V Engage is a growth and payments advisory firm built for the complexity of Egypt, North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa. We combine deep institutional relationships, regulatory know-how, and hands-on execution to clear the path — whether you are new to payments or scaling an established operation.
Founder & CEO · V Engage
Omar El Moataz is the Founder & CEO of V Engage — a payments executive with nearly 20 years of experience across Egypt, North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Whether you are an established institution modernising your stack or a company entering payments for the first time, V Engage brings the access, clarity, and execution to move you forward.
"At Mastercard, grew the digital payments ecosystem 30× in under six years. At Nymcard, served as General Manager for Egypt & Africa, positioning it among the country's leading BaaS players."
V Engage offers partnership models built around your stage — from market intelligence to full strategic execution — working with fintechs, banks, NBFIs, telcos, and government entities across Africa and MENA.
Nearly two decades in financial technology and payment systems across Egypt, Africa, and MENA
Grew Mastercard's digital payments ecosystem 30× in under six years
Institutional relationships with regulators, networks, banks, and fintechs
Egypt, North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa — active operating presence
Aligned to the services we deliver — each domain a capability V Engage has built, scaled, and executed across the MEA region.
Regulated entry across Egypt, North & Sub-Saharan Africa — the licensing ladder, entity setup, partner identification, and GTM execution.
Wallets, card issuing & money movement, acceptance, lending, business banking, and savings — through to Regulator approvals.
Multi-stakeholder orchestration across switches, banks, telcos, fintechs, and governments — with Open Finance and API enablement.
Go-to-market, revenue diversification, pricing and partnerships — through to capital raising and investor relations.
The operating model plus the team to run it — role architecture, hiring strategy, onboarding, and executive coaching.
Global networks (Visa, Mastercard), domestic switches and instant-payment rails — certifications and programme design.
Built in Egypt. Scaled across Africa.
Two decades of institutional access — activated for you.
Operational presence and institutional relationships across four key regions.
Primary market and operating base. Deep Central Bank relationships, network access, and ecosystem coverage.
Regional ecosystem and advisory coverage. Regulatory navigation and partner access across the Maghreb.
Strategic expansion and partnerships. Mobile money, financial inclusion, and digital payment infrastructure.
Digital payments and fintech focus. UAE, KSA, and broader MENA digital economy engagement.
Senior-led from day one —
hands-on from strategy through execution.
Senior-led from day one — hands-on from strategy through execution. Tell us where you are and where you need to get to.
