Conversation With | Crossing the line from fintech startups to licensed banks
Dr Andrew AMANKWAH
Dr. Amankwah is an investment banker with a DBA and over 25 years of managerial experience. Prior to EBID, Dr. Amankwah worked for three years at Société Générale Ghana as the Head of Structured Finance; ten years on Wall Street as a Vice President and Client Service Manager in the Structured Finance – CDO at […]
Vincens Edouard NDIAYE
Vincens Edouard Ndiaye is a pan-African strategist specialising in financial infrastructure and the digital economy. With nearly two decades of experience in structured finance, project development and institutional partnerships, he helps transform complex public-sector challenges into operational, measurable and economically sustainable solutions. As Group Chief Strategy & Institutional Partnerships Officer at Polytechs Global, he leads […]
Abdoul Aziz NDAO
Abdoul Aziz Ndao is a senior ICT executive with over 20 years of experience in information systems governance, strategy, and digital transformation across the GovTech, RegTech, aviation, rail transport, gaming and lottery, telecommunications, and audit and consulting sectors. He brings deep expertise in IT governance frameworks and standards, including COBIT, ITIL, and ISO 20000, as […]
Marcus WEYLL
Marcus Weyll is Global CEO of Imbono, Gemcorp’s operational platform specializing in strategic infrastructure across emerging markets, with a strong presence in Africa and the Middle East. Born and raised in Brazil, he brings over two decades of experience in infrastructure development, project finance, and corporate leadership across emerging economies, including in Latin America and, […]
Walter PACHECO
Walter Pacheco was raised in Angola but lived most of his life in Portugal and the United Kingdom, where he finished his higher education. Mr Pacheco holds a Bachelor Degree in Business and Economics and a Master Degree in International Finance (with distinction, first in his class). He started his career as a FX trader […]
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Awa GUEYE
Awa Gueye BA is the Regional Public Policy Lead at Wave Mobile Money, where she oversees stakeholder engagement advocacy with regulators and governments and builds partnerships to support Wave’s mission and growth. With nearly 20 years of experience in operational and executive management, Awa has worked in both large multinational companies and startups. Her expertise […]
Michael JONGENEEL
Michael Jongeneel (1973) joined FMO in September 2021 from international consulting firm Bain & Company Michael Jongeneel joined FMO in September 2021. FMO is the entrepreneurial development from The Netherlands – with a total portfolio of around $ 13 B of which ~$ 4 B in Africa. FMO focuses on Financial Institutions, Energy, and Agriculture […]