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India processed over 228 Bn UPI transactions in 2025, with a total value nearing ₹300 Lakh Cr, surpassing the combined…
India processed over 228 Bn UPI transactions in 2025, with a total value nearing ₹300 Lakh Cr, surpassing the combined…
Fintech startups in Qatar have enormous opportunities to innovate and expand within the payments sector, with small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) financing and embedded payments for small merchants remaining massively underserved, according to a Doha-based fintech executive. The expat remittance corridor, which represents “billions of dirhams in annual flows,” is ripe for disruption through better user experience and lower fees, Dr Devid Jegerson, the CEO of PayLater, told Gulf Times in an exclusive interview. Dr Jegerson said cross-border Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL), which enables Qatari consumers to shop internationally on flexible terms, “is almost entirely untouched.” He said a significant opportunity also exists in the infrastructure layer, covering identity verification, fraud prevention, and credit scoring built for the region’s unique demographics, including a large transient population with thin credit files. On how Qatar’s commitments to entrepreneurship will shape the future of fintech and payments in the country, Dr Jegerson said the expansion of the Qatar Investment Authority’s (QIA) Fund of Funds programme and the hosting of Web Summit Qatar are structural investments that will compound over a decade. “QIA’s fund-of-funds strategy is particularly significant because it draws international venture capital into the ecosystem through local co-investment, bringing not just money but also networks, talent, and global standards,” he said. He said Web Summit Qatar puts Doha on the map of cities where serious founders and investors want to be, and that gravitational pull is underestimated. “When the right people are in the same room, ideas accelerate,” Dr Jegerson pointed out. Dr Jegerson said, “Qatar is not trying to build a startup ecosystem through press releases – it is building the connective tissue: capital, talent pipelines, regulatory sandboxes, and global visibility. That infrastructure takes time, but it lasts.” On the role of government-backed programmes in helping startups scale globally, Dr Jegerson said the most important role the government can play is to be a demanding first customer and a trustworthy regulator. “A demanding first customer sets the bar high and gives startups the credibility to open any door in the world. A trustworthy regulator creates the certainty that allows founders to invest confidently in their technology and their people,” he said. He said government institutions can also play a vital role as connectors, facilitating introductions between Qatari startups and sovereign partners in the GCC, Africa, and Southeast Asia, regions where Qatar’s diplomatic relationships open doors that no private company could open alone. …
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