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About Transworld

Transworld Pay is a Super FinTech app seeking to improve consumers’ and MSMEs’ access to financial services in East Africa. Transworld is a one-stop platform offering remittance, bill payment solutions, card services, and savings products. The company will start its operations in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.

Simplice Essou, MBA, CPA- Founder and CEO

Simplice Essou, Transworld’s Founder and CEO, brings over 25 years of senior finance, accounting, tax , risk management and leadership experience from roles in Senegal and the United States. Theses roles include Vice President positions at Bank of America and Citibank and GE. He is he owner of two accounting and tax advisory firms in the US. For fours years, Mr. Essou also served as a consultant with the Small Business Development Corporation, a SBA backed entity providing consulting services to small businesses. Mr. Essou is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

Sanjay Pareek- Founder and CTO

Reginald Onyango- CMO

Reginald is an accomplished marketing and business development specialist focusing on Fintech companies. Hiis past experience include a position with Vibra as the Kenya Operations Manager, a Regional Marketing Manager position for Relatance. He currently runs his own consulting firm in Nairobi, Kenya.

Devin Teer

Kenneth Likoko, JD

Kenneth Likoko holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Hons.) degree from the University of Nairobi and a postgraduate diploma from the Kenya School of Law. Ken is an experienced transactional lawyer and has advised local and international clients in various areas including: banking and securities; immigration matters; debt and equity finance; project finance; asset finance; intellectual property both contentious and non-contentious; mergers & acquisitions; insolvency; joint ventures; real estate transactions; and negotiation of complex commercial transactions. Having worked at a busy Tier II Firm in Kenya as well as at a Tier III bank as the head of legal affairs, Ken has a wide range of experience on both the legal and financial space.KennethLikoko holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Hons.) degree from the University of Nairobi and a postgraduate diploma from the Kenya School of Law. Ken is an experienced transactional lawyer and has advised local and international clients in various areas including: banking and securities; immigration matters; debt and equity finance; project finance; asset finance; intellectual property both contentious and non-contentious; mergers & acquisitions; insolvency; joint ventures; real estate transactions; and negotiation of complex commercial transactions. Having worked at a busy Tier II Firm in Kenya as well as at a Tier III bank as the head of legal affairs, Ken has a wide range of experience on both the legal and financial space.