
Boosting Revenue and Solving Payment Failures in Africa: Payment Orchestration Explained with Nader Abdelrazik
About this episode
Episode 132 is with Nader Abdelrazik, Co-Founder and CEO of MoneyHash, a company that addresses all payment needs, helping businesses build, optimise, and scale their payment infrastructure at any stage of growth.
MoneyHash recently raised $4.5 million to combat payment failures across the MEA region, despite a significant funding slowdown. They achieved this remarkable feat by tripling their revenue and increasing transaction volume by an astonishing 3,000% post-beta, making them a highly attractive investment.
Unlike many companies in the Middle East and Africa that replicate successful Western models, MoneyHash competes head-to-head with international players, standing on equal footing with their Western counterparts.
Nader is also passionate about the pressing issue of brain drain and the need for more category-defining companies in the region to retain top talent.
What We Discuss With Nader
- Identifying the need for a payment orchestration platform in the MEA region and the challenges initially faced.
- What differentiates MoneyHash's platform from other payment gateways in Africa?
- How does MoneyHash address payment failures, and what impact does this have on businesses in Africa?
- How businesses can expect to see a 10–20% increase in revenue through MoneyHash's solutions.
- What factors contributed to the tripling of revenue and the 3,000% increase in volume post-beta?
Did you miss my previous episode where I discuss Resilience, Creativity and Building Tech for Real Sectors: The Story of a Serial Entrepreneur Building in Africa? Make sure to check it out!
Like this show? Please leave us a review here -- even one sentence helps!
Connect with Terser on LinkedIn at Terser Adamu, and Twitter (X) @TerserAdamu
Connect with Nader on LinkedIn at Nader Abdelrazik, and Twitter (X) @naderfahim87
Many of the businesses unlocking opportunities in Africa don’t do it alone. If you’d like strategic support on entering or expanding across African markets, reach out to our partners ETK Group:
Get every episode summarized
Each time Unlocking Africa publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Hosts & guests
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
More from Unlocking Africa

What Happens When Rural African Women Gain Access to Mentorship, Education and E...
Unlocking Africa

Why Isn't Africa Turning Its Science Into Billion Dollar Companies? with Houda G...
Unlocking Africa

Can Africa Build a Sustainable Fashion Value Chain From Raw Material to Retail?...
Unlocking Africa

How Cascador Is Helping Africa's Growth Stage Businesses Navigate the "Messy Mid...
Unlocking Africa