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Jared Getenga is the Chief Executive Officer, Credit Information Sharing Association of Kenya (CIS Kenya) Read More....
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Jared Getenga Chief Executive Officer, CIS Kenya
Magauta Mphahlele currently serves as the Executive Director of the South African Credit and Risk Reporting Association (SACRRA) Read More....
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Magauta Mphahlele Executive Director, SACRRA
Ms Lynette de Beer stepped into the position of Interim CEO one year ago following her successful tenure as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at the National Credit Regulator (NCR) Read More....
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Ms Lynette de Beer Chief Executive Officer, NCR
Caroline Smith is a highly accomplished IT professional and strategic leader with over 22 years’ experience across the financial and credit industries Read More....
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Caroline Smith Head of IT, Programmes & Data
With 15 years of experience, Dino specializes in strategic AI consulting and AI product development. Dino has engineered enterprise credit-risk and lifecycle systems for large fintech and retail clients, leveraging AI/ML and big data Read More....
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Dino Bernicchi Strategic AI Consulting
Illana has 29 years’ experience as a consultant. She focuses on analysis of consumer data, with an emphasis on lower income households and access to and usage of financial services including consumer credit Read More....
Illana Melzer
Illana Melzer Team Lead, 71point4 Consulting
Chris started his career working for Rocket Internet, one of the world’s largest online incubators, where he helped to launch Lendico, South Africa’s first peer to peer lending platform Read More....
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Chris Ball Co-founder, Finch Technology
Muditambi Ratombo is the Business Development Manager at the South African Credit & Risk Reporting Association (SACRRA), where she leads strategic business development efforts across sectors.  Read More....
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Muditambi Ratombo Business Development Manager
Tyrone Gounder is the Fraud Sales Lead for South Africa and the broader Africa region at TransUnion. With nearly two decades of experience in the banking sector, Tyrone previously held multiple leadership roles at one of South Africa’s largest banks.  Read More....
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Tyrone Gounder Fraud Sales Lead, TransUnion
Dr. Samuel Tiriongo (PhD) joined the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) in December 2020. He previously served as an economist with the Central Bank of Kenya for 13 years, of which he was attached to the Secretariat of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) for 11 years Read More....
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Dr. Samuel Tiriongo (PhD) Director of Research and Policy, KBA
With over a decade of transformational leadership in banking and fintech, Elizaphan Mouko stands as a prominent figure in shaping digital payments and financial innovation across East Africa Read More....
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Elizaphan Mouko Director, Savannah Technologies
Marina Short is the Chief Executive Officer of Consumer Profile Bureau (CPB), a leading force in data-driven credit innovation and financial inclusion.  Read More....                                                  
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Marina Short Chief Excecutive Officer, CPB
Following being a Senior Executive at Standard Bank and African Bank for many years, Charles started CSC Advisory as Principal in 2015 to provide strategic advisory services to players in the SA Financial Sector.   Read More....
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Charles Chemel Chairman of the Governing Body, SACRRA
Leonie van Pletzen is the CEO of MicroFinance South Africa. She started working at MicroFinance South Africa in June 2010 as the Marketing and Communications Officer, was promoted to Operations Officer, followed by Operations Manager and General Manager Read More....
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Leonie van Pletzen Chief Executive Officer, MFSA
Pramod Penceliah is a pioneering entrepreneur and the visionary founder of Fair Score, South Africa’s leading alternative credit scoring platform focused on financial inclusion.  Read More....                            
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Pramod Penceliah Founder, Fair Score
Jashan Augustine is Director of Credit Bureau Alliances at FICO, where he leads key international partnerships, particularly across Africa, to promote the widespread adoption of the FICO® Score.   Read More....
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