Mohamed MEKOUAR

Experience

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  Upline Group

  Jan 1993 - Jun 2009

  Managing Director

  I co-founded this company in 1993 with two other partners. Initially, a reasearch boutique, Upline evolved to a fully fledged investment bank. The scope of my involvment was developing an asset management arm including mutual fund and alternative asset management. In 2009, the three founding partners accepted the acquisition offer of Banque Centrale Populaire the largest retail bank in Morocco.

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  Odyssey Resources

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2008

  Board Member

  Helps this junior listed Canadian company have a foothold in Morocco. Support the company's efforts to increase its mining permits portfolio. Odyssey used to have a regional strategy in the MENA aera before divesting and focusing R&D on its domestic market.

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  PayLogic

  Feb 2010 - now

  Chairman

  Information Technology company which developed an in-house EFT software. PayLogic has succeeded to sell its software and integration services to 43 customers in 12 different countries.PayLogic is a fast-growing provider of Electronic Payment Solutions, focusing on promoting the digital payments ecosystem. The company is known for its forward-thinking culture and management practices that are grounded in core values. It is recognized as a dynamic and innovative enabler, offering seamless, streamlining, and cost-effective payment solutions in numerous countries.PayLogic is guided by key principles in its daily operations, including Customer Commitment, Integrity, Teamwork, Respect for People, and a Passion for delivering premium value through innovative, tech-savvy, secure, and scalable solutions.The company's solutions have a wide functional coverage and feature an open architecture, modularity, and high parameter-based capabilities. They are utilized by various players in the industry, such as banks, telecom operators, national/regional switches, and other institutions across more than 50 countries.PayLogic has developed expertise in E-Security engineering and has established partnerships with leading companies in this field, notably with Thales Group, where it holds the most active partner status and the highest number of references in Africa. The company provides global business solutions, along with engineering packages that encompass integrated solutions development, deployment, customization, and maintenance. Show less