Mathias Estrade announced on LinkedIn that he has joined OMOA as the Chief Operating Officer - Retail. Estrade wrote: “I am very excited to announce that I have joined OMOA as Chief Operating Officer – Retail.”

OMOA serves as a partner for banks, microfinance institutions, and telecom operators by providing secure payment services, electronic processing, secure management of ATM networks, POS, mobile, mPOS, and embedded payment applications.

Leading Retail Strategy Development

His most recent role was at Fime, where he served as Director of Business Consulting from May 2023 to October 2024. During his tenure, Estrade was responsible for developing and implementing strategies to deliver consulting services to banks, fintechs, and merchants, focusing on payments Payments One of the bases of mediums of exchange in the modern world, a payment constitutes the transfer of a legal currency or equivalent from one party in exchange for goods or services to another entity. The payments industry has become a fixture of modern commerce, though the players involved and means of exchange have dramatically shifted over time.In particular, a party making a payment is referred to as a payer, with the payee reflecting the individual or entity receiving the payment. Most commonl One of the bases of mediums of exchange in the modern world, a payment constitutes the transfer of a legal currency or equivalent from one party in exchange for goods or services to another entity. The payments industry has become a fixture of modern commerce, though the players involved and means of exchange have dramatically shifted over time.In particular, a party making a payment is referred to as a payer, with the payee reflecting the individual or entity receiving the payment. Most commonl Read this Term, strategy, and regulatory compliance.

In his new role, he outlined his responsibilities: “My role will be to structure and develop the group's retail operations to strengthen access to financial services in West and Central Africa. I am thrilled to start this new adventure with such a talented and dynamic team.”

Leadership in Financial Services

Before joining Fime, Estrade co-founded Solvethys, a consulting company that provided compliance Compliance In finance, banking, investing, and insurance compliance refers to following the rules or orders set down by the government regulatory authority, either as providing a service or processing a transaction. Compliance concerning finance would also be a state of being following established guidelines or specifications. This designation can also encompass efforts to ensure that organizations are abiding by both industry regulations and government legislation. Understanding ComplianceCompliance is a In finance, banking, investing, and insurance compliance refers to following the rules or orders set down by the government regulatory authority, either as providing a service or processing a transaction. Compliance concerning finance would also be a state of being following established guidelines or specifications. This designation can also encompass efforts to ensure that organizations are abiding by both industry regulations and government legislation. Understanding ComplianceCompliance is a Read this Term and payment solutions to fintechs and banks. He managed the company's operations and led projects involving open banking and international compliance. Estrade held the role from June 2020 to April 2023.

He also served as Chief Product Officer at TSI Payment from December 2017 to June 2020. In this role, he created the Product Department and implemented new digital channels for payment services. Estrade has further experience as CEO at The Skippers, a startup based in Paris.

Estrade’s appointment at OMOA comes after a varied career in the financial services industry, where he has held leadership roles in product management, compliance, and business strategy.

He expressed his enthusiasm for his new appointment, stating: “I look forward to working closely with the teams to contribute to the success of our projects and achieve our strategic goals.”