Nasser Saleh earned his B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Jordan (UJ) in 1995. He is the CEO and founder of MadfooatCom Company. MadfooatCom is the first online real-time bill payment platform in Jordan that also became the national ePayments platform called "eFawateerCom" in business partnership with the Central Bank of Jordan.
Saleh has more than 20 years of experience in the IT, banking and consultancy sectors. He worked in AlRajhi Bank in Saudi Arabia, where he managed the e-Channels and ePayments at the Bank. Nasser also worked as a Senior Consultant at Accenture, Saudi Arabia, and as a Senior Test Engineer at Microsoft – USA, writing and executing testing scripts for one of Microsoft’s products, and writing programming scripts for new releases by Microsoft.
In 2008, Saleh returned to Jordan and served as a Consulting CIO to the Director General of ISTD – DAI Jordan Fiscal Reform II USAID project.
Living in Amman again, Nasser noticed that paying a bill in Jordan can be both a stressful and a time-consuming issue. This tedious experience bought to his mind the idea of having an e-payments platform in Jordan.
When Nasser heard about Oasis500, an early-stage investment incubator focused on tech startups in Amman, he decided to present his idea to the company. The company decided to sponsors the idea, so he resigned from his job and started his own company. It was not an easy decision but it was the main step that he took which changed his life later on.
Saleh's diversified experienced in the financial industry provided him a deep insight into the Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment (EBPP) industry. Aware of the sector's challenges and its criteria for success, Saleh developed MadfooatCom Company’s vision and aspiration towards becoming the national ePayment platform for the country in both private and public sectors.
MadfooatCom later became the national operator and manager for the electronic bill payments in Jordan “eFawateerCom” which is operating under the supervision of the Central Bank of Jordan.
In 2017, Eng. Nasser received the King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein Award for Excellence for launching eFawateerCom; and in January 2018 he received Mohammad Bin Rashed award in Dubai for the best service company in the Arab world.
When asked to provide a piece of advice for young aspiring entrepreneurs, Nasser says: "The best idea is the one that solves a problem or pain, and our country and region is full of problems which could be converted into opportunities when solved. So if you have an idea that can positively impact your society, just start implementing it; and to become successful believe in God and depend on him, believe in yourself and strongly believe that your idea will be successful."