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Big or small, ALL #wins count 🎉...that's always been our mindset at #TheSwitch💡 Today, we took a tour across different floors and spotlight some of the #GoodPeopleOfTheSwitch who volunteered to share some of their wins, personal or professional that made 2023 memorable for them, as we all look ahead to securing 'the bag' (whatever that represents for each one 😎) in 2024!🚀 And for as many as are eagerly looking to #MakeTheSwitch💡, here's a reminder that #opportunity meets #preparation...'One Day' can become 'Day One!' sooner than you think!💪🏽 So, what are you excited about accomplishing in 2024? #PeopleOfTheSwitch💡 #RisingStars⭐ #AllWinsCount💯 #NeverS20P⏩

Exciting times! Our Innovation team has been on the move, visiting Wennovation Hub, VI, and The Nest Innovation Park, Yaba this week. These visits mark the beginning of our journey towards launching the #InterswitchVentureBuildingProgramme.   Through these engagements, we're equipping startup founders and entrepreneurs with essential tips and strategies to help their businesses thrive in today’s competitive landscape.   Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to share details on the Interswitch Venture Building Programme and expand our pool of potential participants.   Let’s push the boundaries of innovation and empower the next generation of business leaders!   #InterswitchInnovation💡 #NeverS20P⏩ #EmpoweringAfricasNextGen🌍

Here at #TheSwitch💡, we believe in a world where #technology is seamlessly integrated into our everyday lives, facilitating transactions in a clear, convenient and intuitive manner 👩💻 Aside building our own proprietary technology, we continue to deepen our relationships with world-leading OEMs, in our quest to maintain a dynamic and resilient tech stack that supports the delivery of our aspirations - creating and leveraging technology to connect and empower individuals, businesses, and communities, thereby ultimately driving #prosperity across #Africa📈 Cisco has been one of our long-standing technology partners at Interswitch Group, and we were delighted to host them at our #Lagos offices for the inaugural #CISCOXInterswitch🤝🏽 partner enablement & floor day, which brought together a mix of relevant teams across both tech & non-tech frontiers, for knowledge-enhancement and collaborative #ideation on how to create more business value for us at #TheSwitch💡, leveraging the breadth of Cisco's industry solutions. 📌𝗙𝘂𝗻-𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁: 𝟮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗼, 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺, 𝘄𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽 #𝗖𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗻 (𝟭𝟬) 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 #𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮🇳🇬. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 https://lnkd.in/eHZrwcdr #InterswitchXCisco🤝🏽 #PartnerEnablement💪🏽 #NeverS20P⏩ #DrivingDigitalTransformation💻

"The key differentiator between profitable and non-profitable #fintech and #payments players globally is now cost management, not revenue growth..." John Chaplin, Board Director and Senior Adviser at Interswitch Group, a veteran of 4 decades within the global payments industry and also the Founder/Chairman of the #GlobalPaymentInnovationJury sat down with the team at Fintech bloom to provide more colour to some key insights and hot-button themes spanning #innovation, #valuation, business-models, consumer behaviour and #regulation, as highlighted in our recently-released 2024 Global Payment Innovation Jury Report. The 2024 Global Payment Innovation Jury Report themed '𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻: 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻' was proudly co-sponsored by Interswitch Group, The World Bank and HPS. See the details of John's executive interview here on Fintech bloom https://lnkd.in/gz2_CgEF #InsightsFromTheSwitch💡 #NeverS20P⏩ #DrivingThoughtLeadership🚀

TGIF!🙌🏽🎉 📸 How it's going 😉 at #UGDevSummit in #Kampala🇺🇬, which kicked off yesterday at the #NationalICTHub, Nakawa with a keynote address from Interswitch East Africa Regional Managing Director, Peter Kawumi... We shared insights on #Africa’s potential as a driver of innovation and technology advancement, and highlighted how we collaborate at #TheSwitch💡 with our partners to develop tailored solutions that significantly benefit the #ecosystem, underscoring our continued commitment to championing digital transformation and tech sector growth across the continent📈 Check out these sights📸 from the summit so far, and if you're in #Kampala🇺🇬, do swing by our stand – we'd be thoroughly excited to engage and explore opportunities!🤝🏽🚀 #TechItToTheNextLevel📈 #LiveAndLetLive🤝🏽 #NeverS20P⏩ #DrivingInnovationExcellence🔥 #InspiringAfricaToGreatness🌍

