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Omar Abdelwahed

Evaluator · DISC type csd
Co-Founder & CEO at Valify Solutions at Valify Solutions
📍 Egypt

Omar Abdelwahed is the Co-Founder and CEO of Valify Solutions, a company revolutionizing digital identity verification and customer onboarding in the MENA region. A graduate of The American University in Cairo with a B. S. in Computer Science, he has prior experience as a Product Development Manager at PayMob and a Mobile Application Developer at IBM.

He is passionate about shaping the future of technology from within the region, frequently speaking on panels about building AI locally. His focus is on driving digital transformation and expanding his companys influence across MENA and Africa to enhance accessibility and security within the banking and fintech sectors.

Unique fact: Omars company, Valify, successfully secured approval from Egypts Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) to issue digital contracts and registries.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder & CEO at Valify Solutions
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Egypt
Personality Overview

How Omar shows up

Thorough Evaluator
Fast But Analytical
Hard To Convince

They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service

Priorities

Topics Omar cares about

Digital Onboarding
His company, Valify, focuses on streamlining customer onboarding through automated data extraction, facial recognition, and liveness detection to prevent fraud.
Regional AI Development
He is a vocal advocate for building AI capabilities from within the MENA region, not just for it, participating in high-level discussions on the topic.
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Career

Work history

1-2019
Co-Founder & CEO at Valify Solutions
Valify Solutions
3-2017 - 1-2019
Product Development Manager
PayMob
8-2016 - 3-2017
Mobile Application Developer
IBM
2-2016 - 8-2016
Justcads Co Founder
Self employed
In the press

Media appearances

My Morning Routine: Omar Abdelwahed, co‑founder and CEO of Valify Solutions. Featured in EnterpriseAM Egypt
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Meet our founder of the week: Valify Solutions’ Omar Abdelwahed. Featured in EnterpriseAM Egypt
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Education
2011 - 2016
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
The American University in Cairo
2009 - 2011
International Baccalaureate and American Diploma
American International School in Egypt
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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