Agnes
Magero, CAMS
Agnes Magero is the Head of the Anti-Money Laundering Department at Safaricom PLC. In her role, she pioneered governance, risk and compliance at M-PESA in Kenya, leading the establishment of solutions to safeguard customers including Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terror Financing and Know Your Customer solutions.
Launched in 2007, M-PESA is the world's most successful mobile money service processing more than 61 million transactions a day and with more than 50 million customers across 7 countries in Africa. Agnes continues to champion governance and compliance as M-PESA transitions to a digital platform offering Africa's leading Super App
She has consulted for the Government of Kenya during the undertaking of the National Risk Assessment on Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing.
She has a deep understanding of FinTech technology and financial service and is passionate about #ICT4SDG.
Agnes is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a master's in Business Administration and a bachelor's degree in Commerce from the University of Nairobi.