Abimbola Oluwabusayomi Bajomo

Product Lead – Embedded Finance & Payments

Lagos, NG.

About

Technical product leader with over 8 years of experience building fintech, edutech, logistics tech, and legal‑tech products across African markets. Expert in payments infrastructure, digital lending, and credit product development. Passionate about translating complex regulatory landscapes into accessible, user‑centric product solutions, and mentoring early‑career professionals.

Work

Credit Direct Limited

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Product Lead – Retail Channels & Payments

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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Summary

Leading strategy and delivery of digital lending, investments, and payments products. Built the company’s first payment routing engine and spearheaded the transition from sales‑led to self‑service credit products.

Highlights

Built payment routing engine to support digital credit offerings

Digitized credit products to enable self‑service distribution

Remita Payment Services (Remita)

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Senior Product Manager – Payments Infrastructure

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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Summary

Managed the entire PTSP suite, including Remita.net and integrations with NIBSS, Interswitch, and UPSL for government and enterprise payments.

Highlights

Led integration initiatives across key payment infrastructure players (NIBSS, Interswitch, UPSL)

Oversaw Remita.net platform used for government payments

Gokada

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Product Manager

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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Summary

Oversaw both customer‑facing app and internal operations platform (Geops), gaining deep understanding of operations, settlements, and spending processes.

Highlights

Led product development for both consumer and internal operations platforms

Enhanced understanding of logistics‑driven payment flows

TrainQuarters

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Product Manager

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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Summary

Built integrations for cross‑border payments to support creators and businesses selling digital products; integrated Paystack, Flutterwave, PayPal, and Stripe.

Highlights

Integrated multiple payment gateways for international transactions

Enabled monetization for digital creators across borders

ESQ Trainings Limited

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Learning & Development Specialist / Accidental Product Manager

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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Summary

Designed ESQ’s first digital submission platform for legal awards, automating manual workflows and introducing digital product thinking.

Highlights

Designed and implemented a self‑service digital submission platform using PowerPoint prototyping

Led initial digital transformation efforts within L&D operations

Education

Obafemi Awolowo University

Ile‑Ife, Osun, Nigeria
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Bachelor of Science Computer Science & Economics

Skills

Product Management

Payments Infrastructure, Digital Lending, Embedded Finance, Cross‑Border Payments.

Strategic Planning

Roadmapping, Self‑service Products.

Regulatory Translation

CBN Circulars, FinTech Regulation, Stakeholder Communication.

Mentorship & Communication

LinkedIn Thought Leadership, Career Coaching.