Meet Oyedola Yemi-Olatunji

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Oyedola Yemi-Olatunji is a Global Fintech Leader, Strategic Operator, Innovator and Founder. Over the past decade, she has led high-impact financial operations across emerging and developed markets, spearheading payment innovation that has reached billions, influenced policy and scheme mandate frameworks globally, and helped scale a fintech startup into unicorn status.

From developing payment operations strategy for a unicorn-scaled fintech in Nigeria to optimising multi-market digital payment systems for global enterprises like PlayStation and Checkout.com, she is a systems builder who creates frameworks for innovation, whether it’s launching industry-first products, restoring millions in financial losses, leading scheme mandate frameworks, or designing teams and governance models that scale sustainably.

Her work is rooted in purpose: she builds not only for performance, but for equity, extending access to finance, opportunity, and capability. Whether advising a boardroom, recovering millions in leakage, or mentoring rising global professionals, Oyedola shows up to drive clarity, structure, and long-term value.

“I don’t believe you have to choose between your calling and your career. I believe you were made to thrive in all spheres.”

Oyedola Yemi-olatunji
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Brand Pillars

Dola believes that work can be worship, clarity is a gift, and systems are spiritual. She is on a mission to help people—especially migrants, emerging leaders, and career changers—build aligned lives that honour both calling and capacity.

Her brand is grounded in three pillars: Faith. Excellence. Influence. Whether it’s on a project team, a fintech strategy call, or a deep-dive career mentorship call, Dola leads with light.

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Operational Excellence

Expert in building scalable systems that optimise Payment processes and partner efficiency across complex payment ecosystems.

2
Innovation at Scale

Led development of industry-first payment products including instant payment platforms and dynamic dispute systems, with proven financial impact.

3
Strategic Leadership

Built and led multi-country teams, integrating global insight with local execution, influencing executive decisions with data-backed insights.

4
Social Impact and Inclusion

Founder and advocate for initiatives empowering women, immigrants, and underserved communities through access, education, and dignity.

Achievements (Professional & Volunteering)

    • Led payment operations at OPay, processing over $2B in transactions.

       

    • Developed the operational framework Opay Instant Payment, driving 50% revenue growth and 45% improvement in customer satisfaction.

       

    • Recovered $1.5M in lost revenue through Payment operations framework built from scratch and now replicated in Nigeria fintech industry.

       

    • Achieved >80% increase in payment conversion at PlayStation.

       

    • Built dashboards that reduced fines by 20% and recovered ~$150K.

       

    • Created PlayStation’s global reconciliation exception framework.

       

    • Reduced chargebacks by 20%, improving compliance and bottom-line performance.

       

    • Integrated 30+ partners, enabling new services and market reach.

       

    • Contributed to OPay’s unicorn trajectory through operational design and audit readiness.

       

    • Improved processing time by 60% at GTBank with custom reconciliation tools.

       

    • Boosted customer NPS by 30% and satisfaction by 45% at OPay.

       

    • Advised strategic contract renegotiation at PlayStation based on cost analysis.

       

    • Delivered PlayStation’s payment expansion across EMEA.

       

    • Built GTBank’s internal payment tools alongside IT for service improvement.

       

    • Recognized by Tech Nation UK as a Global Talent for fintech innovation.

       

    • Awarded the Norwich Business School MBA Innovation Award (2023).

       

    • Speaker at African BankTech Summit, Nigeria settlement systems summit & Others

       

    • Founder, Kings Daughters – a mentoring initiative for young women focused on identity, purpose, and spiritual confidence. We’ve reached over 500 girls, empowering them to embrace their inner beauty as a source of strength and to walk boldly in who they are called to be.
    • Founder-Build up Hub– a purpose-driven platform equipping global and high-performing talents,Pathfinders, Trailblazers, and Builders to align their careers with calling through spiritual intelligence.
    • Co-founder, Skill Clique – enabling immigrants and the unemployed with access to skills.
    • Co-founder, Purple Crayola – A digital transformation startup

       

    • Regularly entrusted with board-level strategic influence, despite not holding a board seat.

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