Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has announced the appointment of Gurbhej Dhillon, a former Goldman Sachs director, as its new Chief Technical Officer (CTO).
Dhillon was Managing Director, Technology Fellow, CTO, and Head of Lending Engineering for Marcus, Goldman Sachs’ lending platform, before joining Flutterwave with a valuation of $3billion.
Gurbhej will be responsible for the further development of Flutterwave’s innovative technology platform which currently supports integrations with key technology partners like VISA, Mastercard, Discover Card Networks, and customers like Uber, Flywire, Booking.com etc.
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Commenting on the new deal, Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola, Founder and CEO of Flutterwave, said:
“I look forward to working closely with Gurbhej as we continue to expand rapidly. With the needs of our customers constantly evolving, we remain focused on driving further innovation across the business and continuing to develop our cutting-edge technology platform that simplifies payments and connects the African market with the world. Gurbhej’s experience and deep expertise in developing financial technology platforms will be instrumental in Flutterwave’s further growth.”
Olugbenga
Commenting on his appointment, Gurbhej Dhillon said:
“I am delighted to be joining the Flutterwave team at such an exciting time for the company. As a leading financial technology company in Africa, Flutterwave is well positioned to capitalise on the global trends in payment digitisation and continue to drive Africa’s digital transformation, creating further opportunities for customers and merchants alike. It is a very crowded market with lots of new entrants so it is vital that we as a company continually look to innovate our products and services, improve our existing architecture and create endless possibilities for everyone.”
Dhillon
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