Onyeka Akpaida
Founder and Chief Impact Officer
Onyeka is an experienced financial service professional and high-impact leader with 9+ years of experience in financial inclusion, consumer-centric digital banking, client sales and relationship management, and public sector engagement in a top tier leading International Bank. She currently works as a team lead for a lifestyle digital platform powered by the Bank where she works in Northern Nigeria.
Onyeka is passionate about female financial inclusion and the social impact that can generate which heralded her starting the Rendra Foundation.
Her passion extends beyond the women she serves as she loves to mentor young Africans in early stages of their careers to gain clarity and pursue their goals with tunnel vision and encouragement. You can connect with her as a mentor on mentor-x-africa.
Onyeka is a Cherie Blaire Mentee and was selected as a delegate for the 2018 World Bank Youth Summit. She was recently featured in The Spark Magazine Wonder Woman Edition and recognised as one of the 100 African women in development in recognition of her work in empowering low income women. She was selected in April 2020 as a mentor for the African Development Bank and Seedstars led Africa vs Virus Ideathon.
Onyeka is passionate about female financial inclusion and the social impact that can generate which heralded her starting the Rendra Foundation.
Her passion extends beyond the women she serves as she loves to mentor young Africans in early stages of their careers to gain clarity and pursue their goals with tunnel vision and encouragement. You can connect with her as a mentor on mentor-x-africa.
Onyeka is a Cherie Blaire Mentee and was selected as a delegate for the 2018 World Bank Youth Summit. She was recently featured in The Spark Magazine Wonder Woman Edition and recognised as one of the 100 African women in development in recognition of her work in empowering low income women. She was selected in April 2020 as a mentor for the African Development Bank and Seedstars led Africa vs Virus Ideathon.