Mitchell Elegbe Receives Fintech Ecosystem Leadership Award –
The founder and CEO (GMD) of Africa’s leading integrated payment and digital trading company, Interswitch Group, Mitchell Elegbe, has received The Ecosystem Leadership Award at the 2022 edition of the FintechNGR Platinum Fintech Awards held in Lagos on Saturday 2 July. .
Organized by the Fintech Association of Nigeria (FinTechNGR), the Platinum Fintech Awards were established to celebrate exceptional innovators and organizations that leverage technological innovations to change the lives of Africans.
As a leading player in the fintech sector, the award was presented in recognition of Elegbe’s pioneering role as one of the pioneers in Africa’s fintech landscape, paving the way for the growth and expansion of the ecosystem.
Under Elegbe’s leadership, Interswitch, the statement added, has developed multi-channel payment platforms and trading solutions that enable innovators and entrepreneurs across the continent to implement new product ideas and develop unique business models. The company has also remarkably diversified its business, expanding distribution channels and expanding into new markets across Africa, driving revolutionary payment innovation and delivering strong growth that gave birth to other brands such as the acclaimed payment platform, Quickteller and Verve, Africa’s first indigenous payment card.
LR- Chief Strategy Officer, Interswitch Group, Ndifreke Nkose (representing the founder / group’s CEO, Interswitch Group, Mitchell Elegbe), receives Fintech Ecosystem Leadership Award from Wole Oyeniran, Partner, Enterprise Technology & Performance Consulting (West Africa), Deloitte, at the Platinum Fintech Awards hosted by the Fintech Association of Nigeria, in Lagos last Saturday.
Elegbe, who was represented at the event by Ndifreke Nkose, Chief Strategy Officer of Interswitch Group, accepted the award, thanked the organizers of the award ceremony, and noted that the fintech face in Nigeria and beyond continues to grow and evolve with the changes. claim. He added that several fintech companies are creating sustainable solutions to bring about much-needed change in Africa.
He said: “I thank the Fintech Association of Nigeria for this recognition. I also congratulate all the award winners and nominees – thank you for their contribution to the growth and development of our ecosystem.”
“This recognition will further inspire us all at Interswitch as we continue our quest to inspire Africa to greatness, leveraging technology, innovation and insight to promote prosperity for individuals, businesses and communities across the continent.”
Elegbe’s visionary leadership role and expertise have made him a recipient of several awards, including the Entrepreneurial Award in 2021 by the Institute of Directors Nigeria, the African Banker Icon Award in 2019, the 2015 Harvard Business School Association (Nigeria) Leadership Award for General Leadership.
The Fintech Association of Nigeria (FintechNGR) is at the intersection of fintech activities in Nigeria, with members spanning twenty-one (21) sectors of the economy, including banks, law firms, media companies and digital lending players, AgricTech, InsurTech, HealthTech, EdTech, Blockchain and ICT sectors, among others.
