Owen Scott

Owen Scott

Owen Scott is a highly experienced professional with 14.9 years of work experience in international development, project management, policy analysis, research, data analysis, capacity building, rural development, javascript, gis, python, machine learning, vba, and statistics. He is currently based in Oxford, United Kingdom. Owen has held various positions at M-KOPA in Kenya, including Chief Technology Officer, Director of Technology, and Director of Software Engineering. He has also worked as a Lending/Fintech CTO and Head of Data Science. Owen's expertise lies in data science and he has a strong background in the field of technology. .Read More
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M-KOPA

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M-KOPA is a UK-headquartered emerging market fintech that provides affordable smartphones and digital financial services. With operations in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda, the company has extended over $1.5 billion in credit to more than 5 million customers. Using an innovative financing model based on daily repayments, M-KOPA provides affordable smartphones embedded with financial services that fit with the cash flow of millions of underserved individuals who earn their income on a daily basis. By leveraging rich payments data and proprietary AI-driven analytics, M-KOPA builds a credit record for each customer which forms the foundation for a long-term financial relationship for digital loans, affordable data subscriptions and insurance. The company employs over 3,000 staff and 30,000 sales agents across its African markets. M-KOPA has been recognised by the Financial Times as one of Africa’s Fastest Growing Companies for the past 3 years, and by Time Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential Companies globally for the past 2 years.

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- Driving technology innovation through innovative solutions, cutting-edge technologies, and driving innovation in the industry.

- Implemented advanced data systems through data analysis and optimization, optimizing business processes for enhanced efficiency and accuracy.

- Developing strategic guidance and consulting strategies to enhance business processes and maximize efficiency.

- Leveraging strategic initiatives to deliver impactful results and propel overall company engagement.

- Developed the company's innovative digital transformation strategies, driving exponential growth for clients.

- Driving technological advancements to revolutionize the lending fintech industry.

- Implementing cutting-edge data analytics technologies to optimize analysis processes and drive innovation in the business.

- Driving the implementation of cutting-edge technologies and initiatives, revolutionizing industry operations and boosting stakeholder adoption.

- Driving technological advancements and optimizing processes to support company's digital transformation and drive technological advancements.

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University of New Brunswick

University of New Brunswick

University of Oxford

University of Oxford

Penn State University

Penn State University

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