Paga Group Ltd
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Paga Group Ltd
Meet our board
Managing Partner of Alitheia Capital
Tokunboh Ishmael
Tokunboh Ishmael
Tokunboh Ishmael
Tokunboh is Managing Partner of Alitheia Capital and Goodwell West Africa. In her most recent role as Managing Director of Avante Capital Ltd, she advised on a number of acquisitions in the oil and gas sector including the acquisition and financing of a government owned refinery and led the first secondary listing of a Nigerian company on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
Prior to Avante, she was the Nigeria Country Partner, for Aureos Capital where she successfully raised funding to complete a $50m fundraising exercise for the Aureos West Africa Fund; and sourced private equity investments. Other previous roles include M&A banker at Salomon Smith Barney. Tokunboh is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the CFA Institute; a member of the board of the African Venture Capital Association and a panelist on the TV show, Dragons’ Den Nigeria.
Tokunboh is Managing Partner of Alitheia Capital and Goodwell West Africa. In her most recent role as Managing Director of Avante Capital Ltd, she advised on a number of acquisitions in the oil and gas sector including the acquisition and financing of a government owned refinery and led the first secondary listing of a Nigerian company on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
Prior to Avante, she was the Nigeria Country Partner, for Aureos Capital where she successfully raised funding to complete a $50m fundraising exercise for the Aureos West Africa Fund; and sourced private equity investments. Other previous roles include M&A banker at Salomon Smith Barney. Tokunboh is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the CFA Institute; a member of the board of the African Venture Capital Association and a panelist on the TV show, Dragons’ Den Nigeria.
Managing Director of Resourcery Plc
Tani Fafunwa
Tani Fafunwa
Tani Fafunwa
Tani is the CEO of Seacat Investment, a fund dedicated to fostering African businesses to compete globally through technical excellence and superior service delivery. With 20+ years of leadership experience, he has driven success in start-ups and growth businesses by building high-performance teams.
After earning an MBA from Stanford, Tani led Resourcery’s transformation into a public entity with a 4x return for investors. At Afriglobal Medicare, he drove changes that grew revenue by 83%, cut staff attrition by 20%, and improved patient satisfaction by 33%.
Tani advises CEOs on strategy and performance and serves on the boards of Resourcery Plc, Emel Corporate Solutions, and Pagatech. He is a trustee of the iOpenEye Foundation, promoting gender equality, and the Fafunwa Educational Foundation, focused on education in Nigeria. He is married with four children.
Tani is the CEO of Seacat Investment, a fund dedicated to fostering African businesses to compete globally through technical excellence and superior service delivery. With 20+ years of leadership experience, he has driven success in start-ups and growth businesses by building high-performance teams.
After earning an MBA from Stanford, Tani led Resourcery’s transformation into a public entity with a 4x return for investors. At Afriglobal Medicare, he drove changes that grew revenue by 83%, cut staff attrition by 20%, and improved patient satisfaction by 33%.
Tani advises CEOs on strategy and performance and serves on the boards of Resourcery Plc, Emel Corporate Solutions, and Pagatech. He is a trustee of the iOpenEye Foundation, promoting gender equality, and the Fafunwa Educational Foundation, focused on education in Nigeria. He is married with four children.
Founding Partner at Adlevo Capital
Folabi Esan
Folabi Esan
Folabi Esan
Folabi is a Founding Partner at Adlevo Capital, a pioneer private equity fund focused on tech-enabled businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa, with investments in Interswitch, Paga, and Rancard. His personal portfolio spans sectors like blockchain, agri-tech, fintech, logistics, and media.An Independent Non-Executive Director of First City Monument Bank, Folabi also co-founded the Private Equity and Venture Capital Association of Nigeria and served as President of the Nigerian German Business Association, transforming it into a Chamber of Commerce.
A Chevening Fellow, Folabi holds Master’s degrees from Stanford University and the University of London. He enjoys reading, traveling, live jazz, and art.
Folabi is a Founding Partner at Adlevo Capital, a pioneer private equity fund focused on tech-enabled businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa, with investments in Interswitch, Paga, and Rancard. His personal portfolio spans sectors like blockchain, agri-tech, fintech, logistics, and media.An Independent Non-Executive Director of First City Monument Bank, Folabi also co-founded the Private Equity and Venture Capital Association of Nigeria and served as President of the Nigerian German Business Association, transforming it into a Chamber of Commerce.
A Chevening Fellow, Folabi holds Master’s degrees from Stanford University and the University of London. He enjoys reading, traveling, live jazz, and art.
