Shahid
Fintech Entrepreneur.
Payments Infrastructure Builder.
Building financial infrastructure for businesses and communities that the mainstream
system overlooked.
Munir
Fintech Entrepreneur.
Payments Infrastructure Builder.
Shahid Munir is a British fintech entrepreneur based between London and Dubai. His understanding of business started in his father's convenience store in Stourbridge, long before he entered institutional finance or built technology companies across multiple markets.
Ventures
Chairperson - 2026 - Present
Ummah
Enterprise-grade payment infrastructure for businesses, platforms and communities. Licensed in the UK (EMI) and Canada (MSB). Built for what comes next.
www.ummah.com
Founder - 2018 - Present
Minted Money
Regulated fintech group unifying banking and payments. Over £1 billion in payment flows processed across the UK, Europe, USA, Australia and the Middle East. Encompasses Minted Edge (modern business banking powered by Tier 1 banks) and Minted Pay (global payment acceptance across cards, open banking and crypto).
www.mintedmoney.com
CEO - 2011-2017 (Exited)
Air21 Group
Cloud communications company serving the global contact centre industry. European award-winning. Built from Birmingham, scaled internationally.
-
Investments
Investor
Tales of Khayaal
Tales of Khayaal is a fictional creative universe inspired by deep Islamic spiritual concepts and the rich legacy of diverse Muslim cultures.
https://www.talesofkhayaal.com/
Investor
Swift Doctor
A modern digital healthcare platform focused on making medical services more accessible through a seamless patient experience.
https://swift-doctor.com/
Investor
THIRTY ONE
Luxury men’s grooming house in Dubai, redefining modern grooming through premium services, wellness and exclusive membership experiences.
2026
Acquired
Manigo
Core banking functionality and fintech orchestration platform. 10 years of banking infrastructure, now embedded into the Minted ecosystem. One platform, integrated to anything fintech.
www.manigo.com
journey
The defining moments that shaped Shahid's career.
01 ——
Stourbridge, West Midlands
Raised in his father’s convenience store. Business before business school.
02 ——
First Business at 14
Selling mobile phone accessories. Spotted the opportunity before anyone else.
03 ——
King Edward VI College & Aston Business School
Accounts, Business Administration and International Relations.
04 ——
Institutional Banking
HSBC. RBS. Edward Jones. JP Morgan. Learned how money moves at scale.
05 ——
Air21 Group - Founded 2011
Cloud communications. European award-winning. Built from Birmingham, served globally. Exited 2017.
06 ——
Saïd Business School, Oxford - 2019
Oxford Fintech Programme. Where the idea for Minted began.
07 ——
Minted Money - Founded 2018
Regulated fintech. Payments, banking, precious metals. Over £1 billion processed.
08 ——
Manigo - Acquired
Core banking platform. 10 years of fintech orchestration brought into the Minted ecosystem.
09 ——
Ummah - 2026
Enterprise-grade payment infrastructure for underserved businesses and communities.
Press & Media
Available for media enquiries, interviews, speaking engagements and strategic conversations.
Press & Media
Shahid
Fintech Entrepreneur.
Payments Infrastructure Builder.
Building financial infrastructure for businesses and communities that the mainstream
system overlooked.
Munir
Fintech Entrepreneur.
Payments Infrastructure Builder.
Shahid Munir is a British fintech entrepreneur based between London and Dubai. His understanding of business started in his father's convenience store in Stourbridge, long before he entered institutional finance or built technology companies across multiple markets.
He went on to build and exit Air21 Group, a cloud communications company that won European industry awards, before founding Minted - a regulated financial technology group spanning payments, banking, foreign exchange and precious metals infrastructure.
His latest venture, Ummah, is building enterprise-grade payment infrastructure for underserved businesses, platforms and communities. The mission is simple: build the financial rails for markets that have been overlooked for too long.
London / Dubai
Ventures
Chairperson - 2026 - Present
Ummah
Enterprise-grade payment infrastructure for businesses, platforms and communities. Licensed in the UK (EMI) and Canada (MSB). Built for what comes next.
www.ummah.com
Founder - 2018 - Present
Minted Money
Regulated fintech group unifying banking and payments. Over £1 billion in payment flows processed across the UK, Europe, USA, Australia and the Middle East. Encompasses Minted Edge (modern business banking powered by Tier 1 banks) and Minted Pay (global payment acceptance across cards, open banking and crypto).
www.mintedmoney.com
CEO - 2011-2017 (Exited)
Air21 Group
Cloud communications company serving the global contact centre industry. European award-winning. Built from Birmingham, scaled internationally.
-
Investments
Investor
Tales of Khayaal
Tales of Khayaal is a fictional creative universe inspired by deep Islamic spiritual concepts and the rich legacy of diverse Muslim cultures.
https://www.talesofkhayaal.com/
Investor
Swift Doctor
A modern digital healthcare platform focused on making medical services more accessible through a seamless patient experience.
https://swift-doctor.com/
Investor
THIRTY ONE
Luxury men’s grooming house in Dubai, redefining modern grooming through premium services, wellness and exclusive membership experiences.
