The CEO of MobileMoney Limited, Shaibu Haruna, has been awarded the CEO of the Year – Fintech at the prestigious 4th Ghana CEO Vision and Awards, held at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra.

The award recognises Shaibu’s outstanding leadership, innovation, and transformative impact within the Fintech sector.

Under his leadership, MobileMoney Ltd has strengthened its position as a digital finance leader, accelerating financial inclusion and driving customer-focused innovation across Ghana.

Expressing his appreciation after receiving the award, Mr Haruna said, “This recognition is a testament to the incredible work of the MobileMoney Ltd team and the entire MTN Ghana team.

"We remain committed to delivering cutting-edge digital financial solutions that empower individuals, businesses, and communities across Ghana and beyond.”

He dedicated the Award to MoMo customers and the various stakeholder groups whose partnership, loyalty and commitment in using the MoMo platform have contributed to deepening financial inclusion in Ghana.

Shaibu Haruna is a seasoned executive with over two and a half decades of commercial experience in diverse businesses across Africa and the Middle East.

His expertise spans Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Automobile, Financial Services, E-Commerce, and Telecoms.

The past 18 years of his career has been in telecoms/digital services where he led channel and business transformation/turnaround in Ghana, Uganda, South Africa, and Saudi Arabia markets.

A greater part of his telecommunications career has been with MTN, where he spearheaded the highly rated distribution model for MTN in Ghana, which has since been replicated across the majority of  MTN Group markets.

In 2022, Shaibu was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of MobileMoney LTD, a subsidiary of Scancom Plc (MTN Ghana) and market leader of digital financial services.

Since its launch in 2009, MobileMoney LTD has remained committed to driving financial inclusion and contributed significantly to shaping the future of digital payments and unlocking economic opportunities for its customers.

The Ghana CEO Vision and Awards is organised by Globe Productions Ltd to celebrate top-performing chief executives across more than 30 sectors to project their visionary leadership and measurable impact.