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Investor & Strategic Advisor
Nov 2023
qlub | Your Ultra-Fast Payments for Restaurants
qlub is revolutionizing the dining experience with ultra-fast, seamless payment solutions. Our technology lets customers pay in seconds by scanning a QR code – no app download required. From Pay-at-Table QR payments and Digital Menus to Order-and-Pay tech, Payment Links, and SoftPOS terminals, qlub streamlines the entire payment process, making it faster and more convenient for both diners and restaurants. Plus, splitting the bill with friends has never been easier!
We help restaurants focus on what they do best: providing exceptional dining experiences. By removing payment hassles, we increase table turnover and improve operational efficiency, boosting profits. Features like analytics, instant tipping and reviews, and automated accounting empower restaurants to thrive in today’s digital-first world.
Increase Efficiency, Boost Profits, Delight Guests
Whether youre a small bistro, global chain, or hotel, qlub’s solutions meet the unique needs of your restaurant. Our technology works seamlessly across casual dining, fine dining, and everything in between. With a growing presence in 10 markets and counting, qlub is rapidly expanding, bringing our fast, frictionless payment solutions to restaurants around the world.
Join over 3,000 restaurants worldwide already benefiting from qlub’s innovative restaurant tech solutions. Whether youre looking to streamline payments, improve table management, or enhance customer engagement, we’ve got you covered.
For Restaurants
Ready to elevate your payment experience and increase table turnover? Visit www.qlub.io to learn more.
For Foodies
Tell us your favorite restaurants where you’d love to spend less time waiting for the bill and more time enjoying your meal!!
Board Member
Jan 2020
Bahrain FinTech Bay is the largest FinTech Hub in the Middle East.
Located conveniently in the Arcapita Building, Bahrain FinTech Bay is a dedicated FinTech co-working space to position Bahrain as a regional FinTech hub.
Our partners include governmental bodies, financial institutions, corporates, consultancy firms, universities, associations, media agencies, venture capital and FinTech start-ups.
The objective is to bring the full spectrum of financial market participants and stakeholders together.
Bahrain FinTech Bay is located on the 3rd Floor of the Arcapita Building and comprises of:
10,000 sqf office
7 offices
21 hot desks
21 fixed desks
3 meeting rooms
2 event venues
1 studio
1 communal lounge
1 pantry
1 storage
Investor
Oct 2012
Traveler|VIP is the Middle East 1st luxury travel website – a curated & diversified collection of the best places to stay at the best price, guaranteed.
Whether you're traveling for work or on holiday, why not get the lowest price guaranteed AND exclusive hotel perks that you cannot get anywhere else? We hand select our hotels, whether it’s an ice hotel in Sweden or a luxury tented camp in the deserts of Arabia, and only offer the best hotels at each price point, so you don’t have to spend hours reading hotel reviews. We do all the work hard work for you!
Our guests want to feel, taste and experience a stay that is real, absolute bliss and extremely comfortable. They don’t want just want a great stay; they want an unforgettable one.
So what are you waiting for? Pamper yourself by staying at one of our curated hotel collection (personally reviewed by our travel experts) and enjoy amazing free perks (breakfast, late checkout, upgrade, WiFi and much more).
Traveler|VIP. It Matters Where You Stay.
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2026
Senior Partner, Client, Publicis Groupe | Publicis Sapient | Digitas
Jul 2026
Founded in 1926 by Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet, today Publicis Groupe is one of the largest communications groups in the world and a leader in marketing, communication, and digital business transformation, led by Arthur Sadoun, the third CEO in its history.
Publicis Groupe is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation. Publicis Groupe is a privileged partner in its clients’ transformation to enhance personalisation at scale. The Groupe relies on ten expertise concentrated within four main activities: Communication, Media, Data and Technology. Through a unified and fluid organisation, its clients have a facilitated access to all its expertise in every market. Present in over 100 countries, Publicis Groupe employs around 114,000 professionals.
Website: www.publicisgroupe.com
X: @PublicisGroupe
Instagram: @publicisgroupe
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/publicisgroupe
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/publicisgroupe
2024
Managing Director - Design, Product and Commerce
Aug 2024
Merkle, a dentsu company, powers the experience economy. For more than 35 years, the company has put people at the heart of its approach to digital business transformation. As the only integrated experience consultancy in the world with a heritage in data science and business performance, Merkle delivers holistic, end-to-end experiences that drive growth, engagement, and loyalty. Merkle’s expertise has earned recognition as a “Leader” by top industry analyst firms, in categories such as digital transformation and commerce, experience design, engineering and technology integration, digital marketing, data science, CRM and loyalty, and customer data management. With more than 16,000 employees, Merkle operates in 30+ countries throughout the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.
Managing Director | Chief Experience Officer - CXM MENAT
Jan 2024
We are dentsu. We team together to help brands predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities and create new paths to growth in the sustainable economy. We know people better than anyone else and we use those insights to connect brand, content, commerce and experience, underpinned by modern creativity. We are the network designed for what’s next.
2023
Investor & Strategic Advisor
Nov 2023
qlub | Your Ultra-Fast Payments for Restaurants
qlub is revolutionizing the dining experience with ultra-fast, seamless payment solutions. Our technology lets customers pay in seconds by scanning a QR code – no app download required. From Pay-at-Table QR payments and Digital Menus to Order-and-Pay tech, Payment Links, and SoftPOS terminals, qlub streamlines the entire payment process, making it faster and more convenient for both diners and restaurants. Plus, splitting the bill with friends has never been easier!
We help restaurants focus on what they do best: providing exceptional dining experiences. By removing payment hassles, we increase table turnover and improve operational efficiency, boosting profits. Features like analytics, instant tipping and reviews, and automated accounting empower restaurants to thrive in today’s digital-first world.
Increase Efficiency, Boost Profits, Delight Guests
Whether youre a small bistro, global chain, or hotel, qlub’s solutions meet the unique needs of your restaurant. Our technology works seamlessly across casual dining, fine dining, and everything in between. With a growing presence in 10 markets and counting, qlub is rapidly expanding, bringing our fast, frictionless payment solutions to restaurants around the world.
Join over 3,000 restaurants worldwide already benefiting from qlub’s innovative restaurant tech solutions. Whether youre looking to streamline payments, improve table management, or enhance customer engagement, we’ve got you covered.
For Restaurants
Ready to elevate your payment experience and increase table turnover? Visit www.qlub.io to learn more.
For Foodies
Tell us your favorite restaurants where you’d love to spend less time waiting for the bill and more time enjoying your meal!!
2022
Co-Founder
Jan 2022
When you are in the dine-in industry, every minute counts. Time spent waiting on the bill can be utilized to provide the kind of service that makes guests come back again and again.
So It’s time we call a Spade a SPADES and eliminate the wait.
Spades is a web-based solution that allows guests at restaurants to scan a unique QR code at each and every table to view the menu, go through their bill, split it in real-time with their friends if they desire to, tip the staff, and pay using their preferred payment method all in 10 seconds and in 2 taps.
With Spades, customers never wait, tables are turned faster, staff earns more tips, and all transactions are synced with the restaurant POS making it a seamless experience. The best part? All this with no set-up fee, no app downloads, no commitments!
Our mission is straightforward - Dine-in payments made simple.
Reach out and let us help you elevate the dine-in experience at your restaurant.
Drop us a line at sales@spadesapp.io
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