Digital Payments 101: A Founder’s Guide

What you'll learn

How to choose the right PSP or payment gateway
When to build vs when to buy
Why settlements get delayed, and how to avoid nasty surprises
Refunds and chargebacks, how to manage them from day one

Why you should attend

Payments are not just a “Pay” button. They are a full system, and if you get it wrong, you will pay for it in collection, operations, and customer trust.

The next MENA SaaS Webinars session features Moataz Raafat, with 18 years of experience across banking, payments, and fintech, and hands on work building the payments infrastructure for Egypt’s native digital bank, onebank.

You will leave with practical answers to questions like:

How to choose the right PSP or payment gateway
When to build vs when to buy
Why settlements get delayed, and how to avoid nasty surprises
Refunds and chargebacks, how to manage them from day one
Gifts from our sponsors for live attendees

And what else would you like covered? Comment “SaaS” and drop your question if you have one, we will compile the questions and ask Moataz live.

Episode 3 is sponsored by:

Executive Mastery Camp
Dragify

MENA SaaS Webinar is part of the SaaS and AI services I provide. My goal is to help anyone who wants to learn or build a SaaS and AI driven company. You can join the community here: The SaaS Majlis https://lnkd.in/dgANAARK

More about hosts & guests

Mohamed Elsherif

Founder of ASaaSI ME

I help MENA entrepreneurs and founders understand and build SaaS AI products the right way, to the right people, in the right context.

👉 15+ years of hands-on experience building and operating SaaS and AI products across MENA.
👉 Trained over 1000+ experts globally on SaaS, AI, or Marketing
👉 Hands-on with 130+ consultations with SaaS companies of all sizes.
👉 Former COO of Crowd Analyzer, an AI Media Intelligence SaaS
👉 Recognized by Favikon as #1 Arab content creator in SaaS

Moataz Raafat

Head of Payment Platforms

Results-driven professional with 17+ years of expertise in software development, architecture, banking technology, fintech, and digital transformation. Specializing in digital payments, Cards Payments, and ATM switching, I bring a unique blend of hands-on technical proficiency and strategic business acumen. My career showcases a track record of delivering innovative and scalable solutions, from envisioning robust architectures to ensuring seamless integration of digital payment platforms for enhanced user experiences.

As a Technology Leader in building a green field digital bank, I successfully led end-to-end delivery of payment platforms, contributing to the establishment of a thriving digital bank payments ecosystem.

Previous experience as a regional account manager in a payment software solution provider honed my ability to bridge technical capabilities with business needs, fostering strong client relationships and driving business growth in the banking and fintech sector. My dual proficiency in technology and business uniquely positions me to contribute effectively to dynamic environments.