After years in Nigeria’s banking sector, she moved into entrepreneurship with a focus on expanding access to digital banking and online payments.

Onyinye Olisah is a Nigerian entrepreneur and the founder and chief executive officer of OnUs Financial Services, a digital payments company that helps African businesses accept online payments securely across borders.

Founded in 2022, OnUs Financial Services aims to serve as a growth driver for modern African companies by offering an integrated platform to receive, process, and manage payments. The company has developed two main products, PayOnus and BankOnus, providing payment and digital banking services to both businesses and individuals.

PayOnus is a web- and mobile-based payment platform designed for businesses. It enables fast and secure online transactions and supports multiple use cases, including e-commerce payments, peer-to-peer transfers, and subscription management, with an emphasis on reliability and data protection.

BankOnus is aimed at individual users. The platform functions as an all-in-one financial companion, going beyond standard digital banking features to help users manage day-to-day finances, access banking services, and carry out certain transactions on behalf of partner organizations.

Olisah graduated from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, with a bachelor’s degree in English language and literature in 2004. She later earned a master’s degree in public and international administration from the University of Lagos in 2021.

She began her banking career in 2007 at Intercontinental Bank as a teller, before moving into roles in customer relations and customer service management. In 2010, she joined Serengeti Communications as a director. Two years later, she moved to Standard Chartered Bank as a relationship manager.

In 2016, Olisah was appointed branch manager at ProvidusBank in Lagos. She joined fintech firm Interswitch Group in 2017, where she held several roles, including sales manager, regional team lead, and head of the service management group. Between 2022 and 2024, she continued her career in financial technology at Bud Africa, serving as vice president of sales.

Melchior Koba