Our People

Team & Advisory Board
2026-2027

Meet the team and advisory board driving Black in Fintech's mission to change the face of fintech through community, advocacy, and action.

Core Team

Martha Serwaah-Mensah
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Martha Serwaah-Mensah

Programme Manager, Fisher Investments (UK) | Founder, Duafe Limited

Claudette Archer
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Claudette Archer

Freelance Marketing Strategist

Azeez Soetan
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Azeez Soetan

Senior Product Marketer, TrueLayer

Kolade Afode
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Kolade Afode

Software Engineer, Starling Bank

Adellet Sarkis
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Adellet Sarkis

Strategic Partnerships Manager, Guavapay

Abdulhafeez Babatunde
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Abdulhafeez Babatunde

Product Manager, Sokin

Arlyne Chinyanganya
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Arlyne Chinyanganya

Accountant & Founder, Roots to Froots

Seun (Shay) Odekunle
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Seun (Shay) Odekunle

Generalist, Jenzy

Samuel Afolabi
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Samuel Afolabi

Sales Manager, OpenPayd

Yao Baku
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Yao Baku

Senior Product Manager - Global Payment Systems, GD

Advisory Board

Perpetua Gitungo
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Perpetua Gitungo

Compliance Director for LATAM and MEA, Wise

Iana Vidal
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Iana Vidal

Head of UK Policy, Block

Anthony David King
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Anthony David King

Founder of ADK, & Fintech Investor

Kaley Addo
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Kaley Addo

Head of UK Operations, Upvest

Fumbi Banjoko
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Fumbi Banjoko

Senior Director, Global Sales Development, Visa Direct