When Akwaugo Sylva Ezemoka began her career more than two decades ago, mobile phones and digital payments were still a novelty in Nigeria. Most transactions were completed with cash, and the idea of moving money instantly from one account to another was still far from everyday reality.
Today, both have become so commonplace that many Nigerians barely stop to think about the technology behind them. Akwaugo, however, has watched that transformation unfold from the inside.
Her career has taken her through telecommunications, corporate banking, and digital payments, placing her at the centre of industries that have fundamentally changed how Nigerians communicate, do business, and move money.
“I would like to think that my story is one of watching digital payments in Africa grow,” she says. “I came into the digital payments space early when instant payments were still novel and mobile adoption wasn’t quite what it is today.”
Akwaugo studied Polymer
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