Benson Maina

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Business Founder| Fintech business development | Financial Services| Alternative Financing |Ex Solv Kenya| Ex SC Ventures by Standard Chartered Bank @ Lipaware
Nairobi County, Kenya
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Nairobi County, Kenya, Kenya
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About Benson Maina

A Business Development executive with over 14 years of experience in Banking, Fintech , Relationship Management & Business ,Negotiating & Structuring Credit Facilities, Financial Analysis, Credit Analysis. Specialities: Corporate and Commercial Banking, Sustainable Financing, Fintech financing, Alternative Financing.

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Lipaware

Lipaware

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Business Founder| Fintech business development | Financial Services| Alternative Financing |Ex Solv Kenya| Ex SC Ventures by Standard Chartered Bank
Nairobi County, Kenya
Website:
lipaware.com
Employees:
3
Benson Maina Work Experience Details
  • Lipaware
    Lipaware
    Nairobi County, Kenya
  • Solv Kenya
    Co Founder And Commercial Lead-Solv Kenya
    Solv Kenya Jul 2021 - Oct 2024
    Nairobi County, Kenya
    Solv Kenya is a Standard Chartered Group subsidiary company operating a digital platform for facilitating trade and financing for MSMEs businesses in Kenya. The platform is Bank Agnostic.My Responsibilities:• Co-founded this financial ecosystem platform the 1st in Kenya , guiding product development, regulatory approvals and overseeing scale-up/development of the commercial arm of the business in a constrained market.• Manage the Commercial operations of the Platform leading a team of over 100 staff in business development, quality control and delinquency management across the country. • Develop strategies for increasing market share in existing markets as well as identifying opportunities to enter new markets or expand into adjacent industries.• Assist the CEO and other senior management on developing long-term strategic plans that align with corporate goals and objectives while also meeting short-term financial targets.Achievements:1. Managed a Monthly $2M+ portfolio of products across multiple lines of business including business loans, invoice-based financing, Small Micro Enterprises (SMEs), and Finance Management Services (FMS).2. Recruited 6 Financial Institution partners offering financial products in the Solv Platform within 2 years and over 20,000 MSMEs registered and verified across the country.3. Recruited of over 200 corporate partners for the Platform’s maiden product Supply chain Financing across diverse industries in Kenya.4.Achieved a MoM growth rate of 10% on GTV ( Gross Transactional Value) from Commercialization in 2023 to ARR of Kes 3B in 2025 achieving a market share of 20% on the product penetration in the industry.
  • Sc Ventures | Standard Chartered
    Commercial Lead
    Sc Ventures | Standard Chartered Aug 2021 - Jun 2022
    Nairobi, Kenya
    Financial services platforms| Digital financial inclusion| Value Chain Finance| BuyNowPayLater|
  • Standard Chartered Bank
    Head- Ecosystem Management Team-Kenya
    Standard Chartered Bank Apr 2019 - Jul 2021
    Kenya
    Distributor Finance, Supplier Finance, Dealer Schemes, Value Chain Management, Alternative Working Capital solutions, Intergrator Finance.
  • Standard Chartered Bank
    Supply Chain Finance Manager
    Standard Chartered Bank Apr 2018 - Mar 2019
    Kenya
    Incharge of delivery of Supply Chain Finance solutions by use of financing & risk mitigation practices and techniques to optimise the management of the working capital and Liquidity invested in supply chain processes and transactions.Banking the ecosystem is about delivering integrated solutions that help grow a business by meeting their financing, transactional and information needs their suppliers, sales channels and customers
  • Standard Chartered Bank
    Relationship Manager-Commercial Banking
    Standard Chartered Bank Sep 2015 - Mar 2018
    Kenya
    Providing Account relationship management for Commercial Clients. Ensuring our Clients are well informed by offering advisory,financial management training and superior customer Service for mutual benefit.Tasked with balance sheet management and growth in Profitability through tailored solutions delivery,cross-sales and new to bank sales.Responsible for a growth in Portfolio revenues by 60% YOY through account deepening and new Acquisitions.Experience in over 10 economic segments ranging from FMCGs,Manufacturing,ICT, Horeca to NGOs.Always excited in helping African Businesses to identify solutions within from proper financial forecasting,reporting, debt structuring and innovative ways of profit maximization.
  • Standard Chartered Bank
    Associate Relationship Manager-Commercial Clients
    Standard Chartered Bank Sep 2014 - Aug 2015
    Nairobi
    Business Portfolio and Account Planning.Commercial Clients Relationship AdvisoryStructured and Discretionary Lending Analysis ticket sizes upto $ 25MCommercial Clients relationship management. Clients with Sales Turnover $10M-60M p.a
  • Standard Chartered Bank
    Sb-Portfolio Manager-Sme Banking
    Standard Chartered Bank May 2013 - Sep 2013
    Kenya
    Small and Medium Business portfolio management. Business Financial advisor.Business Investment AdvisorySales Management.
  • Standard Chartered Bank
    Management Trainee Cb
    Standard Chartered Bank Jun 2012 - Sep 2013
    Nairobi
    Business Enablement-DistributionPortfolio management-SME bankingStrategic process digitization.
  • Samsung Electronics East Africa (Seea)
    Marketing Executive-Ce & Oait
    Samsung Electronics East Africa (Seea) Mar 2011 - May 2012
    Nairobi Kenya
    Implementing the Sales Persons Loyalty Program, Involved in managing the E-warranty reward scheme in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia.Regularly conducting customer satisfaction survey to determine the clients contentment with the products and addressing customer-related needs as they ariseReviewing products sales performance and offering incentives to teams in Kenya and UgandaIn charge of e-warranty reward scheme in Kenya and Uganda managing over 700 sales personsSimulations of quarterly targets as per division’s projections and following up on implementation with the retail chainsDrafting Memorandum of Understanding documents for retailers for joint business planningAssisting in retail mapping, through managing the retail outlets based on sales capabilities and locationOffering technical expertise advice to a team of sales persons on product utility and maintenanceDeveloping and maintaining relationships with retail outlets owners and potential clients with an aim to increase and maintain the clientele base, current client retention rate is 100%Working in close conjunction with (Retail Manager, CE and OAIT GMs) in drawing up marketing strategies for various products in the Eastern Africa market
  • Lubesol Kenya Ltd
    Aviation And Industrial Lubricants Sales Representative
    Lubesol Kenya Ltd Jan 2011 - Mar 2011
    Lubesol Kenya is a subsidiary of Multisol UK dealing with petroleum products specifically Lubricants.It provides lubrication solutions to both industrial and aviation sector of the economy in terms of marketing greases, oils and cleeners.

