The CEO's Guide to Financial Fluency
This week's guest
BabaTunde Akin-Moses
Babatunde Akin-Moses is the Co-founder and CEO of Sycamore Group, a fintech company providing innovative banking, investment, and credit solutions that help individuals and businesses build wealth across Africa.
Before founding Sycamore, he worked in consulting with two of the Big Four professional services firms, advising clients across the public and private sectors. He is a licensed capital market operator, an MBA holder from Lagos Business School, and a multi-chartered professional with expertise spanning banking, accounting, taxation, and credit.
Babatunde is passionate about financial inclusion, economic development, and leveraging technology to create greater prosperity across Africa.
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About This episode
In this episode, Lola Masha speaks with Babatunde Akin-Moses, Co-founder and CEO of Sycamore Group, about the financial metrics every founder and CEO should understand to make smarter business decisions. They discuss why financial fluency is a leadership skill, the numbers that matter most, from runway and burn rate to unit economics and cash flow, and how to use financial data to guide growth, manage risk, and communicate effectively with investors. The conversation also explores balancing intuition with data, maintaining financial discipline during expansion, and building businesses that can scale sustainably.
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