FOR MITCHELL ELEGBE, THE JOURNEY TO building one of Nigeria's most respected businesses, Interswitch, was driven by the passion to solve a social problem. He encountered it years ago in his youth when he tried to withdraw money from an ATM while abroad when his card was seized and he was left stranded.
“I made up my mind that one day I would conquer this problem,” recalls Elegbe.
When he returned to Nigeria, he noticed how the issue of getting money out from banks was creating a social menace. At the time, there weren't many bank branches available and the only way one could withdraw funds was to physically go into a bank and wait to
