Fintech veterans Toyin Albert and Niyi Ajao join the Nigerian fintech start-up to drive expansion into new markets and launch additional products– Kippa, the fast-growing fintech start-up offering digital business and financial management solutions for African SMEs, today announces that it has appointed fintech veterans Toyin Albert as Executive Director, Payment Services, and Niyi Ajao as a member of the board of directors – an Independent non-Executive Director.
Prior to joining Kippa, Toyin was Chief Growth Officer for ITEX Integrated Services, a digital payment solutions provider based in Lagos. Before this, Toyin spent over 5 years at Xpress Payment Solutions Ltd., where she was Group Head of Operations. Toyin began her career with Unified Payments Services Limited where she left as Head, Payments and Acceptance Infrastructure. Toyin holds an MBA from the University of Lagos and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Ondo State University.
Toyin Albert, said: “I am thrilled to be joining the Payment Services team during such an exciting time of growth and development at Kippa. I was impressed by the quality of the firm’s existing products, its commitment to supporting SMEs with their much-needed finance and management solutions, as well as the team’s ambitious growth plans.