Marly Diallo

Lead strategic alliances for a global payment device manufacturer, building a partner ecosystem across banks, fintechs, and PSPs in Africa and Europe. Own the full partnership lifecycle (identification through contracting and go-live) and drive SoftPOS (Android Tap-to-Phone) certification and onboarding across multiple jurisdictions.

Advise on partnership and commercial strategies for digital banking and broadband infrastructure initiatives across West and East Africa. Build and manage pipelines of investor and corporate partner relationships across financial services and telecoms sectors.

Manage complex, multi-stakeholder SoftPOS and device partnerships for fintechs, government entities, and financial institutions. Established a $1.5M global SoftPOS partnership and secured a $1M government partnership, overseeing commercial negotiations, legal/compliance, and implementation.

Led corporate partnership and sponsorship development across public, private, and multilateral stakeholders. Raised $1.6M in five months by identifying, outreaching, and negotiating high-value corporate alliances and executing a partnership acquisition and stewardship framework.

Advised financial institutions on digital banking transformation while leading commercial expansion across 10+ African markets for a core banking and digital channels provider. Exceeded 95% of revenue targets for six consecutive years, grew client base by 50%, and served as a subject-matter expert for digital banking channels, strategy, compliance, and technology integration.

Led alliance and partnership development for payment terminals across 30+ African markets, building a regional network across banks, payment schemes, and regulators. Achieved 105% of business development targets and negotiated/closed 40+ enterprise partnerships by managing complex multi-stakeholder commercial and legal processes.

Earned a Master's degree in International Business at Institut Supérieur de Gestion (ISG) in Paris from 2004 to 2007.