Interswitch Uganda’s Peter Kawumi elevated to East African Regional Managing Director role FLUENT IN FINTECH: Mitchell Elegbe, the Interswitch Group Founder and CEO, has lauded Peter Kawumi for his unique combination of “experience, culture, and drive” and looks to tap into his "wide range of experience in digital channel utilisation, customer acquisition, scaling plans in consumer services, developing and commercialising products and solutions” to consolidate the Group’s presence and operations in the East African region.

Following a spirited four and a half years as the Country General Manager of Interswitch in Uganda, Peter Kawumi has been elevated to the Regional Managing Director, East Africa.  In that role, Peter will  “assume responsibility for strategic, sustainable growth and consolidation of all our businesses and initiatives within East Africa,” according to an Interswitch Group statement on its LinkedIn page.   Interswitch Group is Africa’s leading home-grown digital payments and e-commerce company. “Peter brings a wide range of experience in digital channel utilisation, customer acquisition, scaling plans in consumer services, developing and commercialising products and solutions. We believe the…