Ms Aissatou Djiba Diallo leads Ecobank’s fintech initiatives, advising and implementing the bank’s fintech strategy. Her mission is to raise Ecobank’s support for the fintech sector by growing the bank’s flagship annual Ecobank Fintech Challenge and Ecobank Fintech Fellowship, to effectively apply the bank’s overall strategy around fintech.
A technology and innovation enthusiast, she has more than 15 years’ experience in the ICT industry. She has a background in software development and is a graduate of Pierre and Marie Curie University (Paris 6), with a specialisation in industrial computing and embedded systems.
She spent 11 years at Microsoft gaining experience in Sales, Marketing, Channel & Distribution, as well as Developers and Startups Community management.
Prior to joining the Ecobank Group, she was one of the Leaders of the Microsoft4Afrika initiative and implemented a strategic Geo-Coverage plan to identify and attract the most successful startups and optimise investments across Africa.
In July she met with us to answer our questions about the potential of fintech in African banking.