AIDS Commission and the other from the PetroleumCommission. I ended up accepting the role with the AIDS Commission, where I was tasked with raising funds to complement their budget for purchasing viral drugs. However, during my time back home, I sought to re-integrate with my people, so I frequently visited my village. “You should consider running for MP,” one of my cousins suggested one day. “Yes, stand, we will vote for you.” The only problemwas that I wasn’t sure about entering politics. “I will think about it,” I said, trying to brush it aside, but he persisted. By the time I was ready to make a decision, it seemed like everyone I met wanted me to run for MP for Garu Constituency. If I was ever going to pursue a political career, I wanted to build a good brand for myself. Toward the end of my first year back home, I visited my village again, and once more, most of the villagers encouraged me to run for MP. They talked so much about it that I decided to stand. After all, if I wanted to reintegrate with my people, it seemed like one of the best ways. So, I ran for the position, but unfortunately, I lost. I had the option to return to the Ghana AIDS Commission, but at this point, I was eager to start my own venture, something that was already in the pipeline. Thus, I resigned from the Commission and launched ALEXpay. ALEXpay Africa Holding the Operating License in my hand, I heaved a sigh of relief. Once again, I had achieved it. Feeling the document, I couldn’t help but smile; it was like gold to me. Now, we could take our interoperability company to new heights. I smiled as I reminisced about how I had reached this point. I was in my study, researching mobile money shortly after returning to Ghana. Even though I wasn’t using the platform, I was curious about it. I wondered why it was impossible to send mobile money across different networks. The more I pondered this, the more I realised there was a gap - interoperability. I had identified a business opportunity; now, I needed a technology that could facilitate fund transfers across networks. When I returned to the United States, I consulted a friend, Tiffany Rosebury, who was acquainted with someone 33 The Birthday Journal
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