Stanley Jacob Emerges new President of Fintech Association of Nigeria (FintechNGR)

FintechNGR has elected a new leadership as it successfully concluded its 2024 elections into the Governing Council of the Association.

The elections adjudged to be free, fair and transparent produced Dr Stanley Jacob, CEO Zest Payments Limited, as the President-Elect of the association.

This election marks a significant milestone in the affairs of the association and triggers a transition from the Mr Ade Bajomo-led governing council whose tenure elapses in the next few weeks.

Commenting on the elections, Dr Segun Aina, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of FintechNGR applauded the outgoing leadership for their dedication and achievement on setting a strong foundation for the association. He further congratulated the newly elected governing council charging them to continue the path of advancement and global collaboration.

Mr Ade Bajomo, President of the outgoing governing council, commended the electoral committee for a seamless process while expressing utmost confidence that the incoming governing council will continue to champion the growth and development of the fintech ecosystem.

While congratulating the incoming governing council, the Chairman of electoral committee, Mrs Bunmi Lawson expressed her gratitude to the outgoing governing council for their dedicated service to the association.

Responding to the election outcome, the President-Elect, Dr Stanley Jacob stated, “I am honored to be entrusted with the leadership of FintechNGR and excited to build upon the strong foundation laid by Ade and the outgoing governing council”.

Members elected as Principal Officers of the governing council are Dr Jameelah Sharrieff-Ayedun, CEO, Credit Registry as Vice President; Tiwa Osazuwa, Partner, AELEX as General Secretary; and Oluwaseun Adesanya, CEO, Vsured as Treasurer.

Others elected as Members of the governing council are: Yinka Edu, Partner at UUBO, Odun Eweniyi, Co-founder, PiggyVest, Dr Funmi Babington-Ashaye, CEO, Risk Analyst, Yemi Keri, CEO, Herkerbella, Abiola Jimoh, Co-founder, Xchangebox, Deremi Atanda, MD, Remita; and Gbenga Paseda, MD, VFD Tech,

Other GovCo members include;Lanre Oladimeji, Group Head, Retail, Zenith Bank, Akin Morakinyo, Registrar, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Aituaz Kola-Oladejo, ED, Financial Services Innovators (FSI), Henry Obiekea, CEO, FairMoney, Dr. Habiba Adamu Kakudi, Associate Professor, Bayero University Kano, Dr. Bisi Aina, CEO, Soft Alliance & Resources Limited, Dr. Usman Abdullahi, Former Director ITIS, NITDA and  Rakiya Mohammed, Former Director ICT, Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Babatunde Obrimah, COO, FintechNGR.