Theo Cooke

Student Services Lead, UK & Europe, Symplicity Corporation

Following a spell with a boutique Africa-focused investment firm in London, Theo spent two years at africapractice working on stakeholder engagement mandates for financial services clients across Africa. He has worked on projects in over 10 countries on the continent.

Theo holds a BA in French from the University of Bristol.

Trade

African Trade Finance: Mind the technology gap

TFG heard from Theo Cooke, Engagement Manager at Orbitt Capital on the state of the African trade finance gap.

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Minding the gap: Will tech bridge the African trade finance gap?

Technology is widely used to support the internal trade finance processes of African banks, DFIs and alternative lenders. The digital tools that they deploy range from Microsoft’s basic suite of programs to the more sophisticated systems such as Ecobank’s OMNI eFSC (Electronic Financial Supply Chain) software. However, these solutions exist in silos with disjointed usage and application.

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