In the latest episode of our Leadership Series, filmed at the MEA Finance and Swift Leaders Banking Technology Innovation and Payments Summit in Riyadh on 8 October 2025, Samer Fawadleh, Regional Director for Eastnets, shares valuable insights into what makes the Kingdom’s banking and financial services landscape unique.
He discusses how Eastnets is empowering financial institutions beyond the local Swift service bureau and introduces Taakeed, their new payments confirmation service. Designed to help banks and financial institutions reduce fraud, strengthen transaction confidence, and enhance customer trust, Taakeed reflects Eastnets’ ongoing commitment to advancing security and innovation across the region’s fast-evolving financial ecosystem.
