Aissatou Djiba DIALLO

Worked with and advised the Bank Group Executives on the Fintech strategy and lead execution of Digital/Telco business. Coordinate bank-wide Fintech related initiatives internally, and externally, lead partnerships and engagements with the Startup ecosystem, Lead the Group’s strategy on financial technology, partnerships, and innovation across Africa, with a strong focus on advancing financial inclusion and supporting underserved communities. Advised senior executives on digital ecosystems, foster collaboration with regulators and central banks, and design programs that leverage innovation for social and economic development.

• Effectively led, coordinated, developed and implemented Ecobank’s Partnership Business Strategy for 35 countries in alignment with the broader five-year strategic plan.
• Advised and supported business teams to deepen reach to unbanked and underbanked populations leveraging technology.
• Lead and managed onboarding of partners within the bank and coordinate internal end to end execution of agreements.
• Developed and implemented Ecobank’s Partnership and Fintech Strategy across 35 countries, aligning with long-term financial inclusion and digital transformation goals.
• Expanded access to affordable digital financial services, helping millions of unbanked and underbanked households and SMEs benefit from secure payment and credit solutions.
• Designed and ran the Ecobank Fintech Challenge, attracting over 7,500 applications from innovators, creating 72 fellows and 28 concrete partnerships to strengthen inclusive ecosystems.
• Launched the first Pan-African Regulatory Sandbox, enabling interoperability between digital payment services, mobile operators, and banks — accelerating innovation and financial inclusion.
• Coordinated more than 200 partnerships with fintechs, telcos, and aggregators, representing $7B annual transaction value, while prioritizing access and affordability. Grew the overall partnership business revenue by 75% within 3 years.
• Closely worked with the Commercial Banking Service and Aggregator partners to enable onboarding and digital credit scoring for SSMEs and Merchants in the informal space.
• Acted as a focal point for partnerships with governments, central banks, accelerators, and international development agencies.
• Over 35 countries

Directed Microsoft’s flagship program to support digital innovation and entrepreneurship across Africa, with a mission to empower startups, drive job creation, and expand access to digital technology in support of inclusive growth.

Build the strategy to identify and attract most promising Startup and Partners in Africa to the Microsoft Cloud platform. Drive business growth and shape the future of the Microsoft Ecosystem in Africa by implementing a strategic Geo-Coverage plan and optimize investments.

• Led and executed the Microsoft4Afrika Innovation strategy to accelerate the digital transition, digitalization, and technological advancement of Africa.
• Designed and executed a startup and SME support strategy, building partnerships with accelerators, VCs, and NGOs to strengthen Africa’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
• Supported over 100 startups in accessing cloud, AI, and digital tools, enabling 500% growth in usage and helping them scale their solutions to reach wider populations.
• Partnered with incubators and universities to strengthen local innovation ecosystems, supporting startups in accessing tools, mentorship, and market opportunities.
• Drove capacity-building programs for young developers and entrepreneurs through cloud workshops, bootcamps, and training in emerging technologies (AI, IoT, Blockchain).
• Partnered with local governments, regulators, and investors to create favorable conditions for digital innovation and inclusive development.
• Supported Microsoft sales and technical teams to integrate startups into local and regional ecosystems, connecting them with new markets and customers.
• 54 countries

Led programs to build digital skills, promote access to technology, and strengthen local innovation ecosystems across 19 African countries. Focused on empowering youth, entrepreneurs, and SMEs to leverage digital tools for inclusive development.

• Enabled and fostered latest IT technologies adoption to enable developer’s full potential.
• Drove the Microsoft Developer Tools revenue across Africa with Corporates by closely working with CXO and Developer.
• Activated and nurtured a developer community of professionals, students, and startups.
• Drove the device motion in collaboration with the Enterprise and Partner team’s trough mobile application.
• Contributed to job creation and SME growth by promoting digital entrepreneurship and technology adoption across diverse sectors.
• Drove adoption of emerging technologies through training programs, hackathons, and international student competitions, enabling thousands of young Africans to access digital careers.
• 19 countries

Coordinated the design and growth of Microsoft’s partner ecosystem across West and Central Africa, with a focus on building local capacity and strengthening the technology sector’s contribution to development.

• Designed and developped the partner ecosystem in the subsidiary.
• Doubled the channel size in 18 months.
• Successfully drove partner readiness with result of the first partner certified in Virtualization in WECA.
• Drove the first edition of WCA Enterprise Partners Performance review.
• 19 countries

Coordinated Microsoft WCA teams (marketing, finances, administration, technical, sales, channel & distribution) to achieve the Joint Launch project (Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Exchange 2010 Server launches).

• Managed the Customer and Partner satisfactory index (Customer and Partner Experience) in West and Central Africa.
• 19 countries - (Interim role)

• Developed partnerships with local system builders and resellers, strengthening the ICT supply chain and enabling greater access to affordable technology in underserved markets. Increased OEM revenue by 50% in under two years while supporting SME capacity development.

• Low Level software standardization for embedded calculators on trains (Real time system, C++ and Assembly languages)

• Implementation of a secret codes generator for telephone prepaid cards (mathematic algorithm, probabilities rules, C++, C#, MySQL)