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    Sitoyo Lopokoiyit

    Kenny Fihla’s bold tech-led retail reset sees him tap Sitoyo Lopokoiyit to power Absa’s next phase of reinvention.

    What Absa Group’s Hiring of M-PESA’s Sitoyo Lopokoiyit Reveals About Kenny Fihla’s Strategic Intentions

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryFebruary 13, 2026February 13, 2026

    Hardly two weeks after Absa Group CEO Kenny Fihla concluded a high-level working visit to Nairobi, Kenya, the Group this week announced that it had hired Sitoyo Lopokoiyit as its…

    Sitoyo Lopokoiyit to Quit as M-PESA Africa CEO; Ethiopia Monetisation Concerns Loom

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial ServicesCompany NewsFebruary 11, 2026February 11, 2026

    Sitoyo Lopokoiyit, one of Africa’s most influential fintech leaders and the architect of M-PESA’s continental expansion strategy, is set to step down as Chief Executive Officer of M-PESA Africa on…

    Absa Group Appoints M-PESA Africa CEO Sitoyo Lopokoiyit as Head of Personal and Private Banking

    Paul MurungiBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryFebruary 11, 2026February 11, 2026

    Absa Group has confirmed the appointment of M-PESA Africa chief executive Sitoyo Lopokoiyit as the new head of its Personal and Private Banking division, marking a significant leadership move as…

    MTN CEO Sylvia Mulinge, MTN Mobile Money Managing Director Richard Yego, and M-PESA Africa Managing Director Sitoyo Lopokoiyit. The three agree that now that Africa has already proven it can leapfrog barriers, the next frontier is to ensure that the systems it builds are safe, transparent, and human-centered.

    Africa’s Fintech Future: Sylvia Mulinge, Sitoyo Lopokoiyit & Richard Yego on Building Africa’s Trust Economy

    Jeff WintersThe Big StoryOctober 30, 2025October 30, 2025

    A decade ago, Africa’s fintech revolution began as a response to one of the continent’s most persistent challenges: access to finance. In 2011, only 23% of people in sub-Saharan Africa…

    M-PESA Africa Managing Director Sitoyo Lopokoiyit speaks at the 2025 Fintechs Annual Gathering in Kampala, urging Africa to shape its own digital destiny through innovation, youth empowerment, and regional collaboration.

    Building Africa’s Fintect Sovereignty: What we Learn from M-PESA’s Ambitious Vision and the Risk of a Possible New Wave of Digital Colonialism

    Jeff WintersThe Big StoryOctober 24, 2025October 23, 2025

    At the 2025 Fintechs Annual Gathering in Kampala, Sitoyo Lopokoiyit, the M-PESA Africa managing director, delivered one of the event’s most compelling keynotes, part warning, part vision, and wholly inspiring….

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