Mahi brings along 15+ years of financial services experience on 3 continents (Europe, Asia, Africa) and a global perspective, part of which at Deutsche Bank in Germany and a Deputy CEO’s tenure at a Swiss Financial Holding’s portfolio bank. He co-spearheaded the establishment of a commercial bank in Africa.

Fluent in open banking and fintech-bank partnerships, Mahi led Canada’s National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association’s open banking thought leadership initiative in support of the design of a made-in Canada open banking regime. He previously championed the European multi-corporate open innovation platform “Fintech Europe” at Germany’s largest bank driving fintech adoption; in 2021 contributed alongside 280+ CEOs & leaders at global financial institutions to an eBook on “Fast-tracking fintech innovation in a legacy ecosystem”.

As part of building a view around fintech, Mahi spoke about “Open Innovation” at the 2020 Frankfurt Digital Finance Conference, “The State & Disruption of Fintech in 2020” at the AsiaBerlin Summit, “Fintech-Bank Partnerships: Why it matters” at the 2022 Angola Innovation Summit, and at numerous other venues. He participated in the 2017 G20 Summit in Germany.

Mahi is affiliated to various industry groups and organizations globally as an advisor, ambassador, etc.