As Nigeria’s tech ecosystem continues to expand and maintaining its reputation as the leader in Africa, one name that is contributing significantly to make her stay the continent’s Northern Star is Abiodun Alex Sowemimo, the Head honcho of iNet Telecommunications, CapitalMetriQ Swift Bank and InfoMetriQ Data Network. For the highly respected internet entrepreneur, he has been working so hard to crest his indelible footprints as computer programmer, financial technologist, domain broker, computer media applications and online reputation manager. Sowemimo does not give in to mediocrity. Moreover, he does not like to blow his trumpet while letting his good works speak loudly.
While many of his peers —Sowemimo will be 35 in December— were busy investing in frivolities, the Rome Business School Alumni was busy building a business empire —with an estimated net worth running into millions of dollars— that would outlive him. He is a big player in the fintech industry. In fact, as the President of the African Chamber of Innovation Internet Governance & Digital Inclusion, Sowemimo has hit a milestone with his CapitalMetriQ Swift Bank fast changing the stereotype woven around modern technology and banking.
His platform is now popular for its usage of technology as a tool to drive access to mobile banking and access to soft loans. His bank is reputed to be empowering the economically underprivileged people to become self-reliant and also gain the needed skill to loom large in the financial market.