Aiaze has worked in fintech in over 40 countries and advised many financial regulators and international organisations. He currently leads a global UNDP/UNCDF program on digital finance innovations to accelerate financing for the SDGs. A lot of his work focuses on fintech innovations for SME, climate, and nature finance. Previously, Aiaze led a coalition of digital platforms (e-commerce, banks, payments) harnessing AI and technology to enable greener choices for their users. Aiaze was also a Senior Advisor to the UN Secretary General’s Task Force on Digital Financing of the SDGs and was leading a global Dialogue seeking to align the governance of big fintechs with the SDGs.Prior to that, Aiaze was Chief Officer at Tiaxa, a digital lending fintech primarily in Africa but also Latin America and Asia. Aiaze also sits on the Board of several fintech startups.