Category Archives: MobileMoney WestAfrica

Elizabeth Galpin, co Founder PAYG Solutions Ltd

Ms Galpin has over 25 years experience in the IT industry. Her introduction to mobile money came about when she joined the team at Sagentiaplc as the Development Manager, to develop and support the M-Pesa project shortly after its launch in Kenya. Her company, PAYG Solutions, uses mobile technologies to further improve cash flow and

David Andrews, Director – Products & Marketing,MFINO, USA.

David is a technology and financial services veteran. His career started with the launch of Wells Fargo’s first of a kind online banking service. From there, he moved into e-commerce tech with Intuit, Netscape and BroadVision. For the past three years, he’s been driving the product and marketing efforts for mFino, an innovative mobile financial

Santanu Sengupta, Director, African Centre for Mobile Financial Inclusion , UK

Subject matter expert in mobile money, egovernment and leading circuit speaker and consultant to universities, governments and international organizations across Asia and frica in the mobile financial and mobile government ecosystem. Current assignments are focused on Inclusive and Equitable Growth with special emphasis on Financial Inclusion on ICT based deliverables in Africa,Indian Sub continent the

WALTER ANDIERI ANDAYI, Principal Associate – Agency Recruitment & Training, Financial Inclusion ‘n’ Solutions, Kenya

Experienced in Mobile Money Transfer systems and services. Was part of the initial team that set-up M-PESA pilot and launch in Kenya and hence has gained in-depth knowledge in the agency network, system set-up, logistical support and training of a good Mobile Financial System. Currently consulting with FiLnSol (Financial Inclusion ‘n’ Solutions) – a consultancy

Killian Clifford, Director, Mobile Money Consulting, United Kingdom

Killian spent 11 years working in banking in London initially in trading and risk management and subsequently as a management consultant servicing these areas. In 2008 he transferred his experience to the development sector, focusing on access to finance where he helped develop strategy and risk management techniques for different microfinance institutes. Since then his

Ayo Oyedepo, Head, Contact centre, Oceanic Bank International Plc, Nigeria

AYO OYEDEPO is an astute Business Development/Process & Business Excellence Advisor. He is an internationally Certified Quality Management System (ISO QMS) Lead Auditor and Europe trained/certified Customer Experience Management Practioner/Consultant by the Global Customer Experience Management Organisation (G-CEM). A graduate of a decade and a half from the prestigious University of Ibadan, Nigeria that has

Mohammad Dawood, Director of Strategy & Business Development, Netsignature, Egypt

Dynamic, innovative, Information technology, mobility and mobile money entrepreneur. With more than 15 years of experience in international organizations. Excellent knowledge of mobile Value added service ecosystems with focus on Middle East & Africa. Passionate about business development and product management, with track record in the mobile payments domain. Involved is several technology startups in

Eugene Adoga, Director – MicroEnsure, Ghana

Eugene Adogla is the Director of Operations at MicroEnsure Ghana. Prior to MicroEnsure, his experiences included consulting for a number of organizations across Africa on start-up and reorganization strategies, and helping launch the African Leadership Academy in Johannesburg, South Africa. He attended and was graduated from Stanford and Oxford Universities (BA and MSc respectively).

Alan Goodrich, General Manager Sub-Saharan Africa, Experian MicroAnalytics

Alan Goodrich, General Manager sub-Saharan Africa for Experian MicroAnalytics: In a career spanning over 25 years, Alan has worked for leading financial services organisations Kleinwort Benson and Prudential-Bache, and software vendors including; ERI, Misys, Temenos and Neptune, prior to joining Experian MicroAnalytics. Alan is a Fellow of the Institution of Analysts and Programmers (FIAP) and

Laura Shen, Product Manager, Mobile Solutions Global Transaction Services, Citi New York.

Laura Shen is a member of the Global Mobile Solutions within Global Transaction Services (GTS). As part of the team, Laura has managed the launch of CitiDirect BE Mobile, which recently won Global Finance’s Best Mobile Banking Platform. She is also the Africa Lead for GTS’s Mobile Wallet Strategy grouo, in charge of coordinating GTS’s