Group head of legal | pawaPay
Landry Subira
Group head of legal | pawaPay
Legal team size: Four
Major legal advisers and external counsel: Baker McKenzie
Which recent political, economic or regulatory changes have impacted your work the most recently?
Our payments operations in the WAEMU region are now subject to approval by the Central Bank thanks to a new regulation the BCEAO 01-01-24 dated 24 January 2024. This affects our operations in Mali, Senegal, CIV, Guinea B, Burkina Faso, Togo and Benin.
Are there any causes, business or otherwise that you are passionate about?
I am passionate about payments and fintech and how fintech is enabling young Africans to have access to finance.