Speaker Bio
Paul Kavavu is a highly accomplished executive with over 24 years of leadership experience spanning banking, telecommunications, and digital financial services. He is widely recognized for his pivotal role in the M-PESA success story, most notably as the founding General Manager of M-PESA Ethiopia, where he led the successful greenfield launch of Africa’s most iconic mobile money platform. At Safaricom Kenya, Paul was instrumental in developing and scaling transformative products such as M-Shwari, KCB M-PESA, Fuliza, and the M-PESA Virtual Card, which have expanded access to credit, savings, and payments for millions of people.
Today, he serves as the Director of Digital Financial Services at Bank of Kigali, where he is spearheading the bank’s digital financial services strategy, forging strategic partnerships, and delivering customer-centric solutions that deepen financial inclusion and unlock new opportunities.