Andrew Takyi-Appiah 2018 Speaker

Managing Director

Zeepay

Biography

Andrew is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Zeepay. He is an expert in Banking and Mobile Payments, with over 15 years of experience in Banking and Business Development. Andrew’s experience spans the world of Marketing and Banking in which he has held various positions, from being a Brand Manager for Nescafe to holding several senior roles in both Banking and Big Four Consulting.

Andrew has worked with a range of institutions, such as the Commonwealth Secretariat, Nestle, Barclays UK, GT Bank, Ecobank, UT Bank and PricewaterhouseCoopers. In his spare time, Andrew speaks on Mobile Payments and Banking and has been featured as a guest speaker at several International Conferences. His passion lies within Financial Inclusion and Mobile payments. He studied at the University of Hull, U.K. and the University of California, Los Angeles. He has lived and worked in three continents – Europe, North America, and Africa. In Africa, he has experience and exposure working in more than nine markets, including Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Ghana, Burundi, Zambia, Malawi and South Africa. He has also been part of key retail deployments across Africa and comes on board with in-depth retail and payments experience.