A burgeoning youth market is driving adoption of digital payments in Iraq, but deep-rooted reliance on cash, talent bottlenecks and rock-bottom fees constrain growth, according to Yazen Altimimi, chief executive of local fintech ZainCash. “We are moving in the right direction,” …
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