Executive search for African fintech
We run retained searches for the people who lead Africa’s fintech and regulated financial businesses. Boards, founders and investors use us when the hire has to be right first time.
What TITC does
We find and place senior leaders for fintech and financial services businesses across Africa. CEO, CFO, COO, risk, compliance, product, engineering and board roles. Retained mandates only. One firm, focused on one market, for eleven years.
Executive search
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Introductions
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Leadership advisory
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Who we work with
Three groups bring us in, usually when a leadership decision is expensive to get wrong.
Founders and boards
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Investors
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Regulators and policy bodies
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How a mandate works
Every search starts with the decision behind the hire. What the role has to deliver, by when, and what happens if it stays open.
Brief and market context
We pin down what the role actually needs to do, then map what the market will bear on profile, pay and timing.
Search and mapping
We map every credible operator against the brief across the relevant markets. Talent pools, comp signals, who’s moving and who isn’t.
Assessment
We test track record, leadership and board readiness through structured interviews, references and our own market checks. Not surface signals.
Placement and follow-through
We stay in it through selection, offer and onboarding. Six-month replacement guarantee on every retained placement.
Where we work
17 markets across North, South, East and West Africa. Deepest in the hubs that drive cross-border growth and licensing.
Regional coverage
Active across 17 African markets, with primary focus on South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, Ghana, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Namibia and Uganda.
Central bank relationships
Direct relationships with regulators and monetary authorities in 12 jurisdictions. A current read on licensing and supervisory expectations.
Investor advisory
Counsel to development finance institutions and Tier 1 investors active in African fintech.
Track record
50+ leadership hires for a pan-African payments business through to acquisition.
MAMorocco
EGEgypt
SNSenegal
NGNigeria
ETEthiopia
GHGhana
CICôte d’Ivoire
CMCameroon
UGUganda
KEKenya
RWRwanda
CDDR Congo
TZTanzania
ZMZambia
NANamibia
MZMozambique
ZASouth AfricaWhat leaders across the ecosystem say
Recommendations from clients, partners and peers, published publicly on LinkedIn.
“Deep, forward-thinking knowledge of African fintech. Complex challenges are navigated with clarity and strategy.”
Rachel Cowan FCCAInterim CEO, Ozow
“A real ability to see opportunities and create value through networking and cross-networking across the ecosystem.”
Nevellan Moodley CA(SA)Partner, BDO · Head of FS Advisory, Africa & Middle East
“One of the most respected voices in South African fintech, with real expertise in market expansion, fundraising and regulatory engagement.”
Ashlin PerumalPartner, M&A · Head of IPTech
Common questions
What does TITC do?
TITC is a retained executive search firm for African fintech. We find and place senior leaders, from CEO and CFO to risk, compliance, product and board roles, across 17 African markets.
Is TITC a recruitment agency or an advisory firm?
Both, but search comes first. The core business is retained executive search for fintech and financial services. The market intelligence and leadership advisory grow out of doing that work for eleven years.
Who hires TITC?
Founders, boards and investors hiring senior fintech leadership. Also development finance institutions and, on governance questions, regulators.
Which markets does TITC cover?
17 African markets, with deepest coverage in South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, Ghana, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Namibia and Uganda.
What roles does TITC search for?
C-suite and board roles. CEO, COO, CFO, CPO, CRO, CCO, Chief Compliance Officer, technology and engineering leadership, and non-executive directors.
How does TITC charge?
Retained search only. A flat fee structured across the mandate, with a six-month replacement guarantee on every placement.
Discuss a mandate
Weighing a senior hire, a succession plan or a new-market leadership build? Tell us the decision behind it. We’ll come back with how we’d run the search.
- A C-suite or board hire in fintech or financial services
- Succession or key-person risk on a leadership team
- Building the leadership team for a new African market
- Investor diligence on a management team