JAIME PINTO APPOINTED AS SOFTWARE GROUP’S CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER FOR AFRICA

Jaime Pinto has been appointed  as the  Chief Commercial Officer of Software Group for the Africa region. He  has over twenty years professional experience in payments, telecom, mobile and financial solutions from Africa, Asia and Europe, having worked at different sized organizations – from large corporates to small and medium enterprises ( SMEs) as well as start-ups. His entrepreneurial mindset has helped  him to dive deeper and gain expertise in domains like innovative solutions design and international business development. Jaime holds an MBA in business administration and management with honours from the EDHEC business school as well as an engineering degree from Politecnico di Torino.  In the same vein, he speaks five languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian.

Previously in charge of West, Francophone and Lusophone Africa as the business development director at Software Group, Jaime played an instrumental role in strengthening the company’s pan-African presence. In that regard, he   partnered   with financial institutions like the Atlantic Financial Group (AFG) and its subsidiaries across Africa, Banco de Poupança e Crédito (BPC) in Angola as well as leading fintech companies in Nigeria.

Ecosystem

By developing the ecosystem of strategic partners, Jaime has helped financial institutions enable an end-to-end digital banking and insurance experience to their customers. “The African financial market is today among the most interesting and exciting ones. Large scale multi-country financial organizations are consolidating and expanding, fintechs are getting funded, and they all need trusted strategic technology partners to tackle the digital transformation journey with future proof digital platforms,” commented Jaime. “Software Group will continue to enable digital transformation, growth and financial inclusion in the Africa continent through our digital banking and insurance platform DigiWave, helping financial institutions get increased outreach, optimized cost, fast time to market and competitive edge.”

With Jaime Pinto taking the next big step in our business development vision in Africa, Software Group’s team wishes him success in his new role.