Hosam Arab Co-founder and CEO, tabby Hosam Arab is a known name in the UAE’s entrepreneurial space. He cofounded online fashion retailer Namshi in 2011, and following its strong growth, was fully acquired by retail giant Emaar Malls in 2019 – the same year that Arab stepped down as its CEO. He then founded the buy-now-pay-later platform tabby in 2019. The fintech startup announced in December that it had raised $23m in a Series A funding round to fuel the company’s next stage of growth and scale its capabilities. The investment came following a $7m round in June 2020, which Arab said will be used to launch and expand the startup in the Saudi Arabian market. Related Stories Tabby’s Hosam Arab on payment trends, IPO plans and 24 Fintech 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 Mohamed Alabbar Saygin Yalcin Gaurav Biswas John Tsioris Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed Samih Toukan Dany Farha Fadi Ghandour Marwan Hachem 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 Vilhelm Hedberg Craig Moore Donna Benton Huda Kattan Mohamed Khaled Talal Bayaa, Brian Habib and Tarek Bayaa Maaz Sheikh