Optasia
Grant Baisley has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Grant is currently the Head of Compliance at Optasia, a global FinTech services provider. Previously, they served as the Chief Financial Officer at ask-jean and worked as an MBA Candidate at the University of Cape Town. Grant also held various finance and managerial positions at GMT Limited, Huntingdon Trust, BP UK, Afrox (Pty) Ltd., and Nahoon Total Garage.
Grant Baisley pursued their education at Rhodes University, where they obtained a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) degree in Management and Information Systems from 1998 to 2001. Following this, they furthered their studies at the same institution, completing a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) (Hons) degree in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services in 2002. Lastly, in 2015 to 2016, Grant enrolled at the University of Cape Town to earn a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree, specializing in Business Administration and Management, General.
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We deliver Optasia, the AI Platform enabling financial access for the next billion customers. Α versatile, data-driven B2B2X (business-to-business-to-customers and SMEs) financial technology platform for MNOs, mobile wallet operators and financial institutions, which provides them with accurate credit scoring for responsible financing decision-making. We support intelligent credit decisions, enable a broad range of financial services development and drive successful business models. All with ease, through our AI-led fully-automated decisioning algorithm, which allows us to efficiently make millions of decisions on financing, based on sophisticated data analysis. Thanks to our technology and network we provide powerful flywheel effects with repeatable and scalable growth levers, to help our partners grow and enable financial access to retail & SME customers across numerous markets. Operating since 2012 as Channel VAS and expanded in more than 30 countries in Africa, Middle East, Asia and LATAM with focus in emerging markets, Optasia Enabling credit decisions for an average of 88 million customers a month and had more than 560 million addressible subscribers in 2021, continuing to expand to new markets globally. Optasia has been chosen as an investment opportunity by top firms such as Abu Dhabi's Waha Capital in 2017, and Ethos, a leading South African investment company in late 2018. The company also obtained ISO 27001 Certification in late 2021. Founded as Channel VAS in 2012, we became Optasia in 2022, incorporating a brand identity that more broadly reflects our capabilities.