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Chari

Moroccan app for corner shops to order stock and offer payments, with its own payment licence

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temtem

temtem began as a mobility app and broadened into temtem One, a single app bringing together services including ride-hailing, e-commerce, home healthcare and payments.

Founders

FM featured MoroccoFintech

Ismael Belkhayat

Co-founder and CEOChari

Ex-BCG consultant who co-founded Chari, turning Moroccan corner shops into payment points

FM featured MoroccoFintech

Sophia Alj

Co-founder and COOChari

Ex-McKinsey consultant who co-founded Chari, Morocco's first VC-backed payment institution

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Kamel Haddar

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Founder and CEOtemtem

Former BearingPoint consultant who grew temtem from Algerian mobility into a multi-service…

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