Benson Maina Skills

Customer Relations Team Management Sales Support Accounting Market Research Retail Marketing Strategy Customer Service Business Strategy Financial Reporting Financial Analysis Strategic Planning Product Management Product Marketing Sales Management Teamwork Forecasting Business Planning Management Analysis Strategy Marketing Project Management

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Frequently Asked Questions about Benson Maina

What company does Benson Maina work for?

Benson Maina works for Lipaware

What is Benson Maina's role at the current company?

Benson Maina's current role is Business Founder| Fintech business development | Financial Services| Alternative Financing |Ex Solv Kenya| Ex SC Ventures by Standard Chartered Bank.

What is Benson Maina's email address?

Benson Maina's email address is benson.maina@sc.com

What schools did Benson Maina attend?

Benson Maina attended University Of Nairobi, University Of Nairobi, Nyeri High School Kcse A.

What are some of Benson Maina's interests?

Benson Maina has interest in Marketing Management, Economic Empowerment, Civil Rights And Social Action, Market Research, Education, Business Advisory.

What skills is Benson Maina known for?

Benson Maina has skills like Customer Relations, Team Management, Sales Support, Accounting, Market Research, Retail, Marketing Strategy, Customer Service, Business Strategy, Financial Reporting, Financial Analysis, Strategic Planning.

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