How do you get to pull off what's grown in three (3) short years to become arguably the biggest tech career development series on the #African🌍continent?🤔 Well...for us at #TheSwitch💡, it started some four (4) years back, in deliberately choosing to see the 'glass' as half-full 🍷...and ultimately turning perceived crises accelerated by the COVID pandemic into opportunities, through concerted efforts to take the lead in futureproofing the tech talent base of Africa from a myriad of internal and external shocks... The words of Mitchell Elegbe, our Founder & Group CEO, who also delivered an incisive keynote at this year's event resonate strongly, capturing our vision and drive succinctly... “𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚, 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 “𝙗𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙨” 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚. 𝙒𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚-𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣-𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙪𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙜𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙖 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮'𝙨 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙥𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢..." Yet, we've only just got started, and you bet, we'll #NeverStop!⏩🔥 Watch the highlights of the 2024 event and relive the exciting experiences here https://lnkd.in/ecWBAgV7   #NeverS20P⏩ #ReImaginingWork💡 #ShapingTheNewFuture🚀 #InspiringAfricaToGreatness🌍

📢 Exciting updates from #Kampala🇺🇬!🎉 #Uganda’s tech sector is on the ascendancy, poised for even greater revolution, with a growing vibrant pool of #developers and allied tech #talent driving innovation across the country 🔥 We're greatly excited at #TheSwitch💡 to partner with the Uganda Developer Summit #UGDevSummit, being a platform to fuel #collaboration by connecting with the brightest minds in Ugandan tech to tackle challenges, seize opportunities and embrace the future by showcasing cutting-edge technologies, equipping developers with the latest tools, and forging partnerships through strong connections between public, private, and global stakeholders... Join us on Thursday and Friday, 18th-19th July 2024 at The National ICT Hub, Nakawa, and also follow the conversations online, as we catalyse change, alongside like-minded, forward-thinking innovators, championing the dynamic drive towards a digitally empowered Uganda!🇺🇬 💻🚀 https://ugdevsummit.io/ #TechItToTheNextLevel📈 #NeverS20P⏩ #DrivingInnovationExcellence🔥 #InspiringAfricaToGreatness🌍

Jaiz Bank Plc is a pioneering leader in ethical banking in Africa, with roots in #Nigeria🇳🇬, one of the continent's largest economies and consumer markets. At Interswitch Group, we are delighted to be an integral strategic partner of the bank, supporting their unique and audacious mission to make life better for millions of consumers through the delivery of tailored ethical financing solutions, leveraging digital technology💻💳 Led by our Managing Director for Payment Processing & Switching (Interswitch #Purepay), Akeem Lawal, we recently visited Jaiz Bank Plc's Executive Management and were received by the Managing Director/CEO, Mr. Haruna Musa, Executive Director, Mr. Alhassan Abdulkarim and The Bank's Leadership Team at their Corporate Head Offices in Abuja🇳🇬 This engagement is another manifestation of progressive strategic business interfaces geared towards consolidating our relationships with our respective #Banking and #Fintech partners across the continent, in view of our positioning as a key #technology and #innovation enabler that is at the heart of the transformative digitization of Africa's burgeoning financial services industry 🚀 #InterswitchXJaizBank🤝🏽 #ForgingIndustyCollaboration💪🏽 #NeverS20P⏩ #WinningTogether📈 #InspiringAfricaToGreatness🌍

Working remote's cool enough 😎 but nothing beats the physical connections we make in-person 🔥...   So, this is how we the good #PeopleOfTheSwitch💡 bring our spontaneous and best selves to work after a restful weekend, to continue doing what we do best... Inspiring Africa🌍 to #greatness by pushing the boundaries of #innovation and #excellence, leveraging values that include #collaboration, empowered people and customer success, to create value for all our stakeholders!🚀   Spot any familiar faces?🤩   #MondayMotivation💪🏽 #PeopleOfTheSwitch💡 #SwitchFaces😍 #ServiceProftChain🔗📈 #NeverS20P⏩

TGIF!🎉 How do you possibly capture the innovation story of a 22-year old pioneering #TechUnicorn and deliver salient, practical learnings from that journey in just 1️⃣5️⃣ minutes?⏰ Well, there you've got the tall order given to us by the Delegation of the European Union to Nigeria and ECOWAS, to kickstart conversations at the 2024 #EUNGInnovationDays event in #Lagos🇳🇬 this week!😎 Not to worry 😉, Interswitch Group's Executive Vice-President (EVP) for Marketing & Communications, Dr. Cherry Eromosele ( Honoris Causa), (FNIMN),(FEIP) rose to the occasion🔥, delivering an incisive #keynote themed around fostering a culture of #innovation within organisations, navigating the challenges of market entry, and scaling innovative solutions. Sharing actionable #insights from our resilient innovation story at #TheSwitch💡, she summarily left the audience with some notable take-outs below: 💡Being 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁-𝗟𝗲𝗱...always! 💡𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 as the secret-sauce 💡Leveraging 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 & 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 in making calculated 𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘀! 💡𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 & 𝗔𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 in a #VUCA world 💡𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 as the ultimate devourer (or enabler) of strategy (and innovation!) Watch the full recording from the event here https://t.co/9uMdioD3lC #InnovationInsightsFromTheSwitch💡 #EUNGInnovationDays🇪🇺🤝🏽🇳🇬 #NeverS20P⏩ #InspiringAfricaToGreatness🌍