Shola Akinlade, who had studied computer science at university, worked first for Heineken for two years before he “got bored” and decided to strike out as an entrepreneur. Paystack was founded in 2015 by CEO Shola Akinlade and CTO Ezra Olubi. The startup, which has offices in both Lagos and San Francisco, enables Nigerian businesses to accept Mastercard, Visa and Verve cards. Paystack, a