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ZagTrader's Shihab Khalil On Powering The Financial Services Sector With His Startup ZagTrader CEO Shihab Khalil discusses the hurdles that comes with being a B2B platform, and his tips to fellow entrepreneurs.

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Launched in 2009, ZagTrader is a fintech company providing clients with an end-to-end integrated OMS trading platform to serve clients in investment banking and other financial institutions.

In this episode of #EntMETalks, ZagTrader CEO Shihab Khalil discusses their mission to be the "backbone framework of the financial services", the hurdles that comes with being a B2B platform, and his tips to fellow entrepreneurs.

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