Basil Al Askari, the Co-Founder & CEO of MidChains, is an entrepreneur with a keen focus on the virtual asset trading platform sector. His previous experiences with Mubadala Capital and GE Capital have equipped him with the knowledge to propel MidChains to the forefront of the global cryptocurrency landscape. Al Askari is driving innovation and growth in both retail and institutional markets with MidChains and his entrepreneurial journey embodies a fusion of financial acumen and visionary leadership.
We’re delighted to feature Raza Rizvi, a renowned Middle East-based lawyer among our esteemed Crypto Oasis Visionaries 2024!
Raza is a Partner at international firm Simmons & Simmons where he helped set up the region’s first tech-focused legal practice almost 20 years ago. Over the years, Raza has helped a variety of businesses on complex and high profile projects involving emerging technologies. As a veteran in the legal services domain, Raza has been involved at the early ideation stage with the now mature emerging tech initiatives across the UAE and Saudi Arabia and has led on several “first of its kind” projects in the regional TMT and FinTech sectors. He’s helped international businesses from both East and West navigate the complexities of the region by providing full-service legal, regulatory and strategic support set against a deep understanding of international legal and regulatory trends. Raza leverages wide experience across data, AI, digital assets, media and telecoms regulation, payments and FinTech. Known for his innovative, out of the box and solution-oriented thinking, the multi-award winning teams Raza leads are often multi-disciplinary and comprise legal engineers, legal design experts, data scientists, legal project managers as well as world class technology lawyers.
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