{"id":8823,"date":"2024-03-11T07:32:53","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T07:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/?p=8823"},"modified":"2024-07-10T07:35:26","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T07:35:26","slug":"authority-magazine-women-leading-the-finance-industry-fatimah-gana-mahmoud-of-aza-finance-on-the-5-things-you-should-do-to-increase-your-financial-literacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/authority-magazine-women-leading-the-finance-industry-fatimah-gana-mahmoud-of-aza-finance-on-the-5-things-you-should-do-to-increase-your-financial-literacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Authority Magazine: Women Leading The Finance Industry: Fatimah Gana-Mahmoud of AZA Finance On The 5 Things You Should Do To Increase Your Financial Literacy","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Fatimah Gana-Mahmoud, Head of Sales for West and Central Africa at AZA Finance, shares her journey and insights in the finance industry. With a background in customer service and sales, Fatimah transitioned into fintech, contributing significantly to AZA Finance's growth. She emphasises the importance of seeking financial advice, distinguishing between needs and wants, early savings, retirement planning, and understanding one's purchasing power to enhance financial literacy. Fatimah highlights the need for mentorship, female empowerment, and education to promote women's roles in finance. She advocates for financial literacy improvements through education on financial crises, the dangers of debt, and involving youths in financial projects. Read it here.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1053441,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Outfit&quot;,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-textstyleruns=\"{&quot;1&quot;:0}\uee10{&quot;1&quot;:757,&quot;2&quot;:{&quot;2&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:1136076},&quot;9&quot;:1}}\uee10{&quot;1&quot;:761}\" data-sheets-hyperlinkruns=\"{&quot;1&quot;:757,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/medium.com\/authority-magazine\/women-leading-the-finance-industry-fatimah-gana-mahmoud-of-aza-finance-on-the-5-things-you-should-c211427f2618&quot;}\uee10{&quot;1&quot;:761}\">Fatimah Gana-Mahmoud, Head of Sales for West and Central Africa at AZA Finance, shares her journey and insights in the finance industry. With a background in customer service and sales, Fatimah transitioned into fintech, contributing significantly to AZA Finance&#8217;s growth. She emphasises the importance of seeking financial advice, distinguishing between needs and wants, early savings, retirement planning, and understanding one&#8217;s purchasing power to enhance financial literacy. Fatimah highlights the need for mentorship, female empowerment, and education to promote women&#8217;s roles in finance. She advocates for financial literacy improvements through education on financial crises, the dangers of debt, and involving youths in financial projects. Read it <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/authority-magazine\/women-leading-the-finance-industry-fatimah-gana-mahmoud-of-aza-finance-on-the-5-things-you-should-c211427f2618\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatimah Gana-Mahmoud, Head of Sales for West and Central Africa at AZA Finance, shares her journey and insights in the finance industry. 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