Nicole van Zyl has joined Damisa as Regional Sales Lead, Africa, marking a new step in the company’s regional growth strategy as it continues to support businesses with modern financial infrastructure and cross-border payment solutions.
In her new role, van Zyl is expected to lead sales development across African markets, strengthen client relationships, and support the company’s expansion among businesses seeking more efficient payment, settlement, and treasury infrastructure. Her responsibilities will likely include building strategic partnerships, identifying growth opportunities, and helping clients access Damisa’s financial technology solutions across high-growth corridors.
Damisa operates in the financial infrastructure and B2B payments space, supporting businesses with solutions designed for cross-border payments, settlement infrastructure, treasury operations, and emerging markets payment needs. The company’s offering is aligned with the growing demand for faster, more flexible, and more compliant financial rails across global and regional markets.
The company’s areas of focus include B2B cross-border payments, multi-currency settlement, digital settlement, stablecoin rails, payment collection, virtual IBANs, and global treasury solutions. It also supports businesses with infrastructure designed to enable always-on finance, weekend settlement, and efficient transaction flows across different markets.
Van Zyl’s appointment comes at a time when African markets are attracting increasing attention from financial infrastructure providers. Businesses operating across the continent often face challenges related to cross-border payments, settlement speed, currency fragmentation, treasury management, and banking access. These challenges have created strong demand for platforms that can simplify financial operations and support compliant movement of funds.
As Regional Sales Lead, Africa, van Zyl is expected to play an important role in helping Damisa connect with fintech companies, institutional clients, payment businesses, and enterprises operating across regional and international corridors. Her role will be central to building trust with clients and supporting adoption of infrastructure that can improve payment efficiency and settlement reliability.
Damisa’s capabilities also include regulated VASP services, institutional compliance, KYB and AML compliance, real-time sanctions screening, and travel rule compliance. These areas are increasingly important as businesses seek payment and settlement solutions that combine speed with strong regulatory and compliance standards.
The appointment reflects the growing importance of experienced regional sales leadership in the financial technology sector. As companies expand across emerging markets, leaders with local market understanding and strong commercial expertise are essential for identifying client needs, building partnerships, and driving sustainable growth.
With Nicole van Zyl joining as Regional Sales Lead, Africa, Damisa reinforces its commitment to expanding its presence across the continent and supporting businesses with modern financial infrastructure. Her new role is expected to contribute to the company’s growth across cross-border payments, digital settlement, stablecoin settlement, and global treasury solutions.
