Habeeb A.

Founder & CEO at Mkobo

Habeeb A. has a diverse range of work experience in various industries. Habeeb co-founded 411 ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED in 2009 and served as a Co-Founder until January 2020. In 2010, they worked as a Technical Solutions Manager at IBM, where they were involved in infrastructure projects for multiple accounts. From 2013 to 2014, Habeeb A. worked at Barclays UK as a Business Solutions Architect, leading the migration of ING Direct systems to Barclays. Habeeb also worked at FIS as a Digital Transformation Lead in 2014, overseeing the migration of Sainsburys Bank core banking platforms. Habeeb A. has experience as a Senior Technical Consultant at Computacenter and as a Customer Solutions Architect at Fujitsu. In 2015, they founded MKOBO Microfinance Bank with a mission to provide affordable financial services to underserved Africans. Most recently, they founded Checkref - Employment Reference Checks in 2022. Habeeb A. also worked as a Director at House of H starting in 2017.

Habeeb A. has pursued higher education from the University of Bradford School of Management, where they completed their Master's in Business Administration (MBA). During their time at the university, they focused on the field of study that involves Innovation, Enterprise, and the Circular Economy. Prior to their MBA, Habeeb A. attended Kingston University, where they obtained a Bachelor's degree in Science (BSc). Habeeb'sundergraduate studies specialized in Computing & Statistics, demonstrating their interest in the technical aspects of the field. The exact start and end years for both degrees are not specified.

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Lagos, Nigeria

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Mkobo

Mkobo is fully licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria as a Microfinance Bank and insured by Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC). Mkobobank is a digital bank for the economically active Africans. We are building the financial ecosystem for economically active Africans (formal and informal). At Mkobo, our goal is very simple and that is to provide simple and affordable financial services to help improve the lives of 10,000,000 ordinary Africans by 2026.


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11-50

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