Uzoma Dozie

Uzoma Dozie (born November 2, 1969) is a banker, tech investor and financial inclusion advocate. He is the CEO and Founder of Sparkle,[1] a financial technology community and ecosystem. As an advocate for technology, Uzoma is passionate about connecting individuals and businesses with digital solutions to improve their financial business and lifestyle activities.[2] Before launching Sparkle in 2019, he was the GMD and Bank CEO of Diamond Bank from 2014[3] and successfully implemented a merger[4] with Access Bank Plc in 2018. While at Diamond Bank, Uzoma also served as Executive Director of Corporate Banking and Executive Director of Regional Business Lagos & West Regions.

Uzoma Dozie
Born (1969-11-02) 2 November 1969
London, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
CitizenshipNigeria
Education
Occupation
  • Chief Executive Officer Sparkle
Years active2005 — present
Known forBanking
Home townOwerri, Imo State, Nigeria
Parent(s)
RelativesPeace Anyiam-Osigwe

Career

Following his time in the Nigerian banking sector, Uzoma Dozie launched Sparkle, the mobile-first platform[5] which is focused on Nigeria’s retail sector[6] and will tackle how retailers achieve their daily objectives and scale their businesses. In addition to the typical current and savings accounts, the platform provides a suite of innovative lifestyle services such as inventory management, invoicing statements, foreign exchange services and a POS-via-mobile function.[7]

He is also known for investing in a number of Nigerian technology start-ups through his angel fund, Black Knights.[8]

Public Life

Uzoma is also on the Board of Women’s World Banking[9] and regularly speaks at conferences and events around the world, on the subject of financial inclusion, technology and how technology can scale.[10]

He is also a well-known advocate for showcasing technology start-up CEOs and has fronted an online TV show called Tech Turks[11] for a number of years, whereby he discusses challenges and opportunities of building tech businesses in Nigeria, with some of the country’s leading entrepreneurs.  

He also launched TechFest in 2018[12] bringing together leading dignitaries of Nigeria’s technology and business sectors.

Early life

Uzoma was born in London, United Kingdom to Pascal Dozie, the founder of Diamond Bank.[13]

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References
  1. "Home". www.sparkle.ng. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  2. "Dozie: Most Nigerians Are Unbanked". THISDAYLIVE. 2019-08-01. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  3. "Diamond Bank appoints Uzoma as CEO". Vanguard News. 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  4. "Uzoma Dozie: Access Bank's merger with Diamond Bank is not a sign of our failure but success". CNBC Africa. 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  5. Nsehe, Mfonobong. "After Running One Of Nigeria's Largest Banks, Uzoma Dozie Launches Sparkle, A Mobile-First Platform". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  6. "After finalising Diamond Bank acquisition, Uzoma Dozie floats a new firm, Sparkle, to help reduce operational risks of small businesses in Nigeria". www.pulse.ng. 2019-08-01. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  7. "Dozie launches Sparkle to provide financial & lifestyle services to retail sector". businessday.ng. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  8. "Black Knights - Coming Soon..." www.black-knights.net. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  9. "Uzoma Dozie". Women's World Banking. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  10. "Nigeria's Fintech regulation plans". CNBC Africa. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  11. "Tech Turks". Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  12. "TECHFEST storms Lagos in May, to assemble experts". Daily Post Nigeria. 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  13. "Executive Profile Pascal G. Dozie Co-Founder, Partner, and Non-Executive Partner, African Capital Alliance". bloomberg.
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