Technology expert Babatunde Esanju played a central role in building the technology infrastructure behind QOOP’s cooperative finance platform, helping the Nigerian fintech transform traditional cooperative operations into a fully integrated digital ecosystem serving more than 20,000 members.
During nearly three years at the company, Esanju led the development of systems that connected savings, lending, digital wallets and merchant payments into a single platform designed to improve transparency, efficiency and access to financial services for cooperative members.
Esanju joined QOOP as lead software engineer in July 2021, when the company was expanding its digital cooperative finance services. In April 2023, he was promoted to Chief Technology Officer (CTO), overseeing the company’s technology strategy, product architecture and engineering direction until April 2024.
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According to QOOP chief executive officer, Dele Odufuye, the company needed more than software upgrades. It required an integrated technology platform capable of bringing together multiple financial services while maintaining the accountability and governance that cooperative finance demands.
