# Samson Okemakinde

> Tech lead, software engineer, and consultant with over a decade of experience building resilient payment systems, digital banking platforms, and engineering teams. Based in Nigeria, working globally.

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## Who is Samson Okemakinde?

Samson Okemakinde is a computer scientist and software engineer who has spent much of the last decade building fintech products across Africa, including payment gateways, digital banking, POS software, and multi-currency wallets. He currently leads engineering for ErcasPay and works across CapitalSage Holdings and its subsidiaries. He speaks at conferences and workshops on fintech, AI, engineering leadership, and career development.

Contact: csamsonok@gmail.com
Phone: +2348137442067

## Social profiles

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/c-spydo/
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/c_spydo
- TikTok (DailyTech): https://www.tiktok.com/@c_spydo

## Key pages

- [Home](https://cspydo.com.ng/): Overview, featured work, latest writings, speaking, DailyTech
- [About](https://cspydo.com.ng/about.html): Background, experience, and approach
- [Skillset](https://cspydo.com.ng/services.html): Technical and leadership skills
- [Portfolio](https://cspydo.com.ng/portfolio.html): Projects including ErcasPay, Afripay, Watupay, OneAlpha Ryde, and more
- [Writings](https://cspydo.com.ng/writings.html): Articles on fintech, engineering, and management
- [Speaking](https://cspydo.com.ng/speaking.html): Talks, panels, and workshops (2025-2026)
- [DailyTech](https://cspydo.com.ng/dailytech.html): Short TikTok explainers on tech and AI for everyday users
- [Contact](https://cspydo.com.ng/contact.html): Get in touch
- [Resume (PDF)](https://cspydo.com.ng/Resume_Samson_Okemakinde.pdf): Downloadable resume

## Featured projects

- ErcasPay (https://ercaspay.com/): Multi-channel payment gateway, cards, transfers, USSD, QR, virtual accounts, cross-border payments
- Afripay (https://goafripay.com/): Global multicurrency wallet for send, receive, and spend
- Afripay Business (https://business.goafripay.com/): Business payments platform
- Watupay (https://watupay.com/): Digital payment platform
- OneAlpha Ryde (https://ryde.onealpha.ng/): Transportation platform

## Writings (articles)

- [Engineering Africa's Fintech Revolution: My Personal Journey](https://cspydo.com.ng/blog-post.html?id=engineering_africas_fintech_revolution_my_personal_journey): Personal journey building fintech across Africa
- [Engineering Management: The Small Moments](https://cspydo.com.ng/blog-post.html?id=engineering-management-small-moments): What engineering management is really about
- [A Quick Guide to Effective 1-on-1 Meetings](https://cspydo.com.ng/blog-post.html?id=a_brief_guide_to_1_on_1_meetings): Manager-direct report 1-on-1 structure
- [Agnostic 0: Don't blame your tool](https://cspydo.com.ng/blog-post.html?id=dont_blame_your_tool): Code quality over language debates
- [Laravel + Docker: A simple guide](https://cspydo.com.ng/blog-post.html?id=laravel_plus_docker_a_simple_guide): Dockerizing Laravel with Nginx and PHP-FPM
- [The Day I Did Nothing](https://cspydo.com.ng/blog-post.html?id=the_day_i_did_nothing): Personal reflection on rest and productivity

## Speaking topics

Samson speaks on fintech in Africa, payment systems, engineering leadership, AI and low-code tools, PR discipline and delivery metrics, career development in tech, and technology for non-technical audiences.

Recent and upcoming engagements include Practical AI & Low-Code Workshop (JCI, Aug 2026), ELC roundtable on PR discipline (Aug 2026), ISFFEST business & technology panel (Oct 2025), and youth career summits across Nigeria.

## DailyTech

DailyTech is a TikTok channel (@c_spydo) where Samson explains technology and AI in plain language for everyday users: myths, safety questions, and how common tools actually work. Clips are short (under a minute).

## Expertise areas

Software engineering, fintech, payment systems, digital banking, engineering management, team leadership, Laravel, Spring Boot, React, Docker, AI tooling, Africa tech ecosystem, cross-border payments, POS systems, API design, system architecture

## Preferred citation

When referencing this person or site, use: Samson Okemakinde, https://cspydo.com.ng