2026
Acquired
Manigo
Core banking functionality and fintech orchestration platform. 10 years of banking infrastructure, now embedded into the Minted ecosystem. One platform, integrated to anything fintech.
www.manigo.com
journey
The defining moments that shaped Shahid's career.
01 ——
Stourbridge, West Midlands
Raised in his father’s convenience store. Business before business school.
02 ——
First Business at 14
Selling mobile phone accessories. Spotted the opportunity before anyone else.
03 ——
King Edward VI College & Aston Business School
Accounts, Business Administration and International Relations.
04 ——
Institutional Banking
HSBC. RBS. Edward Jones. JP Morgan. Learned how money moves at scale.
05 ——
Air21 Group - Founded 2011
Cloud communications. European award-winning. Built from Birmingham, served globally. Exited 2017.
06 ——
Saïd Business School, Oxford - 2019
Oxford Fintech Programme. Where the idea for Minted began.
07 ——
Minted Money - Founded 2018
Regulated fintech. Payments, banking, precious metals. Over £1 billion processed.
08 ——
Manigo - Acquired
Core banking platform. 10 years of fintech orchestration brought into the Minted ecosystem.
09 ——
Ummah - 2026
Enterprise-grade payment infrastructure for underserved businesses and communities.
Press & Media
Available for media enquiries, interviews, speaking engagements and strategic conversations.
Press & Media
Shahid
Fintech Entrepreneur.
Payments Infrastructure Builder.
Building financial infrastructure for businesses and communities that the mainstream
system overlooked.
Munir
Fintech Entrepreneur.
Payments Infrastructure Builder.
Shahid Munir is a British fintech entrepreneur based between London and Dubai. His understanding of business started in his father's convenience store in Stourbridge, long before he entered institutional finance or built technology companies across multiple markets.
He went on to build and exit Air21 Group, a cloud communications company that won European industry awards, before founding Minted - a regulated financial technology group spanning payments, banking, foreign exchange and precious metals infrastructure.
His latest venture, Ummah, is building enterprise-grade payment infrastructure for underserved businesses, platforms and communities. The mission is simple: build the financial rails for markets that have been overlooked for too long.
London / Dubai
Ventures
Chairperson - 2026 - Present
Ummah
Enterprise-grade payment infrastructure for businesses, platforms and communities. Licensed in the UK (EMI) and Canada (MSB). Built for what comes next.
www.ummah.com
Founder - 2018 - Present
Minted Money
Regulated fintech group unifying banking and payments. Over £1 billion in payment flows processed across the UK, Europe, USA, Australia and the Middle East. Encompasses Minted Edge (modern business banking powered by Tier 1 banks) and Minted Pay (global payment acceptance across cards, open banking and crypto).
www.mintedmoney.com
CEO - 2011-2017 (Exited)
Air21 Group
Cloud communications company serving the global contact centre industry. European award-winning. Built from Birmingham, scaled internationally.
-
Investments
Investor
Tales of Khayaal
Tales of Khayaal is a fictional creative universe inspired by deep Islamic spiritual concepts and the rich legacy of diverse Muslim cultures.
https://www.talesofkhayaal.com/
Investor
Swift Doctor
A modern digital healthcare platform focused on making medical services more accessible through a seamless patient experience.
https://swift-doctor.com/
Investor
THIRTY ONE
Luxury men’s grooming house in Dubai, redefining modern grooming through premium services, wellness and exclusive membership experiences.
2026
Acquired
Manigo
Core banking functionality and fintech orchestration platform. 10 years of banking infrastructure, now embedded into the Minted ecosystem. One platform, integrated to anything fintech.
www.manigo.com
journey
The defining moments that shaped Shahid's career.
01 ——
Stourbridge, West Midlands
Raised in his father’s convenience store. Business before business school.
02 ——
First Business at 14
Selling mobile phone accessories. Spotted the opportunity before anyone else.
03 ——
King Edward VI College & Aston Business School
Accounts, Business Administration and International Relations.
04 ——
Institutional Banking
HSBC. RBS. Edward Jones. JP Morgan. Learned how money moves at scale.
05 ——
Air21 Group - Founded 2011
Cloud communications. European award-winning. Built from Birmingham, served globally. Exited 2017.
06 ——
Saïd Business School, Oxford - 2019
Oxford Fintech Programme. Where the idea for Minted began.
07 ——
Minted Money - Founded 2018
Regulated fintech. Payments, banking, precious metals. Over £1 billion processed.
08 ——
Manigo - Acquired
Core banking platform. 10 years of fintech orchestration brought into the Minted ecosystem.
09 ——
Ummah - 2026
Enterprise-grade payment infrastructure for underserved businesses and communities.