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Sola attended [[St Gregory's College, Lagos|St. Gregory's College]] for his secondary education. In 2006, he graduated with a degree in Computer Science from [[Babcock University]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-08|title=Meet Sola Akinlade, co-founder of Nigeria’s foremost payment platform Paystack|url=https://nairametrics.com/2018/09/08/meet-sola-akinlade-co-founder-of-nigerias-foremost-payment-platform-paystack/|access-date=2021-06-14|website=Nairametrics|language=en-GB}}</ref> Shola's career started at Heineken where he worked on their database management as a management trainee and moved on to being a software engineer with banks.<ref name=":1" /> In 2016, Shola and Ezra Olubi started Paystack.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Nsehe|first=Mfonobong|title=Nigerian Fintech Startup Paystack Raises $1.3 Million|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mfonobongnsehe/2016/12/19/nigerian-fintech-startup-paystack-raises-1-3-million/|access-date=2021-06-14|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> |
Sola attended [[St Gregory's College, Lagos|St. Gregory's College]] for his secondary education. In 2006, he graduated with a degree in Computer Science from [[Babcock University]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-08|title=Meet Sola Akinlade, co-founder of Nigeria’s foremost payment platform Paystack|url=https://nairametrics.com/2018/09/08/meet-sola-akinlade-co-founder-of-nigerias-foremost-payment-platform-paystack/|access-date=2021-06-14|website=Nairametrics|language=en-GB}}</ref> Shola's career started at Heineken where he worked on their database management as a management trainee and moved on to being a software engineer with banks.<ref name=":1" /> In 2016, Shola and Ezra Olubi started Paystack.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Nsehe|first=Mfonobong|title=Nigerian Fintech Startup Paystack Raises $1.3 Million|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mfonobongnsehe/2016/12/19/nigerian-fintech-startup-paystack-raises-1-3-million/|access-date=2021-06-14|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> |
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Akinlade's company Paystack was a part of startup accelerator [[Y Combinator|YCombinator]]'s 2016 batch of startups. The company was created to helps businesses in Africa get paid online and offline. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Combinator|first=Y.|title=Helping African Businesses Get Paid, Shola Akinlade of Paystack|url=https://blog.ycombinator.com/helping-african-businesses-get-paid-shola-akinlade-of-paystack/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=Y Combinator|language=en-US}}</ref> |
Akinlade's company Paystack was a part of startup accelerator [[Y Combinator|YCombinator]]'s 2016 batch of startups. The company was created to helps businesses in Africa get paid online and offline. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Combinator|first=Y.|title=Helping African Businesses Get Paid, Shola Akinlade of Paystack|url=https://blog.ycombinator.com/helping-african-businesses-get-paid-shola-akinlade-of-paystack/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=Y Combinator|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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In 2022, Akinlade founded a football club, [[Sporting Lagos F.C.]] which he notes is a platform for community development and social change. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Salaudeen |first=Aisha |date=2022-04-20 |title=From fintech to football: With Sporting Lagos, Paystack's Shola Akinlade hopes to change the game in Nigeria |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/20/football/shola-akinlade-paystack-sporting-lagos-spc-intl/index.html |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> |
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== National Honours == |
== National Honours == |
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Revision as of 15:43, 16 October 2022
Shola Akinlade is a Nigerian software engineer and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of PayStack. [1][2] In 2020, Akinlade's company was acquired by Stripe for $200m. [3]
Education
Sola attended St. Gregory's College for his secondary education. In 2006, he graduated with a degree in Computer Science from Babcock University.[4] Shola's career started at Heineken where he worked on their database management as a management trainee and moved on to being a software engineer with banks.[2] In 2016, Shola and Ezra Olubi started Paystack.[1][5]
Companies
Akinlade's company Paystack was a part of startup accelerator YCombinator's 2016 batch of startups. The company was created to helps businesses in Africa get paid online and offline. [6]
In 2022, Akinlade founded a football club, Sporting Lagos F.C. which he notes is a platform for community development and social change. [7]
National Honours
On October 2022, Shola Akinlade was conferred with the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) by President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria in recognition of his contributions to the advancement of technology in finance and business.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Nigeria: "The hard work is still in front of us" - Paystack CEO". The Africa Report.com. 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ^ a b Can more entrepreneurs shake up fintech in Nigeria? - CNN Video, retrieved 2021-06-14
- ^ "Stripe acquires Nigeria's Paystack for $200M+ to expand into the African continent". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ "Meet Sola Akinlade, co-founder of Nigeria's foremost payment platform Paystack". Nairametrics. 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ^ Nsehe, Mfonobong. "Nigerian Fintech Startup Paystack Raises $1.3 Million". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ^ Combinator, Y. "Helping African Businesses Get Paid, Shola Akinlade of Paystack". Y Combinator. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ Salaudeen, Aisha (2022-04-20). "From fintech to football: With Sporting Lagos, Paystack's Shola Akinlade hopes to change the game in Nigeria". CNN. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ^ staff, Editorial (2022-02-23). "Shola Akinlade: Biography, Paystack, family, facts & more". MakeMoney.ng. Retrieved 2022-10-12.