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Money Fellows: Ahmed Wadi
Founding MENA · 1:07
He couldn’t get enough credit for his wedding.
So he went back to a savings system his family had used for generations: the gam’eya.
The first attempt failed. The company nearly died. He sold his car and motorcycles to keep it alive.
Today, Money Fellows has moved more than $1.5 billion.
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