Founder & CEO
Tayo Oviosu
Tayo Oviosu
Tayo Oviosu
Tayo is the Founder, Group CEO, and Executive Chairman of Paga Group Ltd., with extensive experience in fintech, high-tech, and private equity. Before founding Paga, he was Vice President at Travant Capital Partners and a Manager of Corporate Development at Cisco Systems in California.
Tayo’s work at Paga has earned global recognition, including CNBC’s Entrepreneur of the Year (West Africa) in 2014 and African Leadership Network’s Outstanding Growing Company award in 2015. An Endeavor Entrepreneur, he is passionate about supporting startups and co-founded Kairos Angels, an angel investment club.
Tayo holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering (cum laude) from USC and an MBA from Stanford University.
Tayo is the Founder, Group CEO, and Executive Chairman of Paga Group Ltd., with extensive experience in fintech, high-tech, and private equity. Before founding Paga, he was Vice President at Travant Capital Partners and a Manager of Corporate Development at Cisco Systems in California.
Tayo’s work at Paga has earned global recognition, including CNBC’s Entrepreneur of the Year (West Africa) in 2014 and African Leadership Network’s Outstanding Growing Company award in 2015. An Endeavor Entrepreneur, he is passionate about supporting startups and co-founded Kairos Angels, an angel investment club.
Tayo holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering (cum laude) from USC and an MBA from Stanford University.
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We are a payments and financial solutions company providing multi-currency payments solutions for individuals and businesses. Paga is building an ecosystem to enable simple financial access for everyone.
Paga Group LTD UK owns Paga and associated trademarks which are licensed to its subsidiaries. Pagatech Limited is a subsidiary of Paga Group LTD UK and is licensed to provide mobile money services in Nigeria by the Central Bank of Nigeria (“CBN”), and insured by the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (“NDIC”). Apposit LLC is a subsidiary of Paga Group LTD UK. Apposit LLC is a financial technology company, not a bank. US Banking services are provided by Regent Bank, Member FDIC. FDIC insurance only covers failure of insured depository institutions. Certain conditions must be satisfied for pass-through FDIC deposit insurance to apply.
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Paga. All rights reserved.
Developers
We are a payments and financial solutions company providing multi-currency payments solutions for individuals and businesses. Paga is building an ecosystem to enable simple financial access for everyone.
Paga Group LTD UK owns Paga and associated trademarks which are licensed to its subsidiaries. Pagatech Limited is a subsidiary of Paga Group LTD UK and is licensed to provide mobile money services in Nigeria by the Central Bank of Nigeria (“CBN”), and insured by the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (“NDIC”). Apposit LLC is a subsidiary of Paga Group LTD UK. Apposit LLC is a financial technology company, not a bank. US Banking services are provided by Regent Bank, Member FDIC. FDIC insurance only covers failure of insured depository institutions. Certain conditions must be satisfied for pass-through FDIC deposit insurance to apply.
ⓒ
2025
Paga. All rights reserved.
Developers
We are a payments and financial solutions company providing multi-currency payments solutions for individuals and businesses. Paga is building an ecosystem to enable simple financial access for everyone.
Paga Group LTD UK owns Paga and associated trademarks which are licensed to its subsidiaries. Pagatech Limited is a subsidiary of Paga Group LTD UK and is licensed to provide mobile money services in Nigeria by the Central Bank of Nigeria (“CBN”), and insured by the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (“NDIC”). Apposit LLC is a subsidiary of Paga Group LTD UK. Apposit LLC is a financial technology company, not a bank. US Banking services are provided by Regent Bank, Member FDIC. FDIC insurance only covers failure of insured depository institutions. Certain conditions must be satisfied for pass-through FDIC deposit insurance to apply.
ⓒ
2025
Paga. All rights reserved.
Developers
We are a payments and financial solutions company providing multi-currency payments solutions for individuals and businesses. Paga is building an ecosystem to enable simple financial access for everyone.
Paga Group LTD UK owns Paga and associated trademarks which are licensed to its subsidiaries. Pagatech Limited is a subsidiary of Paga Group LTD UK and is licensed to provide mobile money services in Nigeria by the Central Bank of Nigeria (“CBN”), and insured by the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (“NDIC”). Apposit LLC is a subsidiary of Paga Group LTD UK. Apposit LLC is a financial technology company, not a bank. US Banking services are provided by Regent Bank, Member FDIC. FDIC insurance only covers failure of insured depository institutions. Certain conditions must be satisfied for pass-through FDIC deposit insurance to apply.
ⓒ
2025
Paga. All rights reserved.