After completing his studies in Benin and Senegal, he ventured into entrepreneurship, focusing on financial technologies. He simplifies digital payments in West Africa, making transactions easier for everyone.
Aziz Yérima (photo) is a Beninese consultant specializing in card payment systems, marketing, and digital transformation. He is the co-founder and CEO of PayDunya, an innovative Senegalese fintech focused on digital payment solutions.
Founded in 2015 by Yérima, Youma Fall, Christian Palouki, and Honoré Hounwanou, PayDunya aims to tackle financial inclusion challenges in Africa. The startup offers a technology platform that enables businesses to accept payments securely and transparently, providing solutions tailored to the unique needs of the African market.
"Our PayDunya platform is designed to strengthen the African digital ecosystem by supporting the digital transformation of both formal and informal businesses, as well as financial institutions," Yérima explains. Currently, PayDunya operates in Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Benin, Burkina Faso, Togo, and Mali.
The concept for PayDunya emerged in 2013 when Yérima, then a student, participated in a project to aid a group of women in Pikine, Senegal. Encountering difficulties in integrating online payment solutions, he recognized the need for a payment system adapted to African realities.
In addition to his role at PayDunya, Yérima serves as the president of the SEN FINTECH association, which unites stakeholders in financial technology. This organization advocates for the interests of its members and represents them to regulators and other stakeholders in the fintech sector.
Yérima holds a bachelor's degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University Institute of Technology in Lokossa, Benin, which he obtained in 2011. He also earned a master's degree in multimedia networks in 2014 from the Ecole Supérieure Multinationale des Télécommunications in Dakar, Senegal. In 2016, he completed a training program on mobile money from GSMA (Global System for Mobile Communications).
Melchior Koba