Ridwan Olalere is a seasoned technology executive and founder with a decade of experience building scalable fintech products and leading ventures across Africa. He is currently CEO of LemFi and Lemonade Finance, driving a mission to create a global financial services hub for immigrants. His leadership spans Uber Nigeria as Country Manager and senior operations and payments roles at OPay, giving him a rare blend of product, growth, and international-scale operations. An early coder who started as a WordPress theme developer, he later founded forLoop Africa and has steered multiple startups from idea to growth. Based in Lagos, Nigeria, his cross-disciplinary education in Aeronautical Engineering and Physics & Electronics informs a practical, systems-thinking approach to solving complex fintech challenges.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
federal government academy suleja
Bsc, Physics and Electronics, Bsc, Physics and Electronics at bells university of technology
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Aeronautics Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Aeronautics Engineering at Shenyang Institute of Aeronautical Engineering
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