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Seyi Ebenezer is the Founder and a board member at Payaza Africa Ltd, a prominent payment gateway solution operating across Canada, the U.S. and 13 African countries, with a monthly transaction value exceeding US $50 million. He also holds significant stake and serves as a board member at 78 Financials 

Seyi brings over 15 years of experience in the commercial banking sector, with expertise in driving new business opportunities, fostering innovation and significantly increasing revenue within the finance industry. Before his tenure at Payaza, he held senior management positions at Keystone Bank Nigeria, where he led Corporate Banking and oversaw operations in the southern region. He’s widely recognized for his pivotal role in structuring various capital and debt arrangements, exceeding US $100 million in the past year alone, across diverse sectors such as oil and gas, real estate, fintech, e-commerce, and logistics. 

He holds an MBA from Lagos Business School, a certificate in Finance from Harvard and a short course at Wharton. Seyi is currently studying towards an EMBA at Kellogg.