About Otto Williams

Otto Williams, Energetic people builder and executive with over 20 years of professional experience. Strategic thinker, who loves to create order out of chaos, with broad and deep understanding of Fintech, payments, innovation, venture investing and digital solutions delivery. International experience spanning the United States, Middle East North Africa, Sub Saharan Africa, CIS/SEE and Russia. He is leading teams to deliver innovation in payments, working with global banks, strategic partners, and Fintechs to drive digital currency growth and expand access to electronic payments in advanced and emerging markets. His work enables global commerce and has a positive and long-lasting impact on millions of users. He is responsible for delivering on PayPal's mission of enabling inclusive digital payments for consumers and sellers across the MEA region, driving revenue growth for PayPal across 70 countries, and deepening meaningful relationships with financial institutions, fintechs, governments, and technology partners across the region as Senior Vice President, Regional Head, and General Manager Middle East and Africa at PayPal. In his prior role as SVP, Head of Product, Partnerships & Digital Solutions at Visa in CEMEA, he led the commercialization, delivery, and revenue growth of Visa's products and solutions with banks and fintechs across the CEMEA region. His professional background effectively spans technology and financial services, with extensive geographic experience across the US, Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe. He brings strong leadership in the digital financial services space and has delivered scale and scope covering revenue growth acceleration, strategic partnership wins with Bigtechs, Fintechs, MNOs, multinational brands, and technology platforms, including Google, Apple, Samsung, Microsoft, MPesa, Vodacom, Careem, Saudi Telecom, Paystack, Flutterwave, Tarabut Gateway, etc. He has completed venture investment deals, published patents, and successfully launched global commercial programs including Google Pay and Samsung Pay with Visa Tokens, the Visa Ready Partner Program, Fintech Fasttrack Program, Visa Ready to Launch program, and the Africa Fintech Accelerator. He is passionate about new technologies, unlocking revenue growth opportunities, and driving financial inclusion. He operates as a true partner within leadership teams, leads with purpose, has a growth mindset, and demonstrates strong commitment to the success of others.