Fingular
An independent financial group launched in Singapore in 2021, building a credit-led digital bank for underbanked customers across the Southern Hemisphere. Live in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and India.
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Vadim
Gurinov
Founder and co-founder of several international companies, with an investment portfolio spanning financial technology, aviation, digital marketplaces, telecommunications and industrial production.
Born
1971, Nalchik
Based in
Limassol, Cyprus
since 2015
Active markets
Asia, Africa, Europe
Focus
Fintech, infrastructure, industry
Education
Academic and executive
- INSEAD
- CEO Programme
- London Business School
- Senior Executive Programme
- Singularity University
- Executive Programme
- Saint Petersburg Institute of Fine Mechanics and Optics
- Undergraduate degree
- Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
- PhD in Sociology
Introduction
A record built across markets
Vadim Gurinov is a serial entrepreneur, the founder and co-founder of several successful companies, an investor and a philanthropist. He was born in Nalchik in 1971, and since 2015 has lived in Limassol, Cyprus, focusing primarily on developing his global projects.
He is an active investor in a number of countries — among them Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, the United Kingdom and Russia — with interests spanning innovation and technology startups, real estate, public markets, telecommunications, and industrial and food production.
Today he is developing several international business projects alongside an investment portfolio across a range of fields.
Key ventures
Current projects
Four businesses account for most of his present operating and investment attention.
Beond Airlines
The Maldivian carrier offering a distinctive premium leisure experience, connecting the Maldives to global hubs including Dubai, Milan, Munich, Riyadh and Zurich.
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An African online marketplace connecting buyers and sellers of goods and services. Headquartered in Nigeria, with operations across Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
More on Jiji →Lion Soul
A regulated global platform for ultra-high-net-worth individuals, providing access to digital assets and operational services across multiple jurisdictions.
More on Lion Soul →Philanthropy
Supported causes
Vadim Gurinov supports a number of charitable organisations working in animal welfare, children's services and community foundations — among them La Société Protectrice des Animaux in France, The Childhood Trust in the United Kingdom, and the Nicholas Theologou Foundation in Cyprus.