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Ola Oyetayo
Co-founder
Verto
Ola Oyetayo is the Co-Founder and CEO at Verto. With a robust background in finance, consulting, and entrepreneurship, Ola’s career includes significant roles at American Express, Barclays, and Lloyds Bank.
Ola’s educational journey began in Nigeria, where he completed his early education. He then studied Economics and trained as an Accountant.
Ola was inspired to found Verto by the challenges he observed some of his friends facing when making international business payments. It became apparent that businesses located in emerging markets often encountered difficulties in executing seamless cross-border transactions. Always drawn to solving large-scale problems, Ola gravitated towards addressing this issue, leading to the establishment of Verto with the vision to facilitate smoother global commerce.
Under Ola’s leadership, Verto was awarded the Fintech of the Year 2022 at the London Fintech Awards. Outside of work, Ola enjoys reading and playing golf.
Speaking at SFF 2026
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2:30–3:00pmFri 20 NovIgnite StageHall 5, Singapore EXPOOpen
Others
Money Without Borders? Rewiring Payments for Emerging Markets
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Ola OyetayoCo-founderVerto
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Ramana KumarPresident of Stablecoin EcosystemADI Foundation
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Pratyush PrasannaGroup Chief Executive OfficerFlip
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Tian Tian ChuaSenior Finance Producer-PresenterMoney FM 89.3Moderator
About this session
Digital payments can move at the tap of a screen; cross-border money still has to navigate fragmented rails, uneven access to foreign exchange, regulatory complexity and the realities of local markets. As trade and digital commerce deepen across Africa and Asia, what will it take to make international payments faster, more transparent and more inclusive?
This conversation will bring operator and market perspectives to a central question: can the next generation of payment systems serve emerging-market businesses on their own terms? The discussion will explore where innovation is making a difference, what still holds corridors back, and how providers can build trust and scale across borders. -
