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# Akinwale Ojo, Founder

Akinwale Ojo is Founder at SPay in Nigeria.

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## Summary

Akinwale Ojo is Founder at SPay in Nigeria.

## Bio

Akinwale Ojo is founder of SPay Business Solutions (since 2019). Before that, Ojo spent about fifteen years in Nigerian bank e-business and payments: Head of E-Business at Polaris Bank (2016–2019), Group Head of E-Business at Skye Bank (2014–2016), channel and transaction-banking roles at Stanbic IBTC Bank (2009–2014), and earlier roles at First City Monument Bank and Guaranty Trust Bank. Based in Nigeria.

## Journey

| Stage | Heading | Details |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Start | Early Banking Roles | Akinwale began in November 2004 as product manager for electronic payments at Guaranty Trust Bank, then moved to First City Monument Bank in May 2006 as an e-business analyst for cash management. The profile lists Middlesex University. |
| Rise | Stanbic IBTC Bank | At Stanbic IBTC Bank from May 2008 Akinwale moved from product development to sector head for transactional products and services, then led the bank's POS and ATM business as head of physical channels (2012 to 2013). The profile says Akinwale's team achieved 49.1% of the business unit's income and built a POS deployment model that cut terminal dormancy. Akinwale then ran channels and collections for the south-west zone until June 2014. |
| Leap | Skye Bank and Polaris Bank | Akinwale was group head of e-business at Skye Bank from June 2014 and head of e-business at Polaris Bank from September 2016 to April 2019, with overall responsibility for the bank's electronic banking channels. |
| Now | SPay Business Solutions | In May 2019 Akinwale founded SPay Business Solutions. The About section describes a long-standing interest in the growth of electronic commerce in Nigeria and lists electronic banking payment systems and cash management as specialties. |

## Product

- [SPay](/spay): Accept online payments and collect fees with payment links

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