Building Products That Scale Globally #BOSTechWeek

Tuesday, May 26

10:00am

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Featuring: Philips Aknyele (CTO/Cofounder Payaza) & Abimbola Wycliffe (Head of Investments, UNIDO) Philips Akinyele (CTO & Co-Founder Payaza) is a fintech engineering leader driving the architecture and scale of Payaza’s global payments infrastructure. With experience across FirstBank Nigeria, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), Access Bank, Andela, and Bankly - and as founder of Payfi- he brings strong expertise in digital finance and large-scale systems. At Payaza, he has led the development of a multi-channel payments ecosystem powering SMEs across 21+ markets. Key Milestones: Expanded Payaza into 20+ countries across Africa, North America, Europe, and the Middle East Enabled integrations with Visa and Mastercard Built scalable collections, disbursements, and embedded finance APIs Supported a $35M commercial paper program and early ₦20.3B ($13.5M) debt repayment Helped secure triple investment-grade credit ratings --- Abimbola Wycliffe is a global energy and investment strategist with 25+ years of experience across Africa and emerging markets. She has held senior advisory, policy, and commercial roles, aligning capital, technology, and governance to drive sustainable growth. She has led major energy transition and investment initiatives, translating complex market dynamics into investible opportunities and bridging global capital with African markets. A co-founder of the Beyond The Barrel Initiative, she also advances women’s participation in capital formation through initiatives in decentralized energy, workforce development, and entrepreneurship. Hosted by Travelbay: www.partners.travelbayonline.com This event is a part of #BOSTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.

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