He is an experienced creative director with strong expertise in visual communication and marketing. As an entrepreneur, he has specialized in finance and e-commerce.

Mohammed Awami (photo) is a Tanzanian tech entrepreneur and the founder of Elevt Financial Technologies, a company specializing in fintech solutions.

Founded in 2024, Elevt Financial Technologies provides integrated working capital solutions aimed at fostering the growth of small businesses and their customers. The company offers low-interest loans, enabling businesses to expand and improve their operations.

Elevt's platform features an innovative payment solution called Tap to Pay, which transforms smartphones into payment terminals. This functionality supports several contactless payment methods, including credit and debit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and mobile money services. The platform also offers users detailed sales reports, giving them a clear view of their business performance.

Before founding Elevt Financial Technologies, Mohammed Awami launched Settlo in 2021, an omnichannel commerce platform based in East Africa. Settlo transforms business management for merchants, covering in-store sales, e-commerce, payments, and business performance analytics.

Awami holds a diploma in computer-aided publishing and digital image design, earned in 2009 from the AAA School of Advertising in South Africa. He began his career in 2005 as a graphic designer at Livewire Studios, a production and audio engineering studio. He subsequently worked as a graphic designer at Aggrey & Clifford, an advertising agency, in 2008. Awami later served as an art director at Lowe Scanad Tanzania, a communications agency, from 2011 to 2014, and at AIM Group, a Tanzanian digital media agency, from 2018 to 2021.

By Melchior Koba,

Editing by Sèna D. B. de Sodji