Mikaal Abdulla’s Fintech Career Spans International Expansion and Mobile Investing
Hong Kong S.A.R., 4th Nov 2026 — Mikaal Abdulla has spent approximately two decades building financial technology products and expanding brokerage businesses across international markets. His career includes founding 8 Securities, Asia’s first mobile-only brokerage, and a decade leading E*TRADE’s expansion across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and India.
At 8 Securities, Mikaal Abdulla led the development of a mobile investing platform whose product launches included a robo-advisor, social trading, fractional shares and subscription pricing, identified in his professional record as regional firsts. The company was recognized as a TechCrunch Disrupt finalist and a Top 5 Startup in Asia by AWS. Mikaal Abdulla’s work in mobile investing combined brokerage services with digital tools for retai...
