• Nigerian entrepreneur Oluwatomi Ayorinde founded Timon in 2025 to combine payments and mobile connectivity in one travel-focused platform.

• The app offers physical and virtual cards usable in more than 100 countries and integrates eSIM connectivity and cross-border transfers in over 16 countries.

• Ayorinde previously founded CrowdForce and held roles at Appzone Group, SAP and PayForce by FairMoney.

Oluwatomi Ayorinde is a Nigerian fintech entrepreneur. He founded and leads Timon, a travel services platform designed to help travelers pay and stay connected more easily worldwide.

Founded in 2025, Timon operates as a financial platform tailored to travelers and digital nomads. The company seeks to simplify payments and digital connectivity during international travel. The platform integrates several essential services into a single application.

The application provides physical and virtual payment cards that users can access in more than 100 countries. The cards are compatible with Apple Pay and Google Pay. Users can complete purchases directly from their phones or other connected devices. Timon also integrates mobile connectivity solutions through eSIM technology. In addition, the platform enables users to transfer money to banks and electronic wallets in more than 16 countries.

Ayorinde launched his first start-up in 2006. He named the company VELImage International and focused it on technology solutions development. He served as chief technology officer for two years. In 2018, he founded CrowdForce, a crowdsourcing platform targeting emerging markets. He led CrowdForce as chief executive officer until 2023.

Ayorinde graduated from Covenant University in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems. He began his professional career the same year as Head of Retail Banking Development at Appzone Group, a payment infrastructure company.

In 2011, he joined SAP, a global enterprise software and artificial intelligence company. He served first as an integration development consultant and later as a business process consultant. Between 2023 and 2024, he served as chief executive officer of PayForce by FairMoney, a company providing banking solutions dedicated to businesses.

This article was initially published in French by Melchior Koba

Adapted in English by Ange J.A de Berry Quenum