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While Silicon Valley preaches "move fast and break things," Omar Cissé's InTouch proves African fintech leaders understand something more nuanced: move strategically and build bridges. His 27-country footprint isn't just expansion. It's the quiet construction of Africa's own financial nervous system, one transaction at a time, without waiting for permission from Western payment giants.

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Fintech : Omar Cissé, le patron d’InTouch à l’heure du virage panafricain

Le fondateur de la fintech sénégalaise InTouch, présente dans 27 pays africains, veut l’imposer sur le reste du continent. Son credo : « Être au cœur de la transaction, où qu’elle se déplace. »

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STRATA-AF™ ANGLEEDITORIAL SYNTHESIS BY STRATA-AF™

While Silicon Valley preaches "move fast and break things," Omar Cissé's InTouch proves African fintech leaders understand something more nuanced: move strategically and build bridges. His 27-country footprint isn't just expansion. It's the quiet construction of Africa's own financial nervous system, one transaction at a time, without waiting for permission from Western payment giants.

While Silicon Valley preaches "move fast and break things," Omar Cissé's InTouch proves African fintech leaders understand something more nuanced: move strategically and build bridges. His 27-country footprint isn't just expansion. It's the quiet construction of Africa's own financial nervous system, one transaction at a time, without waiting for permission from Western payment giants.

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Fintech : Omar Cissé, le patron d’InTouch à l’heure du virage panafricain

Le fondateur de la fintech sénégalaise InTouch, présente dans 27 pays africains, veut l’imposer sur le reste du continent. Son credo : « Être au cœur de la transaction, où qu’elle se déplace. »

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STRATA-AF™ ANGLEEDITORIAL SYNTHESIS BY STRATA-AF™

While Silicon Valley preaches "move fast and break things," Omar Cissé's InTouch proves African fintech leaders understand something more nuanced: move strategically and build bridges. His 27-country footprint isn't just expansion. It's the quiet construction of Africa's own financial nervous system, one transaction at a time, without waiting for permission from Western payment giants.

While Silicon Valley preaches "move fast and break things," Omar Cissé's InTouch proves African fintech leaders understand something more nuanced: move strategically and build bridges. His 27-country footprint isn't just expansion. It's the quiet construction of Africa's own financial nervous system, one transaction at a time, without waiting for permission from Western payment giants.

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Fintech : Omar Cissé, le patron d’InTouch à l’heure du virage panafricain

Le fondateur de la fintech sénégalaise InTouch, présente dans 27 pays africains, veut l’imposer sur le reste du continent. Son credo : « Être au cœur de la transaction, où qu’elle se déplace. »

1 MIN READ · 27 MAY 2026
From the web · Jeune Afrique
STRATA-AF™ ANGLEEDITORIAL SYNTHESIS BY STRATA-AF™

While Silicon Valley preaches "move fast and break things," Omar Cissé's InTouch proves African fintech leaders understand something more nuanced: move strategically and build bridges. His 27-country footprint isn't just expansion. It's the quiet construction of Africa's own financial nervous system, one transaction at a time, without waiting for permission from Western payment giants.

While Silicon Valley preaches "move fast and break things," Omar Cissé's InTouch proves African fintech leaders understand something more nuanced: move strategically and build bridges. His 27-country footprint isn't just expansion. It's the quiet construction of Africa's own financial nervous system, one transaction at a time, without waiting for permission from Western payment giants.

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