# Omar Cissé

> Omar Cissé is a Senegalese engineer, entrepreneur and founder and CEO of InTouch, a pan-African payments and digital-services company founded in 2014. Previously chief executive of software company 2SI and director of CTIC Dakar, he also co-founded Teranga Capital with Olivier Furdelle. His work focuses on simplifying payment management for businesses and supporting entrepreneurship in Senegal and across African markets.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at InTouch
- **Organizations:** InTouch, Teranga Capital, CTIC Dakar, 2SI
- **Nationality:** Senegalese
- **Education:** Computer design engineering diploma, École Supérieure Polytechnique de Dakar, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Institut Supérieur de Management (ISM)
- **Known for:** Founded InTouch in 2014 and brought its payment-aggregation platform into service in 2015., Helped establish CTIC Dakar and directed it from 2010 to 2013., Co-founded Teranga Capital with Olivier Furdelle in partnership with Investisseurs & Partenaires.

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Graduates in computer design engineering from École Supérieure Polytechnique de Dakar.
- **2001** — Co-founds software engineering company 2SI.
- **2005-2010** — Serves as chief executive of 2SI.
- **2010-2013** — Helps launch and directs CTIC Dakar.
- **2014** — Founds InTouch after encountering the complexity of multiple payment services in a Dakar shop.
- **2015** — Teranga Capital, co-founded with Olivier Furdelle, is being prepared; InTouch platform goes into service in November.
- **2016** — Teranga Capital formally launches in March.
- **2017** — Total and Worldline sign technical, commercial and financing agreements with InTouch on July 13.
- **2020** — InTouch and Mastercard Foundation announce the 10,000 Jambaars programme in November.
- **2021** — CFAO and Mobility54 invest in InTouch alongside renewed investment by existing partners.
- **2024** — Reports positive EBITDA for 2022 and positive net income for 2023 in a May interview.

## Achievements

- Founded InTouch in 2014 and brought its payment-aggregation platform into service in 2015.
- Helped establish CTIC Dakar and directed it from 2010 to 2013.
- Co-founded Teranga Capital with Olivier Furdelle in partnership with Investisseurs & Partenaires.
- Secured InTouch partnerships and investment involving Total/TotalEnergies, Worldline, CFAO and Mobility54.
- Reported a full year of positive EBITDA for InTouch in 2022 and positive net income in 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — An August 25 product overview described InTouch’s APIs, bulk payments and MyTouchPoint services, plus a network of more than 60,000 TouchPoints; these are company developments, not personal biographical events.
- **2026-07** — On July 28, Ousmane Gueye published a retrospective on his February 2019 interview with Cissé and his contribution to CTIC Dakar.
- **2025-02** — Appeared in Afrofeeling’s Afropod episode 4 on February 20, discussing entrepreneurship, leadership, ethics and teamwork.
- **2025-02** — At InTouch anniversary celebrations, urged local investors to diversify beyond real estate and support technology businesses.

## Links

- Website: https://www.intouchgroup.net/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/omarcisse29/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/OmarCisse29

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Last updated: 2026-10-21