Vice President of Sales, Payaza · London, United Kingdom

Commercial growth leadership for the world's payment rails.

Perkins Ogedengbe is a payments and commercial leader with 10+ years across fintech, financial services and international market expansion, with experience closing Fortune 500 partnerships, leading a 10-person specialised sales team and turning payment infrastructure into measurable enterprise revenue.

Known professionally across the industry simply as Perkins.

Considering senior mandates such as

  • VP of Sales
  • Commercial Director
  • Partnerships Leader
  • Payments Growth Executive
Perkins Ogedengbe, Vice President of Sales, in a royal blue blazer with arms folded

At a glance

$5T+
Processed volume across relationships managed
20
African markets plus Europe in expansion led
10
Person specialised sales team led

What I do

Three pillars of commercial impact

Enterprise Revenue Growth

Grew Payaza's merchant base by 30% and contributed to 25% revenue growth in under 12 months, securing enterprise and SME clients across fintech, e-commerce and digital platforms.

Cross-Border Payment Rails

Commercialising acquiring, collections, payouts and settlement across Africa, the UK, Europe, Asia and North America, with over $100M in monthly treasury flows.

Partnerships & Policy

Negotiating directly with banks, PSPs, IMTOs, regulators and fintechs on pricing, settlement and FX terms, with partnerships closed with Fortune 500 companies.

Open to executive opportunities

Welcoming conversations with boards, founders and executive search partners about senior commercial leadership roles in payments and fintech.

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Recognition

Awarded and featured

Named to the Innovate Finance Women in FinTech Powerlist 2025, finalist for Top 100 Women in FinTech 2026, and recognised at GulfXellence in Dubai (2022), with commentary featured across ARISE News, BusinessDay and Business Africa Online.

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