M-Pesa Africa Managing Director Sitoyo Lopokoiyit has been named among the top 50 digital personalities in the African Continent. The list appeared in a Pan-African weekly Magazine, Jeune Afrique, which is published in French.
Lopokoiyit has vast experience having managed the mobile money markets in Kenya and Tanzania. Under his leadership, M-Pesa has grown to become one of Safaricom’s most successful products with revenues of over $1 billion (Sh106 billion)
M-Pesa was particularly instrumental in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic as more Kenyans tried to avoid handling cash. During Safaricom’s 20 year celebrations in November, the company revealed that it had added a number of features that could further boost electronic money transfer. “Pochi La Biashara” helps clients pay for their services from small businesses while protecting sensitive data. The new stand alone M-Pesa app has been credited for integrating all functions in a friendly User Interface.
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With such feats coming from his docket, it is no doubt Lopokoiyit’s efforts have been felt across the continent where the mobile money market is experiencing tremendous growth.
M-Pesa is the largest payments platform on the African continent. It has 40 million users and processes over a billion transactions every month. M-Pesa is operational in Kenya, Tanzania, Lesotho, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Mozambique and Egypt. The success of M-Pesa has put Kenya on the global map.
Lopokoiyit ranked in the top 50 digital personalities from a list of 300 published in the April issue of the magazine.
Prior to his appointment as M-Pesa Africa Managing Director, he served as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. He joined Safaricom in 2011 as the head of M-pesa strategy and business development before moving to Tazania where he served as director of M- Commerce in Vodacom.
Lopokoiyit is responsible for growing the mobile money transfer service into a fully fledged financial platform. He is in charge of New Business Ventures, Product Management and development for both consumer and enterprise.
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