WATCH THE VIDEO HERE A former employee of a Nigerian financial technology (fintech) company, Kuda Technologies Limited, Ms Rosemary Hewat, has accused the firm and its chief executive, Mr Babatunde Ogundeyi, of unfairly dismissing her from the organisation. In a lawsuit filed in the United Kingdom (UK), Ms Hewat also alleged that she was sexually discriminated against and victimised while on the company’s payroll. According to case filed by her at the UK Employment Tribunal, she was forced to leave the organisation, which provides digital banking services, in April 2024 after she was hired in August 2021 and left as the Group Chief People Officer (CPO). Ms Hewat handled the global Human Resources (HR) operations of Kuda from its office in the UK but said Mr Ogundeyi undermined her and fostered misogyny and intimidation. She narrated an incident that happened in December 2023 at a retreat in Lagos, where she accused Mr Ogundeyi of describing two female employees as “low class” because they lacked “quality or luxury.” According to her, these remarks left the women in tears, informing the court that this discriminatory behaviour contradicted Kuda’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policy. She asked to court to order Kuda, which operates Kuda Microfinance Bank in Nigeria, to compensate her for the unfair dismissal and emotional distress she was forced into as the company’s action has induced financial hardship on her.
Former Staff Accuses Kuda, Babatunde Ogundeyi of Victimisation, Others
