Uzoma Dozie Explained

Uzoma Dozie
Birth Place:London, United Kingdom
Birth Date:2 November 1969
Years Active:2005 — present
Nationality:British
Citizenship:Nigeria
Known For:Banking
Father:Pascal Dozie
Relatives:Peace Anyiam-Osigwe

Uzoma Dozie (born 2 November 1969) is a banker, tech investor and financial inclusion advocate. He is the CEO and Founder of Sparkle,[1] a financial technology community and 'ecosystem'.[2] Before launching Sparkle in 2019, he was the GMD and Bank CEO of Diamond Bank from 2014[3] and successfully implemented a merger[4] with Access Bank Plc in 2018. While at Diamond Bank, Uzoma also served as Executive Director of Corporate Banking and Executive Director of Regional Business Lagos & West Regions.

Early life

Uzoma was born in London, United Kingdom to Pascal Dozie, the founder of Diamond Bank.[5]

Career

Following his time in the Nigerian banking sector, Uzoma Dozie launched Sparkle, the mobile-first platform[6] which is focused on Nigeria’s retail sector[7] and will tackle how retailers achieve their daily objectives and scale their businesses. In addition to the typical current and savings accounts, the platform provides a suite of innovative lifestyle services such as inventory management, invoicing statements, foreign exchange services and a POS-via-mobile function.[8]

He is also known for investing in a number of Nigerian technology start-ups through his angel fund, Black Knights.[9]

Public life

Uzoma is also on the Board of Women’s World Banking[10] and regularly speaks at conferences and events around the world, on the subject of financial inclusion, technology and how technology can scale.[11]

He is also a well-known advocate for showcasing technology start-up CEOs and has fronted an online TV show called Tech Turks[12] for a number of years, whereby he discusses challenges and opportunities of building tech businesses in Nigeria, with some of the country’s leading entrepreneurs.  

He also launched TechFest in 2018[13] bringing together leading dignitaries of Nigeria’s technology and business sectors.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home. www.sparkle.ng. 2019-08-30.
  2. Web site: Dozie: Most Nigerians Are Unbanked. 2019-08-01. THISDAYLIVE. en-US. 2019-08-30.
  3. Web site: Diamond Bank appoints Uzoma as CEO. 2014-10-24. Vanguard News. en-US. 2019-08-30.
  4. Web site: Uzoma Dozie: Access Bank's merger with Diamond Bank is not a sign of our failure but success. 2019-01-22. CNBC Africa. en-US. 2019-08-30.
  5. Web site: Executive Profile Pascal G. Dozie Co-Founder, Partner, and Non-Executive Partner, African Capital Alliance. 4 October 2023 . bloomberg.
  6. Web site: After Running One Of Nigeria's Largest Banks, Uzoma Dozie Launches Sparkle, A Mobile-First Platform. Nsehe. Mfonobong. Forbes. en. 2019-08-30.
  7. Web site: After finalising Diamond Bank acquisition, Uzoma Dozie floats a new firm, Sparkle, to help reduce operational risks of small businesses in Nigeria. 2019-08-01. www.pulse.ng. en-US. 2019-08-30.
  8. Web site: Dozie launches Sparkle to provide financial & lifestyle services to retail sector. businessday.ng. August 2019 . 2019-08-30.
  9. Web site: Black Knights - Coming Soon.... www.black-knights.net. 2019-08-30.
  10. Web site: Uzoma Dozie. Women's World Banking. en-US. 2019-08-30.
  11. Web site: Nigeria's Fintech regulation plans. 2019-05-02. CNBC Africa. en-US. 2019-08-30.
  12. Web site: Tech Turks. en-GB. 2019-08-30.
  13. Web site: TECHFEST storms Lagos in May, to assemble experts. 2018-05-04. Daily Post Nigeria. en-US. 2019-08-30.

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