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Uzoma Dozie

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Uzoma Dozie
Born(1969-11-02)2 November 1969(age 55)
London,United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
CitizenshipNigeria
Education
Occupation
Years active2005 — present
Known forBanking
FatherPascal Dozie
RelativesPeace Anyiam-Osigwe

Uzoma Dozie(born 2 November 1969) is a banker, tech investor and financial inclusion advocate. He is the CEO and Founder of Sparkle,[1]a financial technology community and 'ecosystem'.[2]Before launching Sparkle in 2019, he was the GMD and Bank CEO of Diamond Bank from 2014[3]and successfully implemented a merger[4]withAccess Bank Plcin 2018. While at Diamond Bank, Uzoma also served as Executive Director of Corporate Banking and Executive Director of Regional Business Lagos & West Regions.

Early life

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Uzoma was born inLondon,United KingdomtoPascal Dozie,the founder ofDiamond Bank.[5]

Career

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Following his time in the Nigerian banking sector, Uzoma Dozie launched Sparkle, the mobile-first platform[6]which is focused on Nigeria’s retail sector[7]and will tackle how retailers achieve their daily objectives and scale their businesses. In addition to the typical current and savings accounts, the platform provides a suite of innovative lifestyle services such as inventory management, invoicing statements, foreign exchange services and a POS-via-mobile function.[8]

He is also known for investing in a number of Nigerian technology start-ups through his angel fund, Black Knights.[9]

Public life

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Uzoma is also on the Board of Women’s World Banking[10]and regularly speaks at conferences and events around the world, on the subject of financial inclusion, technology and how technology can scale.[11]

He is also a well-known advocate for showcasing technology start-up CEOs and has fronted an online TV show called Tech Turks[12]for a number of years, whereby he discusses challenges and opportunities of building tech businesses in Nigeria, with some of the country’s leading entrepreneurs.

He also launched TechFest in 2018[13]bringing together leading dignitaries of Nigeria’s technology and business sectors.

References

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  1. ^"Home".sparkle.ng.Retrieved30 August2019.
  2. ^"Dozie: Most Nigerians Are Unbanked".THISDAYLIVE.1 August 2019.Retrieved30 August2019.
  3. ^"Diamond Bank appoints Uzoma as CEO".Vanguard News.24 October 2014.Retrieved30 August2019.
  4. ^"Uzoma Dozie: Access Bank's merger with Diamond Bank is not a sign of our failure but success".CNBC Africa.22 January 2019.Retrieved30 August2019.
  5. ^"Executive Profile Pascal G. Dozie Co-Founder, Partner, and Non-Executive Partner, African Capital Alliance".bloomberg. 4 October 2023.
  6. ^Nsehe, Mfonobong."After Running One Of Nigeria's Largest Banks, Uzoma Dozie Launches Sparkle, A Mobile-First Platform".Forbes.Retrieved30 August2019.
  7. ^"After finalising Diamond Bank acquisition, Uzoma Dozie floats a new firm, Sparkle, to help reduce operational risks of small businesses in Nigeria".pulse.ng.1 August 2019.Retrieved30 August2019.
  8. ^"Dozie launches Sparkle to provide financial & lifestyle services to retail sector".businessday.ng.August 2019.Retrieved30 August2019.
  9. ^"Black Knights - Coming Soon..."black-knights.net.Retrieved30 August2019.
  10. ^"Uzoma Dozie".Women's World Banking.Retrieved30 August2019.
  11. ^"Nigeria's Fintech regulation plans".CNBC Africa.2 May 2019.Retrieved30 August2019.
  12. ^"Tech Turks".Retrieved30 August2019.
  13. ^"TECHFEST storms Lagos in May, to assemble experts".Daily Post Nigeria.4 May 2018.Retrieved30 August2019.
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