Sitoyo Lopokoiyit Exits M-PESA Africa CEO Role
Sitoyo Lopokoiyit exits M-PESA Africa CEO role. No official announcement or successor has been named, creating a significant leadership vacuum...
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Sitoyo Lopokoiyit has exited his role as Chief Executive Officer of M-PESA Africa, marking the end of a transformative era for the continent’s leading financial infrastructure. This departure concludes a decade of his involvement in modernizing the brand.
- Sitoyo Lopokoiyit oversaw the development and rollout of the M-PESA Super App and the M-PESA Business App, shifting the service to a lifestyle ecosystem.
- Under his leadership, M-PESA now processes
hundreds of billions of dollars annually, serving over 60 million customers and approximately 5 million businesses. - He was instrumental in consolidating the M-PESA brand through the M-PESA Africa Joint Venture and driving the M-PESA Global strategy.
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