Fejiro Hanu Agbodje
“It is hard to put in the effort that creates greatness, but it is a lot harder to accept the reality that you could have been great,”
Says Fejiro Hanu Agbodje, the Chief Executive Officer of Patricia, a technology-driven alternative payments platform that enables merchants and consumers to securely transact with new digital currencies like bitcoin, gift cards and perfect money.
Fejiro Hanu Agbodje is a User-experience expert using blockchain technology to deliver simple and secure digital transactions across the globe. He has a deep understanding of user-centred designs (UCD) and possesses strong skills for conducting user research and surveys as well as translating them into sitemaps, user flows, customer journey maps, wireframes, mockups and prototypes.
Fejiro completed a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Port Harcourt in 2016.
A solution-driven professional, he founded Patricia in August 2017 to provide unimpeded access to alternative financial solutions that allow the processing of cryptocurrency as a means of payment for goods and services. With operations in Nigeria, Ghana, UAE, United Kingdom, United States, China, and South Africa, Patricia is set to usher the world into a new age.
Fejiro’s impact as CEO of Patricia cannot be overemphasized. He is constantly introducing unique set of positive markers that will drive user experience and excellent service delivery to the next level in Africa and the world. Alongside his team, he is leading the company to be a global leader in blockchain technology. Fejiro has successfully led his team to develop Africa’s first-ever Luxury Patricia Debit Card, which provides users with the opportunity to spend bitcoin anywhere in the world. He also demonstrated a unique set of innovative skills by developing household products and services within the tech ecosystem such as Hank, Refill, and Airtime-to-cash.
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In recognition of his immense contributions and outstanding innovations in the financial technology space, Fejiro has received several awards and honours including the Scream Award for Technology Company of the Year 2020, Scream Award for CEO of the Year, Businessday 2020 Bank and other Financial Services Award (BAFI AWARD), and Business Next Bulls Award by Businessday Nigeria. Fejiro was also named among the 100 Most Influential Young Africans by Africa Youths Awards, and he received the 2020 Future Awards for Entrepreneurship.
Alongside an innovative team, Fejiro Hanu Agbodje is enabling digital transformation in the global space. He is intentionally providing innovative solutions to the challenges in the financial economy by building amazing products that would impact the globe.