Restaurant tech specialist Foodics brings in Billy Asif as Global Director of Product

Billy Asif has joined Foodics, which specialises in restaurant operations and payment technology in the MENA region, as Global Director of Product.

His CV includes stints at Rewaa, APEXX Global, Worldpay, and NatWest.

In a LinkedIn post, he said: "After careful consideration, I have joined Foodics to help build the next generation of PoS and restaurant technology. Under the leadership of Ahmad AlZaini, we are building a global platform evolving beyond traditional SaaS and into a FinTech led ecosystem, bringing commerce, payments, and embedded financial services together to empower SME and enterprise merchants."

He added: "As we continue to expand globally, I’m keen to connect with strong talent and partners across multiple opportunities who want to build at scale and solve meaningful problems. Looking forward to the year ahead!"

2026 RTIH Innovation Awards

Restaurant technology will be a key focus area at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards.

The awards will open for entries in April. They celebrate global retail technology innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.

Our winners will be revealed at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards Ceremony, taking place at The HAC in Central London on Thursday, 15th October.

Check out our 2025 winners here.

Our 2025 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The HAC on 16th October and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by award winning comedian, actress and writer Tiff Stevenson.

In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “This is the awards’ fifth year as a physical event. We started off with just 30 people at the South Place Hotel not far from here, then moved to London Bridge Hotel, then The Barbican, and last year RIBA’s HQ in the West End.”

“But I’m conscious of the fact that, to quote the legend that is Taylor Swift, You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby. So, this year we’ve moved to our biggest venue yet, and also pulled in our largest number of entries to date and broken attendance records.”

He added: “This year’s submissions have without doubt been our best yet. To quote one of the judges: The examples of innovative developments across both traditional and digital retail spaces were truly remarkable.”

Congratulations to our winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Tiff Stevenson, and all those who attended our 2025 gathering.