Safricanna on course for explosive growth after securing highly coveted EU GMP
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Forbes names Optasia in top 3 Fintech Companies 2023
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Bassim Haidar unveils buy-now-pay-later project to The Africa Report
Ahead of rolling out his latest project to tackle financial inclusion, Haidar shares his motivations and future plans with The Africa Report. He touches [...]
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South Africa to become centre of medicinal cannabis industry
Medicinal cannabis is a booming industry. As it becomes a well-known treatment for illnesses as varied as Crohn’s disease, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis and [...]
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Bloomberg covers SafriCanna’s success, recent expansion, and future plans
Bloomberg UK interviews Bassim Haidar about what drew him to investing in South Africa’s medicinal cannabis industry, how demand and the market for SafriCanna’s [...]
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The Africa Report sounds out Bassim Haidar’s vision for South Africa as a global leader in medicinal cannabis
Hot on the heels of a major expansion of SafriCanna, Bassim Haidar explains how South Africa can unlock the medicinal cannabis industry. According to [...]
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Bassim Haidar reveals Optasia’s global expansion plans to Bloomberg
Bassim Haidar spoke to Bloomberg’s Monique Vanek about Optasia’s plans to expand further in Africa and across continents, including how it will drive financial [...]
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Business Insider Africa gets Bassim Haidar’s insight into Africa’s role as a global tech leader
Sharing his optimism about Africa’s place in the tech world, Haidar tells Business Insider why he believes Africa will be a hub of growth [...]
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Bassim Haidar chats to Family Capital about SafriCanna
In the interview with Family Capital's James Williams, Haidar beats the drum for Africa's cannabis industry and talks about his foray into the cannabis [...]
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Optasia recognised as an industry leader by Forbes
Optasia has been named in Forbes’ Middle East’s Top 25 Fintech Companies 2022. Founded by Bassim Haidar in 2012, Optasia is a leading vendor [...]
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Bassim Haidar speaks to the Business Leader podcast about entrepreneurship, leadership, and how to build a business from the ground up
Bassim Haidar recently had an in-depth conversation with Serena Haththotuwa at the Business Leader about his business journey and path to success. In it, [...]