From Doha to London: Bassim Haidar, the Founder and CEO of Channel IT Group, was invited for an interview at Al Jazeera English’s London Studio for the weekly business and economic show “Counting the Cost” , aired in September 2016. The show hosted by Presenter Kamahl Santamaria in Doha presents economic news which matter to everyday people; showing how the global economy affects everyone’s lives, not just those working in the world’s financial capitals. Santamaria spoke at length with Mr. Haidar on the mobile and fin-tech services Channel IT provides in emerging markets, that bypass the lack in infrastructure to ensure social and financial inclusion for large populations.