Henry Atasogho
@henryatasogho
Technology leader with 15+ years in software engineering and fintech.
What I'm looking for
I'm a technology leader with over 15 years of experience in software engineering, project management, and business transformation across various sectors, including mobile banking, telecommunications, and finance. Currently, I serve as the Chief Technology Officer at Warpspeed, where I spearhead the development of innovative payment solutions tailored for the informal market. My passion lies in democratizing financial access through scalable and user-centric technologies.
Throughout my career, I have successfully built high-performing teams and directed projects that significantly improved operational efficiency. At Airtel Africa, I led a 40+ member engineering team, delivering financial services that reduced transaction failure rates by 30%. My experience at Cellulant involved designing a payment platform that processed over 214 million transactions worth $12.3 billion across 35 African markets, showcasing my ability to drive impactful digital transformation.
Experience
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Chief Technology Officer
WarpSpeed
Jun 2024 - Present (1 year 2 months)
Spearheaded the development of payment infrastructure tailored for the informal sector. Drove platform innovations that significantly improved merchant onboarding and reduced payment processing latency. Directed high-impact teams to deliver solutions in less than 60% of the previous development cycles.
Chief Technology Officer
VestraPay Nigeria
Jan 2023 - Present (2 years 7 months)
Designed and launched Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS), enabling seamless merchant collections (online/offline). Engineered and executed integrations with MasterCard, Visa, and KoraPay, enabling over 50k secure card transactions monthly.
Director Of Engineering
Airtel Africa
Aug 2022 - Present (3 years)
Built and managed a 40+ member engineering team delivering financial and digital services across Africa. Delivered products that reduced transaction failure rates by 30% while increasing feature rollout speed by 45%. Championed agile practices and talent development to accelerate product delivery and engineering retention.
Head of Software Engineering
Cellulant
Aug 2017 - Present (8 years)
Designed and implemented an in-store payment solution leveraging a virtual account system, enabling customers to make seamless payments directly at merchant locations. Designed and revised the overall architecture of system including subsystems, hardware and software which contributed to business continuity planning and process. Delivered messaging systems handling up to 75 million SMS monthly.
Engineering Manager
Cellulant
May 2014 - Present (11 years 3 months)
Developed an interactive Voice Response System (IVR) that handled fertilization Distribution for the Federal Govt of Nigeria. Worked with Engineers to build the first Cellulant Mobile Money Platform which allows the unbanked access to financial services. Developed the integrations with Nibss, a financial infrastructure that enables banks to leverage the core banking application to seamless process
Senior Application Developer
Cellulant
Oct 2012 - Present (12 years 10 months)
Led and developed a mobile banking application for Eco bank, a pan Africa bank which allows their customers across Africa to access one app across all the markets they operate in. Designed and architected new applications. Developed applications that support multiple channels, including web, mobile, and USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data), ensuring customers can access their accounts an
Software Engineer
Project XChange
Jan 2010 - Present (15 years 7 months)
Consulted with customers and other departments on projects requirements and technical issues. Modified existing codes, adapt it to new user requirement and upgrade interfaces and improve system performance. Provided technical support to end users, including troubleshooting user-reported issues, providing guidance on application usage, and resolving user inquiries related to application functionali
Software Developer
Project XChange
Jan 2010 - Present (15 years 7 months)
Consulted with customers and other departments on projects requirements and technical issues. Modified existing codes, adapt it to new user requirement and upgrade interfaces and improve system performance. Provided technical support to end users, including troubleshooting user-reported issues, providing guidance on application usage, and resolving user inquiries related to application functionali
Software Engineer & Application Support
Empire Business Solution
Jun 2008 - Present (17 years 2 months)
Performed software engineering tasks and provided application support. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and implement changes. Ensured smooth operations and stability of applications.
Software Engineer
Empire Business Solution
Jun 2008 - Present (17 years 2 months)
Engaged in software engineering activities. Contributed to the development and maintenance of software solutions. Worked on various aspects of the software development lifecycle.
Facilitator
NIIT Limited
Jan 2006 - Present (19 years 7 months)
Trained students on the development of enterprise applications (Web and business tool) using Java Technologies, training over 70 students. Trained students on step by steps approach to software design, modeling and development lifecycle using UML and advanced modeling tools. Trained students on Desktop publishing using applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Corel Draw.
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