Nii Osae Osae Dade

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Nii Osae Osae Dade
Born1993 (age 31–32)
Ghana
Alma mater University of Ghana
Occupation(s) Entrepreneur, business executive
Years active2013–present
Known for 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]

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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]

Recognition

Nii Osae was recognized in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Technology category. [14] [1] [7] He was part of the IBM/Airtel Mini Mobile Innovations Competition to develop smart innovations using telecommunications. [15]

References

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