A global financial executive and entrepreneur, Garad Nor began his career with the launch of Aaran Money Wire Co., a money wiring service headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He also spent time on the board of directors of Amal Express. Throughout the following years, Garad Nor continued his work in the field of money transfer, first with Tawakal Express and then with Banana Pay, LLC.
When he became the chief executive officer of Tawakal Express in 2003, Mr. Nor turned around the company and achieved expansive revenue gains. Throughout the following years, he introduced new services and financial products to the global market and established facilities of Tawakal Global Bank in Somalia, where he earned a commercial banking license.
In 2018, Garad Nor founded his latest money transfer service, Banana Pay, LLC. Through this enterprise, he focuses on low-cost, high-security transfer of funds by mobile technology to more than 200 locations around the world. Clients can send money for friends and family to pick up at any of Banana Pay's local branches.