NEWS & INSIGHT
PEOPLE combines lightweight technology, internet of things, and advanced analytics that will revolutionise the standards of global freight transport by saving 205 million trees, reducing C02 emissions by 65 million tons every year, saving more than 20.5 billion litres of fossil fuel yearly, and moving 40 million tons of cargo at no additional cost or additional C02 emissions every year. MBA ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR The MBA Entrepreneur of the Year award celebrates the achievements of successful alumni in innovative world-class business strategy, but also showcases Business Schools that are nurturing a spirit of enterprise and ambition. This award is open to entrepreneurs with organisations that have been running between 18 months and five years. The MBA Entrepreneur of the Year award is one of the most distinguished awards in the industry. AMBA has developed the MBA Entrepreneur of the Year award to encourage and promote the value of entrepreneurship in the current competitive climate, and to highlight its importance in the global market. In this category, the gold award was presented to Ximena Aleman, Escuela de Postgrados en Negocios, Universidad ORT Uruguay (Uruguay) for ‘Prometeo Open Banking’. Ximena Aleman is Co-founder and Co-CEO at Prometeo, the largest Open Banking platform in Latin America, providing access to information and payments across 80 APIs from 35 financial institutions in 10 countries. In a little over two years, Prometeo has been able to gain the trust of major financial institutions such as Santader and Citibank, and has gained the support of investors from Silicon Valley, Europe and Asia. Over the past six years, Ximena has pushed fintech innovation, building three fintech startups and pioneering open banking adoption across the region. As a leader in her field, she has used her voice to promote female entrepreneurship in Latin America, and create awareness of the funding gap for women-led startups. The judges made the decision to award silver to Farwah Tapal, Esade Business School, Ramon Llull University (Spain), for ‘Oraan’. They awarded bronze to Moustafa El-Shenety, AUC School of Business, The American University in Cairo (Egypt), for ‘Zilla Capital’.
In some categories, the judges were so impressed with the finalists that they have awarded bronze and silver awards
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