Flutterwave, Africa’s funds expertise firm in Africa, has appointed Dipo Fatokun as the brand new Chairman of Flutterwave Applied sciences Options Restricted, reinforcing its dedication to the best regulatory, compliance, and governance requirements.
Mr. Fatokun brings over 30 years of intensive expertise throughout numerous domains together with banking companies, finance, technique, advisory, management, and administration in each private and non-private sectors. Notably, throughout his tenure as a Director at CBN, he spearheaded key initiatives such because the Cashless Nigeria Initiative, the Financial institution Verification Quantity challenge, and the Treasury Single Account (TSA) for the Federal Authorities, together with automating international forex funds for the Central Financial institution’s inner and exterior prospects. His experience will additional strengthen Flutterwave’s adherence to trade greatest practices because it progresses on its development trajectory.
Additionally becoming a member of the board is Tosin Faniro-Dada, a distinguished ecosystem builder and investor recognized for empowering tech founders throughout Africa, as an Impartial Non-Govt Director. With over 17 years of expertise in finance, specializing in company banking and funding administration, Tosin’s profession commenced with auditing mutual and personal fairness funds at PwC in Boston. Now a Companion at Breega, a quickly rising early-stage VC fund in Europe and Africa, she actively helps founders in addressing important financial and social challenges. Her wealth of information, stable experience, and keenness for the ecosystem will improve Flutterwave’s function as a catalyst for tech startups throughout Nigeria.
Welcoming the brand new appointments, Olugbenga “GB” Agboola, CEO, and Founding father of Flutterwave, emphasised the corporate’s unwavering dedication to sustaining the best regulatory and operational requirements. He expressed pleasure in regards to the invaluable mixed expertise and experience that Dipo Fatokun and Tosin Faniro-Dada deliver to Flutterwave, highlighting their pivotal function in fostering a well-regulated ecosystem conducive for tech firms to thrive.
Mr. Fatokun, who has served on greater than 5 boards within the final decade, at the moment chairs the Board Audit and Governance Committee of United Capital Plc and serves because the managing companion at Jasfolim Consulting, the place he contributes to remodeling Nigeria’s cost system by advisory companies for private and non-private firms.
Commenting on his appointment, Dipo Fatokun expressed his pleasure and dedication to supporting Flutterwave’s purpose of being a mannequin fintech firm that advances cost improvements whereas upholding the best regulatory and compliance requirements.
“I’m thrilled to hitch the crew at Flutterwave Applied sciences Resolution Ltd as a member of the Board of Administrators,” says Tosin Faniro-Dada. “The corporate’s dedication to innovation and its dedication to remodeling the monetary panorama aligns completely with my very own ardour for driving constructive change in Africa. I look ahead to contributing to the corporate’s strategic initiatives and taking part in a task in shaping its future success, she added.
This appointment follows Flutterwave’s current recruitment of top-tier compliance, regulatory, and risk-focused executives, together with Amanda Ortega as Head of Compliance, US, additional reinforcing its tradition of transparency, integrity, and accountability.
