An expert of financial services innovation, Nvalaye is currently leading Barclays’ digital transformation in Africa (ex South Africa). He joined the bank 2015 as Group Head of open innovation and was instrumental in setting up RISE, Barclays innovation center in Cape Town, South Africa. 

Prior to joining Barclays, Nvalaye was Africa Head of Digital at Standard Chartered Bank before becoming the Global Lead for Online and mobile banking transformation in Singapore. He previously spent several years in marketing and operations with Citigroup in New York and The Coca-Cola Company in Africa.