Gerald Erih

Gerald Erih is the Cofounder/CEO at PayMasta. Gerald has over 20 years of experience in the banking and finance industry. Gerald started their career as an Audit Trainee at EY and then worked their way up to Banking Officer - Internal Control & Audit at OmegaBank Plc and Zenith Bank Plc. In their most recent role, Gerald was responsible for Power and Infrastructure Projects Financing (Green and Brown Field Projects) at Zenith Bank Plc. Gerald has a proven track record in appraisal, documentation, monitoring, and review of Risk Assets as well as setting up Loan Recovery Units and Credit Risk Asset income optimization Units. Gerald is a skilled leader with a passion for helping others and a commitment to excellence.

Gerald Erih has impressive credentials, having completed the Oxford Fintech Programme at the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford. Gerald has also studied entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial studies at the University of Maryland College Park. In addition, they are a certified accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and also holds a B.Sc in accounting from Ambrose Alli University. Furthermore, they have received certification from LinkedIn in 'Delivering an Authentic Elevator Pitch', the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes in 'Certified Management Consultant (CMC)', and University of Maryland College Park in 'Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies: The First Step in Entrepreneurship'. Lastly, they are also a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants Nigeria (IMC-Nigeria).

A direct report to Gerald Erih is and Michael Domino Jr. - Cofounder/COO.