Our Speakers

Amira Soliman is leading Time Guardian Athar, a pioneering crypto-enabled financial solutions platform that seamlessly integrates crypto payments, DeFi lending, and secure digital asset management. With her expertise in Payment Solutions, TradFi and DeFi, she is driving Time Guardian Athar, enabling merchants, individuals, and businesses to benefit from cutting-edge blockchain technology. Born and raised in the UAE, Amira is an accomplished senior executive leader with 25+ years of experience in retail banking, payments, credit cards, consumer lending, and fintech innovation. Her expertise spans credit risk management, process digitalization, CRM optimization, portfolio management, customer loyalty, sales, and strategic partnerships across major financial institutions including Citibank, Credit Agricole, First Gulf Bank, and First Abu Dhabi Bank in the Middle East and Africa. She has led and recruited over 1,000 financial professionals, overseeing teams that drove 85% of consumer banking (conventional and Islamic finance). Her impact-focused leadership has consistently delivered high-revenue outcomes, exceeding AED 400M, and scaling financial product adoption across 10,000+ credit card and CASA accounts. She has spearheaded innovative payment solutions and retail lending products, successfully negotiating and activating 1,000+ strategic partnerships with industry leaders such as Masdar, ADNOC, Etihad Airways, Al Tayer, Al-Futtaim, Abu Dhabi Motors, Aldar, Emirates Takaful, Zurich, MetLife, and Salama. As Chief Risk Officer at Jingle Pay, Amira developed and executed the company’s operational and go-to-market strategies, driving product growth and strategic partnerships in the digital payments space.