eFinance Chief Ibrahim Sarhan Joins CNBC Arabia’s 2026 List of Top Regional Business Leaders
Ibrahim Sarhan, Chairman and Managing Director of eFinance Investment Group, has been selected for CNBC Arabia’s 2026 list of 100 influential business leaders shaping the economic landscape of the Middle East.
The recognition places Sarhan among a cross-sector group of executives, founders and institutional leaders whose companies have delivered measurable economic impact while contributing to innovation and long-term growth across regional markets.
CNBC Arabia’s list is not presented as a ranking. Candidates are assessed against five areas covering financial performance, economic influence, innovation, corporate governance, and the ability to deliver resilient and sustainable results through changing economic conditions.
Sarhan’s inclusion reflects the role he has played in building eFinance from a government-focused digital payments platform into an integrated financial technology and digital infrastructure group serving a broad range of economic sectors.
Founded in 2005, the company has become closely linked to Egypt’s transition toward electronic government services and cashless payments. Its activities now extend across payment infrastructure, transaction processing, smart-card services, digital marketplaces, cloud technology and outsourced business solutions.
The group also operates through a portfolio of subsidiaries and investments spanning digital payments, e-commerce, healthcare technology and other platforms supporting the digitisation of public and private-sector services.
Sarhan has more than three decades of experience across financial technology, telecommunications and information technology. Before establishing eFinance, he held management positions at ICL, Triangle and Raya Integrated Solutions.
Under his leadership, eFinance listed its shares on the Egyptian Exchange in 2021, opening a new phase in the group’s expansion and strengthening its position as one of Egypt’s most prominent publicly traded financial technology companies.
Beyond his executive role, Sarhan has participated in business and industry bodies including the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt, the software and information technology industry community, and the Federation of Egyptian Industries.
The latest recognition highlights the growing regional visibility of Egyptian technology executives as digital payments, financial inclusion and government digitisation become increasingly central to economic development across the Middle East.