# Mo Ali Yusuf

> Mo Ali Yusuf is the Dubai-based co-founder and CEO of Fuze, which provides digital asset infrastructure to banks, fintechs and enterprises. His career includes Visa and Checkout.com, and he co-chairs the MENA Fintech Association’s Digital Assets Working Group. His public writing spans ecommerce, digital payments and institutional adoption of new financial technology.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Fuze
- **Organizations:** Fuze, Visa, Checkout.com, MENA Fintech Association, O2Pay
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Concordia University, MBA, London Business School
- **Known for:** Named in LinkedIn’s 2020 Top Voices in the Gulf list., Co-founded Fuze, which announced $14 million seed funding in 2023 and a $12.2 million Series A in 2025., Appointed co-chair of the MENA Fintech Association’s Digital Assets Working Group in 2023.

## Career timeline

- **2009-2010** — MBA studies at London Business School.
- **2015** — Wamda author biography identifies him as director of Emerging Products & Innovation at Visa in Dubai; publishes ecommerce commentary.
- **2020-2022** — Regional Manager for MENAP at Checkout.com; Crunchbase records November 2020 to December 2022.
- **2022** — Co-founds Fuze with Arpit Mehta and Srijan Shetty; 2023 seed coverage dates establishment to 2022.
- **2023** — Fuze announces $14 million seed funding in September; Yusuf becomes a Digital Assets Working Group co-chair in October.
- **2025** — Fuze announces $12.2 million Series A funding, co-led by Galaxy and e& capital.

## Achievements

- Named in LinkedIn’s 2020 Top Voices in the Gulf list.
- Co-founded Fuze, which announced $14 million seed funding in 2023 and a $12.2 million Series A in 2025.
- Appointed co-chair of the MENA Fintech Association’s Digital Assets Working Group in 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Discussed practical AI skills and the continuing need for human accountability in an interview quoted by The National on October 1.
- **2026-06** — Fuze announced a partnership with Halborn to support secure institutional digital asset services.
- **2025-05** — Fuze announced a $12.2 million Series A and reported over $2 billion in digital asset volume processed since launch.

## Links

- Website: https://fuze.finance/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moaliyusuf/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/MoAliYusuf

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Last updated: 2026-10-14