Junaid Dadan

Junaid Dadan is the Co-Founder and President of Stitch, a South African fintech company.12 He plays a key role in advancing technology and driving digital adoption to improve lives.3 Dadan has been instrumental in Stitch's evolution into an end-to-end Payments Service Provider, overseeing the company's expansion into various payment methods and services.1

At Stitch, Dadan has been involved in several significant developments:

1. Integration of major smartphone wallets: Stitch became the first Payment Service Provider (PSP) in South Africa to offer enterprise merchants access to Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Wallet through a single integration.26

2. Development of comprehensive payment solutions: Under Dadan's leadership, Stitch has expanded its offerings to include credit and debit card payments, debit orders, and a payments orchestration system called PayOS.1

3. Focus on enterprise clients: Dadan has emphasized serving larger enterprise clients with complex payment needs, offering flexibility and customization through a single API integration.1

Dadan's expertise lies in strategy and business operations, which he leverages in his role at Stitch.5 He is based in Cape Town and has over 500 connections on LinkedIn.3 Dadan is also active in promoting Stitch's achievements, such as the company being named one of the 100 most innovative fintech startups by CB Insights in 2024.4