Nii Osae Osae Dade Explained

Nii Osae Osae Dade
Birth Place:Ghana
Alma Mater:University of Ghana
Occupation:Entrepreneur, business executive
Years Active:2013–present
Known:Mazzuma

Nii Osae Osae Dade (born December 29, 1993) is a Ghanaian entrepreneur and a computer scientist.[1] He is the co-founder and director of both Mazzuma and Utopia Technologies: two companies in the digital commerce space for emerging markets. He is the Director of Software engineering for Mazzuma.[2] [3] [4]

Early life and education

Nii Osae was born in Ghana and had his secondary education at the Presbyterian Boys Senior High School, Legon.[5] He further studied BSc Computer Science at the University of Ghana[6] [7]

Career

Nii Osae is also the board chairman of the Artificial Intelligence Association Ghana and a member of the Astronomical Society of Ghana and he was a speaker at the Tech in Ghana Conference, NVIDIA GTC 21, Global Webinar Series on AI in Finance.[8] [9]

In 2013, Nii Osae co-founded CYST, a software innovation company specializing in Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, and mobile payment systems to improve financial inclusion in emerging markets through its flagship product called Mazzuma and processes transactional volumes.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Recognition

Nii Osae was recognized in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Technology category.[15] [1] [7] He was part of the IBM/Airtel Mini Mobile Innovations Competition to develop smart innovations using telecommunications.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Forbes honours two Ghanaian tech entrepreneurs. 2021-11-03. Graphic Online. en-gb.
  2. Web site: 2018-08-22. Mazzuma (MAZ) Payment System to Use Blockchain For Instant Mobile Transactions. 2021-11-03. Mfidie.com. en-US.
  3. Web site: 2019-07-08. Ghanaian mobile money app Mazzuma plotting move into crypto. 2021-11-03. Disrupt Africa. en-GB.
  4. Web site: Nii Osae Osae Dade. 2021-11-03. F6S. en.
  5. Web site: Nii Osae-Dade & Kofi Genfi - symbols of African possibilities. 2021-11-03. Graphic Online. en-gb.
  6. Web site: For the Genfi siblings, entrepreneurship is a lifestyle. 2021-11-03. www.ashesi.edu.gh.
  7. Web site: 2018-09-20. These Young Entrepreneurs Are Revolutionizing Ghana's Financials 'Unscathed'. 2021-11-03. WeeTracker.
  8. Web site: Nii Osae Osae Dade Speaker Profile Tech in Ghana Conference Accra . 2021-11-03 . techinghanaconference.com.
  9. Web site: AI Applications in Fintech in Africa NVIDIA On-Demand . 2021-11-03 . NVIDIA . en-us.
  10. Web site: Online. Peace FM. Ghanaian Company Joins Forbes Under 30. 2021-11-03. Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news.
  11. Web site: Meet 'the three wise boys' – the brains behind Mazzuma payment platform. 2021-11-03. RisingAfrica.org. en-US.
  12. Web site: 2018-06-13. Ghanaian Company Joins Forbes Under 30. 2021-11-03. DailyGuide Network. en-US.
  13. Web site: Chambers. Jenna. 2018-11-28. Mazzuma Wants To Use Blockchain To Fix Mobile Banking. 2021-11-03. AfroTech. en.
  14. Web site: Kofi Genfi - Director of Business Strategy - Mazzuma Business Profile. 2021-11-03. Apollo.io.
  15. Web site: 2018-06-04. Under 30 Technology. 2021-11-03. Forbes Africa. en.
  16. Web site: 2012-04-25. Airtel, IBM hold Innovation in Mobile Technology Competition for university students. 2021-11-03. GhanaSoccernet. en.