Mohamed Alabbar Chairman, Zand/Founder, Noon.com Despite having established his stronghold over the Dubai property market with his company Emaar, businessman Mohamed Alabbar has not shied from supporting new and innovative ventures. He started e-commerce firm noon in 2016 to create a major regional player in the digital retail space. Leveraging its experience and reach, noon has partnered with government departments to enable small-scale entrepreneurs and startups in Ajman and Abu Dhabi to gain a wide platform for their products. Alabbar’s latest venture has come in the form of Zand, which is being touted as the world’s first digital bank. As its chairperson, Alabbar will oversee its strategy of aiming to be a digital economic accelerator. Related Stories Mohamed Alabbar in talks with Jared Kushner for Serbia project Mohamed Alabbar confirms participation in Budapest project Emaar plans a hike in dividends in 2023, no IPO for noon: Mohamed Alabbar Mohamed Alabbar to acquire stake in Yoox Net-a-Porter from Richemont UAE’s new digital bank Zand set to launch ‘imminently’ after Dubai Bank acquisition Emaar chief, Mohamed Alabbar, to chair new UAE digital bank You might also like Fahad Al Gergawi Mahmoud Adi and Shane Shin Mohamad Sabouneh Raja Al Mazrouei Abdullah Mutawi Salem Bou Aoun Hanan Harhara Al Yafei Louis Lebbos and Muhammed Mekki Kamal Hassan and Yousif Al Mutawa Ramesh Jagannathan Abdallah and Ghaith Yafi Noor Sweid Dr Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi Abdul Baset AI Janahi Shaker Zainal Sami Al Qamzi Mayank Singhal William Chappell Esam Mahmoud Khalfan Juma Belhoul, CEO, and Dr Noah Raford, chief of Global Affairs Sheikh Dr Rashid bin Hamad Bin Mohammed Al-Sharqi Hamad Buamim Vic Barreto Philip Bahoshy Dr Khalid Al Midfa Ammar Al Malik Ronaldo Mouchawar Sheikh Ahmed bin Saqr Al Qasimi Amir Milad Jad Antoun and Khalid Ashmawy Ritesh Tilani and Alper Celen Najla Al Midfa Walid Hanna Saygin Yalcin Gaurav Biswas John Tsioris Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed Samih Toukan Dany Farha Marwan Hachem Fadi Ghandour Magnus Olsson and Mudassir Sheikha Michael Lahyani Rashid Al Ghurair Eddie Maroun and Elie Habib Ambareen Musa Kunal Kapoor Sky Kurtz Jon Richards Mona Ataya Bader Ataya, Mohamad Ballout, Andres Arenas and Saman Darkan Jad Sayegh, Nadine Mezher and Mark Chahwan Michael Truschler Fodhil Benturquia Hosam Arab Vilhelm Hedberg Craig Moore Donna Benton Huda Kattan Mohamed Khaled Maaz Sheikh Talal Bayaa, Brian Habib and Tarek Bayaa