Years of experience: 8
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Simbalashe J's Career Path
Nov. 2025 -Present
Capital Pay InternationalGlobal Business Development Lead
Leading 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.
Mar. 2023 -Nov. 2025
ThunesAccount Director – East Africa
Managed 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.
Apr. 2022 -Oct. 2023
DPO Pay by NetworkHead of Sales – Africa
Scaled 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.