Interswitch, the leading integrated payments and digital commerce provider in Africa, reaffirmed its dedication to empowering and supporting the growth of the Product community in Nigeria in a recent press release.
This prognosis was reaffirmed by the fact that a major financial technology company sponsored a Product Leadership Conference called The Dive 2023, which was put on by a community for product managers called Product Dive.
The conference, which took place on August 12, 2023, at Zone Tech Park in Gbagada, Lagos, proved to be an excellent venue for the sharing of ideas, insights, and strategies that will definitely impact the future of product leadership in Nigeria and beyond. The conference was conducted on August 12, 2023.
It gathered together Product Managers, Heads of Product, start-up founders, and ambitious leaders from a variety of industries to share their knowledge, make connections with one another, and spark creativity inside their respective companies.
At the conference, speakers and facilitators included Ebi Atawodi, who is the Director of Product at Google and who gave the keynote address; Nnanna Enyi, who is the Principal Product Manager at Amazon (and formerly worked at Interswitch); and Bunmi Ayeh, who is the Product Lead at Meta.
Interswitch maintains its continuing support for the Product community as part of its commitment to stimulate development in the IT ecosystem through the collaboration it has formed with Product Dive. This assistance is an essential component of Interswitch’s mission.
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Remark from an Interswitch executive
Interswitch’s Group Head of Brands and Communications, Tomi Ogunlesi, made the observation in response to questions about the nature of the event and the company’s partnership with the event’s organisers: the company remains committed to identifying and nurturing platforms that will drive the growth of product professionals and tech talent as a whole.
Ogunlesi said, “Our support for The Dive 2023 aligns with our pursuit of empowering the tech community and reflects our belief in the transformative potential of collaboration and skill development. We are resolute in our mission to contribute to a thriving ecosystem where innovation and expertise intersect harmoniously.”
The aim of Interswitch
Interswitch’s participation in The Dive 2023 is just one example of the company’s ongoing dedication to the product community.
Interswitch is set to make yet another major contribution to the Product industry as the headline sponsor for the upcoming Inspire Africa Product Conference, which is scheduled to take place in September 2023 in collaboration with the renowned Silicon Valley Product Group (SVPG), affirming its commitment to catalysing positive change and growth within the technology industry. This success will build upon the achievements of The Dive 2023.
The company is not only consolidating its position as a market leader with the continued support of Interswitch, but it is also developing an ecosystem that fosters innovation, collaboration, and excellence, which demonstrates its holistic approach to driving industry growth and increasing product professionals across the continent.
Impacts Interswitch has made so far
The growth of the Nigerian payments ecosystem has been significantly aided by Interswitch’s extensive network and sophisticated payments platform, both of which lend Interswitch the legitimacy it needs to expand its operations throughout Africa.
Today, Interswitch is a leading player with critical mass in Africa’s fast-emerging financial ecosystem. Interswitch is active across the payments value chain, delivering a comprehensive suite of omni-channel payment solutions, and has established itself as a key player with critical mass in this ecosystem.
Between the years 2002 and 2007, the first transaction and switching infrastructure in Nigeria was established, thereby laying the groundwork for the acceptance of payments throughout the country.
2008 – 2012 , Verve, the largest domestic card scheme in Africa, is one example of an innovative payment solution that has helped bridge the gap between consumers, institutions, and merchants. In Nigeria, payments made using Verve cards are accepted 100 percent of the time, and the card is accepted in over 185 countries worldwide.
From 2013 to 2017, we worked to expand the payment ecosystem across Nigeria and beyond by developing digital solutions that were simple to use and catered to the needs of modern consumers.
2018 and beyond, including, Developing creative new solutions to push payment technology that is seamless for the 21st century and actively helping Africa’s journey towards a cashless future.