Abdulla Qassem is a distinguished business leader with more than 35 years of impact across Technology, Finance, and Operations. Widely recognised for his strategic foresight and his ability to build high-performing organisations, he has played a defining role in shaping the modern financial and digital landscape of the UAE.

A visionary operator and entrepreneur, Abdulla founded Network International, scaling it into one of the largest payment service providers in the Middle East and Africa and enabling it to attain a valuation of USD 3.3 billion at its FTSE 250 listing.

Abdulla has also founded Tanfeeth, the region’s first large-scale shared services organisation. With its 4000-employee strong workforce, Tanfeeth serves as the operational backbone for Emirates NBD, one of the leading banking groups in the Middle East. He continues to contribute as an entrepreneur across initiatives in payments and information technology and serves on several boards in the UAE and internationally.

As an Advisor at Clover Infotech, Abdulla will share his valuable insights and offer strategic guidance to the leadership team. He will play an important role as a trusted advisor in expanding the company’s presence in the UAE and accelerating the company’s foray into newer markets in the Middle East. His experience and counsel will be immensely helpful in enabling Clover Infotech’s leadership team to strengthen its positioning as a leading managed services provider and digital transformation partner across the region’s banking ecosystem.