About Ahmed F Karslı

Ahmed F Karslı  is the founder and CEO of Papara. A serial entrepreneur, launched his first company at the age of 17 and has built numerous companies in a variety of sectors, such as Telco, Retail, and Fintech.  Papara is a leading fintech company based in Turkey, listed in Global Fintech100 by KPMG and awarded the best fintech start-up by VISA. Founded in 2016, Papara is creating the future of banking by providing simple, fair and supersonic financial services without the limitations of a traditional bank. By 2021 Papara has over 10M retail users and over 1000 corporate users incl. Uber, Yandex and Binance. With more than 300 employees and a gross transaction volume of 20B USD, Papara plans to expand its products, services, and geographic reach to become the leading challenger bank of the region. Mr. Karslı worked at Batı Kraft AŞ., Akademi Hukuk & Danışmanlık, and Apr Tanıtım ve İletişim Hizmetleri AŞ. From July 2007 to November 2010, they held the position of Board Member at Apr Tanıtım ve İletişim Hizmetleri AŞ. Ahmed F Karslı has a Master of Laws (LLM) from Istanbul University and a Law Faculty degree from Bahcesehir University. Ahmed also attended Sankt Georg Avusturya Lisesi. Ahmed F. Karslı is also an avid reader and collector, with more than 1000 antique books.