various sectors. Currently serving as Chief Revenue Officer and Managing Director for UAE and the Rest of GCC at Tamara since June 2023, Sami has previously held significant roles at Jumia Group from April 2012 to June 2023, including EVP and Group Managing Director of JumiaPay, EVP of Strategy, Investor Relations, and Corporate Development, as well as co-founder and co-CEO of Jumia Market/Kaymu and CEO of Jumia Morocco. Sami's early career includes roles in global venture development at Rocket Internet GmbH and consulting at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, alongside co-founding a company in the photovoltaic sector and experiences in equity derivatives at BNP Paribas and Commerzbank. Sami's educational background encompasses a Master's in Financial Mathematics and Computer Science from École nationale des ponts et chaussées, an MBA in Business Economics from Collège des Ingénieurs, and a Master's degree in Financial Mathematics from Université Paris-Est Créteil.
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Tamara
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Tamara is MENA’s leading payments innovator, focused on providing a seamless experience for merchants and customers through fair and transparent financial solutions. The company’s flagship Buy Now Pay Later platform lets shoppers split their payments online and in-store with no interest and no hidden fees. Tamara was founded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in late 2020 by serial entrepreneur Abdulmajeed Alsukhan, Turki Bin Zarah and Abdulmohsen Al Babtain. It has since grown to more than 200 employees in offices around the world in KSA, UAE, Germany and Vietnam. The company’s $110 million Series A round in 2021 - led by Checkout.com - broke records as the largest-ever in the Middle East and to date it has raised $216 million in equity and debt. Tamara has over 3 million customers and more than 4,000 partner merchants including leading global and regional brands like IKEA, SHEIN, Adidas, Namshi and Jarir plus local SMEs.