Alum Joins African FinTech Advisory Board
A Little Bit of Know-how in Network Engineering, Emerging Tech Methodologies
蜜桃视频 A&M University-produced fintech expert Oyedeji 鈥淒eji鈥� Oluwoye has been appointed to the African Chamber of Digital Commerce (ACODC) to assist the global advisory board obtain a better understanding of emerging technologies.
Oluwoye was appointed because of his experience in network engineering and emerging tech methodologies. The AAMU alumnus previously worked seven years as a capacity manager of ATT products in India, Indonesia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Japan.
鈥淒eji鈥� is founder and CEO of Coincentrix, a blockchain research firm that creates software for blockchain and social-impact projects aimed at emerging markets, smart cities and developing countries. A key project of Oluwoye鈥檚 operation is Canza, a blockchain-powered ecosystem enabling access to financial tools for sub-Saharan African small- and mediumsized enterprises.
Deji鈥檚 Canza Finance, an emerging markets neobank poised to launch a large noninstitutional-based financial system, earlier this year announced the completion of its $3.27 million seed round.
鈥淥luwoye will bring great perspective,鈥� said the ACOFDC President/CEO Eric Kaigama. 鈥淎COFDC is ready to unveil its blockchain powered initiatives in Africa, and Oyedeji is the expert.鈥�
Oyedeji鈥檚 work at Canza signals growing excitement for Africa鈥檚 Web 3.0 and DeFi ecosystems advancing real world use cases in democratizing finance.
鈥淚鈥檓 really excited to see what we can do for the ACOFDC,鈥� said Oyedeji. 鈥淚 see so much potential here.鈥