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Capital Pay InternationalGlobal Business Development Lead
Nov. 2025Leading strategic BD for governments, tier-one banks, and multinationals. Structuring complex, multi-year commercial agreements and acting as a trusted advisor bridging payments infrastructure, technology, and compliance. C-suite engagement to originate and close enterprise-grade deals across the payments ecosystem.
ThunesAccount Director – East Africa
Mar. 2023 - Nov. 2025Managed a $500M+ portfolio of 14 strategic partnerships including M-Pesa (Safaricom & Vodacom OPCOs), Airtel Africa, PayPal, KCB Bank and Equity Bank. Delivered 5% YoY revenue growth. Led mobile wallet interoperability, eCNY/QR code, Alipay and intra-Africa cross-border corridor deals across East Africa.
DPO Pay by NetworkHead of Sales – Africa
Apr. 2022 - Oct. 2023Scaled pan-African sales operations across 21 markets to $550M+ in annual processed volume — 110% of budget and 120% YoY revenue growth. Led a 52-person commercial team, onboarded 4,000+ new merchants (140% YoY growth), and reduced merchant onboarding from 72 hours to under 5 minutes. Spearheaded new market entry in UAE, Mozambique, DRC and Ethiopia.
DPO Pay by NetworkRegional Manager – Southern Africa
Apr. 2021 - Mar. 2022Oversaw commercial operations across 9 Southern African markets. Launched PSP services in Mozambique, Lesotho, Eswatini and Angola from zero in-country cost base. Won government, aviation and telecom accounts including Government of Botswana e-Government Portal, Air Botswana, Airlink and MTC Namibia.
DPO Pay by NetworkCountry Manager – Namibia
Apr. 2018 - Mar. 2021Secured Namibia's first Payments Aggregator (Payfac) licence from scratch. Built the business from zero — 300+ merchants onboarded in year one, $6M avg monthly TPV. Won 5x Sales Manager of the Month. Key accounts: Air Namibia, Gondwana Collection (NSX-listed), University of Namibia.
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