{"id":32,"date":"2023-03-28T02:28:40","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T02:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shtheme.com\/demosd\/mrigon\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2024-11-08T13:44:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T13:44:59","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hamidnach.ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"32\" class=\"elementor elementor-32\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb53ecd elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb53ecd\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"home\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a0262f\" data-id=\"0a0262f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e204ba9 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdevs-home-section\" data-id=\"e204ba9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdevs-home-section.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"home-section gray-bg\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"home-section-in\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row position-relative\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-8\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hs-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span>Hamid<\/span> <br>Nach, Ph.D.<\/h1>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI'm a \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"type-it\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-4\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hs-right\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> <p align=\"justify\">\n            \nDr. Hamid Nach is a Business Technology Management (BTM) Professor at the University of Qu\u00e9bec in Rimouski (UQAR), QC,  Canada. His expertise sits at the cross-section of technology, business, and organization, with a focus on emerging technologies, particularly Fintech, Edtech, and AI for business.\n        <\/p>\n\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn-bar\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"px-btn\" href=\"Dr_Hamid_Nach_CV.pdf\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload Resume <i class=\"bi-download\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hs-banner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hamidnach.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/HanmidNACH2.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\tjQuery( document ).ready(function() {\r\n\t\tnew TypeIt('#type-it', {\r\n\t\t\tspeed: 200,\r\n\t\t\tloop: true,\r\n\t\t\tstrings: ['Professor',\n'Teacher',\n'Researcher',\n'Thinker',\n'Innovator',],\r\n\t\t\tbreakLines: false,\r\n\t\t});\t\r\n\t});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-654f101 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"654f101\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e78ddd\" data-id=\"5e78ddd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f3268a e-transform elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdevs-about-section\" data-id=\"4f3268a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scaleX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scaleX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scaleX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scaleY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scaleY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scaleY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"bdevs-about-section.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\r\n<section class=\"section about-section\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-heading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Talks about:<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row gy-4\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-5\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t#Emerging technologies #AIForBusiness #Fintech #Edtech  #e-Business. University of Qu\u00e9bec in Rimouski, Qu\u00e9bec, Canada.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about-banner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hamidnach.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Hamid-Nach-2.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"about-count\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"d-flex\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 ps-3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><i class=\"fa fa-home fa-xs\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>.      Location<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\nUQAR, 1595, boulevard Alphonse-Desjardins, L\u00e9vis (QC)  G6V 0A6. Canada<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"d-flex\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 ps-3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><i class=\"fa fa-phone fa-xs\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>    Phone<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1 418 833-8800, # 3387<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"d-flex\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 ps-3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><i class=\"fa fa-envelope fa-xs\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>   Email: <\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> hamid_nach @ uqar.ca<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f106d4f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f106d4f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7489ba1\" data-id=\"7489ba1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-006bd5c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"006bd5c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0987503\" data-id=\"0987503\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cfb26c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cfb26c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Add Your Heading Text Here<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36fbb10 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36fbb10\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6c0a1a\" data-id=\"c6c0a1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-941bf79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"941bf79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Add Your Heading Text Here<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16981d2 elementor-section-full_width section gray-bg containe elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16981d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6eea97b container\" data-id=\"6eea97b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f18e5bf elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f18e5bf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7aff13d\" data-id=\"7aff13d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ac162 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdevs-skills-section-2\" data-id=\"56ac162\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdevs-skills-section-2.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"section-heading\">\r\n\t\t<h4>Education<\/h4>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<ul class=\"aducation-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dark-bg\">2006-2011<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Ph.D. Information Systems<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>University of Qu\u00e9bec in Montr\u00e9al.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-graduation-cap\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dark-bg\">2003-2005<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>M.Sc. Information Systems<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>University of Qu\u00e9bec in Montr\u00e9al.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-graduation-cap\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dark-bg\">1991-1995<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>B. Sc. Physics.<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Faculty of Sciences,  Mohamed V University, Rabat.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-graduation-cap\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a5938 section-heading elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1a5938\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AfreLA<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3068a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c3068a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"afrela-section\">\n        <div class=\"afrela-logo-reduced\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hamidnach.ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/afrela-director-feature\/afrela-logo.png\" alt=\"AFRELA Logo\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"afrela-short_description\">Bridging academic research with real-world financial solutions for Africa<\/p>\n        <p class=\"afrela-full-description\">AFReLA (Applied Fintech Research Lab for Africa) is at the forefront of fintech innovation in Africa. Our mission is to leverage cutting-edge research to develop practical financial solutions that address the unique challenges and opportunities in African markets. Through collaboration with industry partners and academic institutions, we&#039;re driving the future of finance on the continent.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"afrela-research-areas\">\n            <h3>Our Research Areas:<\/h3>\n            <ul>\n                                    <li>Mobile Banking Solutions<\/li>\n                                    <li>Frugal technologies<\/li>\n                                    <li>AI in African Fintech<\/li>\n                                    <li>Financial inclusion in Emerging Markets<\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"afrela-director\">Director: Hamid Nach<\/p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/afrelafrica.org\/contact-us\/\" class=\"afrela-cta\">Engage with our research<\/a>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/afrelafrica.org\/\" class=\"afrela-learn-more\">Learn More<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c515159 section-heading 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                          <div class=\"video-thumbnail active\" data-index=\"0\">\n                        <h3>Papates Dolbec: AI in Potato Sorting<\/h3>\n                        <p>Computer vision AI for sorting potatoes by size, color, and defects.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"video-thumbnail\" data-index=\"1\">\n                        <h3>SBI: Predictive Sales AI<\/h3>\n                        <p>AI-powered sales prediction system.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"video-thumbnail\" data-index=\"2\">\n                        <h3>Apprentix: Adaptive Learning AI<\/h3>\n                        <p>AI-driven adaptive learning platform.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section 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class=\"portfolio-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Hamid Nach<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Short Biography<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p align=\"justify\">\nDr. Hamid Nach is a full Professor of Business Technology Management (BTM) at the University of Qu\u00e9bec in Rimouski (UQAR). With a career spanning both academia and industry, Dr. Nach has established himself as a leading expert in the integration of technology, business, and organizational studies. At the forefront of his research is \u2026. \n    <\/p><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn-bar\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"px_modal px-btn\" href=\"#project_1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more <i class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71fff48 elementor-section-full_width section gray-bg containe elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71fff48\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8f756c container\" data-id=\"f8f756c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-56f6b7b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56f6b7b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-09eccd4\" data-id=\"09eccd4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a652443 section-heading elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a652443\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Featured visualization<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-860b051 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"860b051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n.fancy-box {\n    background-color: white;\n    border-radius: 10px;\n    box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);\n    padding: 20px;\n    margin: 20px 0;\n    width: 100%;\n    box-sizing: border-box;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"fancy-box\">\n   \n <h4>Mobile Money in the African Landscape<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p   align=\"justify\" style=\"font-size: 15px;\" >\n         \n        \nSpanning from 2011 to 2022, GSMA&rsquo;s latest dataset provides a comprehensive quarterly analysis of mobile money usage across five African regions: Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Africa, and Western Africa. This analysis delves into the total volume of transactions, the average value per transaction, and the overall transaction value.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-49ff713\" data-id=\"49ff713\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0623781 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"0623781\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n.fancy-box {\n    background-color: white;\n    border-radius: 10px;\n    box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);\n    padding: 20px;\n    margin: 20px 0;\n    width: 100%;\n    box-sizing: border-box;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"fancy-box\">\n    <div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-scatter\" data-src=\"visualisation\/17002533\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/visualisation\/17002533\/thumbnail\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"scatter visualization\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e58be3 elementor-section-full_width gray-bg elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e58be3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbf328d container\" data-id=\"dbf328d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39a45fb section-heading elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39a45fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get in touch<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-71f79f2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71f79f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"contact1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d856df2\" data-id=\"d856df2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6751d59 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdevs-contact-form\" data-id=\"6751d59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdevs-contact-form.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\r\n<div class=\"contact-form\">\r\n\t<div class=\"contact-head\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Got an idea? 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With a career spanning both academia and industry, Dr. Nach has established himself as a leading expert in the integration of technology, business, and organizational studies. At the forefront of his research is \u2026. a focus on digital transformation and emerging technologies. His work has been widely recognized, with publications in peer-reviewed journals and contributions to numerous book chapters. Dr. Nach's insights are frequently sought after, leading to invitations as a speaker at international conferences and consultations in both corporate and public sector environments.\nDr. Nach is the founder of the Canadian Conference of Fintech and Insurtech. He also serves as the Director of the Applied Fintech Research Lab for Africa (AFReL-Africa), an initiative dedicated to studying and promoting Fintech solutions in Africa. Dr. Nach was recently appointed as an affiliated researcher at the Institute of Cognitive Sciences at UQAM to foster projects on education, technology, and sustainability.\nDr. Nach's expertise is further acknowledged through his service on the Canadian BTM Accreditation Council and his past leadership roles in scholarly associations, including his role as Division Chair and Divisional Editor for the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) in the Information Systems track.\nHis teaching portfolio covers a broad spectrum of BTM subjects, including e-Business, AI for Business, Business Analytics, and Enterprise Architecture and Governance. Dr. Nach is known for his innovative approach to education, leveraging technology, state of the art materials and videos as well as Learning Management Systems like OpenEdx to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes. He teaches at varying levels, including executive education.\nDr. Nach is also an active participant in media discussions, sharing his insights through TV, radio, podcasts, and online videos. 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