Portrait of Olaniyi Ibraheem
04 — ExperienceLAGOS · GLOBAL

An executive career in payments & liquidity.

Each role, period, responsibility and measurable achievement — with figures labelled as volume, revenue or reach, and never confused for one another.

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Global payments & digital-asset group · Worldwide

Head of Treasury · Global Payment Strategy, PSPs & Liquidity Partnerships

Running treasury, FX and global payment strategy across Africa, Europe, the US, LatAm, the GCC and Asia. Owns OTC rate, spread and settlement architecture; structures committed liquidity by corridor and credit lines to reduce pre-funding drag; leads PSP and banking partnerships from mapping and due diligence through compliance structuring to activation across fiat and crypto rails. Also leads the payment-orchestration roadmap and treasury control model.

Treasury & FX strategyOTC deskCommitted corridor liquidityPSP & banking partnershipsPayment orchestrationTreasury governance
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02

UBank Connect · Dubai / Africa

Africa Director (Nigeria & Tanzania)

Built UBank Connect’s Africa business from market entry to revenue. Built PSP and banking partnerships, expanded acceptance, and supported PSP licensing in Nigeria and Tanzania. Scaled AI-driven orchestration to 100+ payment methods across 70+ countries on PCI-DSS-certified infrastructure.

$3M first-year revenue~$12M+ monthly enterprise volume33 enterprise deals12+ country footprint100+ payment methods
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Cellulant / Tingg · Nigeria

Intern → Territory Retail Executive

Started with three years of internship and practical industry exposure before joining full-time in 2018. Moved from customer experience and journey mapping into commercial operations and retail payments leadership, working across merchant ecosystems, proximity payments and Nigerian market development.

$50.3M+ processed digital volume400%+ growth across five marketsMover of Mountains · 2022
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Independent initiatives04.1
ADVISORY

EniOla.Tech

Independent advisory practice on African payment market entry, PSP partnerships and cross-border infrastructure.

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CONCEPT

Treasury & Liquidity OS

A conceptual initiative exploring cash visibility, liquidity planning, FX and payment operations in one view.

PLATFORM

The 33 Exchange

A podcast on pan-African fintech leadership and financial infrastructure.