
Rawad Nasser
Senior Strategy Consultant | Payments & Financial Services
Salaire / Taux journalier
Paris, France
Freelance, ouvert au CDI
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À propos
Introduction
Strategy consultant with 8+ years in payments and financial services, specializing in cross-border transactions and fintech due diligence. Delivered 15+ strategic engagements across 4 continents, identified $10M in annual savings for Fortune 500 clients, and led 5+ M&A transactions. Expert in market sizing, financial modeling, and C-level stakeholder management to drive strategic decisions.
Expérience de travail
Strategy Consultant
Edgar, Dunn & Company
févr. 2022 - Présent
4 ans 9 mois
Paris, France
Edgar, Dunn & Company (EDC) is a global strategy consultancy specialising in payments and financial services. - Led and contributed to 15+ strategic engagements across Europe, MENA, North America, and Africa, covering cross-border payments, card schemes, and payment processing - Delivered 5+ commercial and carve-out due diligences for fintechs and PE clients, with a focus on issuing/acquiring processors and merchant acquirers - Built robust market sizing and financial models for cross-border use cases (B2B, B2C, C2C, C2B), supporting investment and strategy decisions - Identified $10M in annual savings for a top airline via cost analysis of card acceptance fees, supporting renegotiation with acquirers and orchestration strategy - Evaluated customer benefit agreements between card issuers and networks, improving contract terms and incentives - Co-authored EDC’s annual Fintech Report and wrote thought leadership pieces on topics like domestic card schemes and stablecoins - Regularly presented to C-level stakeholders and supported business development via proposals and industry event participation
Moore Qatar
janv. 2016 - juil. 2020
4 ans 7 mois
Doha, Qatar
Senior Consultant
oct. 2019 - juil. 2020
10 mois
Doha, Qatar
• Business plan and assessment of impairment of asset for a large polysilicon facility (project cost over USD 1.5 billion); • Valuation of a Qatar-based traffic management solutions & contracting company for the purpose of sale of its entire shares; • Business plan of a large infrastructure and contracting company; • Business plan for a pharmaceutical facility where most of its production will be exported and we have succeeded to secure the loan from the bank (project cost USD 15 million); • Business plan for a governmental entity in oil & gas in order to be more cost efficient while keeping its Corporate Social Responsibility engagement to its employees and society; • Prepare presentations with the business development team for marketing purposes; • Feasibility Studies for various food & beverage companies; • Feasibility Study for various real estate projects including a 5-star hotel, a building complex and retail mall; • Feasibility study for several agriculture projects; • Financial Due Diligence for a trading company; • Developed the SME Tool Kit for a large Qatar-based Bank; • Prepared several information memorandums, and investment teasers; • Conducted several SME ratings and accreditation; • Basic understanding of IFRS and accounting practices.
Consultant
oct. 2018 - oct. 2019
1 an 1 mois
Doha, Qatar
Senior Associate
juil. 2017 - oct. 2018
1 an 4 mois
Doha, Qatar
• Key highlights included feasibility studies and business plans relating to companies operating in various sectors, including 3D printing, construction & contracting, real estate, agriculture, pharmaceutical, maritime, warehousing and manufacturing; • Conducted a detailed technical study for setting up a new pharmaceutical facility that will produce consumable and disposable products. The estimated machinery & equipment investment amounted to EUR 26.5 million; • Attended various meeting with banks to negotiate all the assumptions of the feasibility study and convince the bank about our outcome and our recommendations of the studied project; and • Experienced financial modeling, performed market & industry research and prepared feasibility studies & business plans.
Associate Business Advisor
juil. 2016 - juil. 2017
1 an 1 mois
Doha, Qatar
Transaction Advisory Assisting different projects from different industries: petrochemical, F&B, schools, real estate, retail shops Mainly concentrated in financial reporting by formulating feasibility studies, business plans, and business valuations.
Internship
janv. 2016 - juil. 2016
7 mois
Doha, Qatar
• Provided support in feasibility studies, valuations and proposal in various industries such as Food & Beverages, Education and Manufacturing; • Performed primary & secondary market research; and • Assisted in the development of financial models.
Formation
EDHEC Business School
MSc in Strategy, Consulting & Digital Transformation
2020 - 2022
1 an 5 mois
Lebanese American University
Bachelor of Science (BS)
2012 - 2015
4 ans
ISC Paris
2014 - 2014
1 an
Lycée Français Bonaparte de Doha
Scientific baccalaureate
2004 - 2012
9 ans