Who We Are
The Incubator
Rakiza is a Lebanese NGO dedicated to furthering economic opportunities for the financially disadvantaged in the Arab world.
For the last two years, Rakiza has organized the Arab Financial Inclusion Innovation Prize (AFIIP), which has rewarded and supported solutions that can increase access to financial services in the region and reduce their costs.
AFIIP Team
A pioneer in the field of microfinance in the region, as a founding member of Al Majmoua and Sanabel, Reda has focused his attention over the last decade on innovation in the private sector across the fields of insurance and finance.
Alexander is an independent consultant on financial inclusion and works with a wide range of private and public sector organisations, including the World Bank Group, Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, and Finance in Motion. Alexander’s focus is on financial innovation, gender-lens investing and sustainable microfinance. Alexander holds an honours degree in Arabic, International Relations and History of Art and speaks French, Spanish, Arabic and Russian.