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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.
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

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 had access
October 30, 2025
Left-Right: MTN MoMo senior executives⏤ Richard Yego, the Managing Director; Jemima Kariuki-Njuguna, the Chief Product Officer; Stephen Mutana, the Chief of Strategy and Stakeholder Management; Sarah Bateta Okwi, the Chief Financial Officer and Alex Wekoye, the Chief Commercial Officer.

3 years after being spun off the parent company, MTN Mobile Money is emerging into Uganda’s largest fintech

Ahead of the fintech’s 3rd anniversary, CEO East Africa Magazine’s Executive Editor, Muhereza Kyamutetera, spoke to Richard Yego as well as Jemima Kariuki-Njuguna, the Chief Product Officer; Stephen Mutana, the Chief of
June 4, 2024
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