Shola Akinlade

Shola Akinlade
Born
Lagos, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
EducationBabcock University (BSc)
Alma materSt Gregory's College
Occupation(s)Software engineer
entrepreneur
Years active2023–present
Known forPaystack
Sporting Lagos F.C.

Shola Akinlade is a Nigerian software engineer and entrepreneur, best known as the co-founder and CEO of Paystack, a financial technology company acquired by U.S. payments firm Stripe in 2020 in a deal reported to be worth approximately $200 million. In 2022, he was conferred with the national honour of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari for his contributions to the advancement of technology in finance and business.

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