Andrew Takyi-Appiah

Co-founder & MD Zeepay

Andrew Takyi-Appiah is Co-founder and Managing Director of Zeepay. He is an expert on Banking and Mobile Payments with over 15 years of experience in Banking and Business Development.

Andrew’s experience spans the world of Marketing and Banking as he has held various positions from being a Brand Manager for NESCAFE to holding roles such as Head of Retail, Head Corporate – Manufacturing Business, Head Transaction Banking, General Manager Strategy, General Manager Business Performance all in Banking and a Business Development Head and Lead Strategy Consultant for Big Four Consulting. Andrew has had the opportunity to work with institutions such as Commonwealth Secretariat, Nestle, Barclays UK, GT Bank, Ecobank, UT Bank and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

In his spare time, Andrew speaks on Mobile Payments and Banking and has been featured as a guest speaker at several International Conferences. His passion lies within Financial Inclusion and Mobile payments. He is a product of University of Hull and University of California Los Angeles. He has lived and worked in three Continents – Europe, North America, and Africa.

In Africa he has experience and exposure working in more than seven markets including Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Ghana, Burundi, Zambia, Malawi and South Africa. He has also been part of key retail deployments across Africa and comes on board with in-depth retail and payments experience.