*COVID-19 has catalyzed unprecedented changed globally, the digital finance industry included. Since we cannot gather together in Maputo in 2020, Mondato is hosting a webinar series tackling the discussion of “The New Normal” across our industry, showcasing how governments, service providers, investors and regulators are confronting the challenges and opportunities presented by the global pandemic.

Webinar 4: The Digitization of a society: How to push Cashless & Pull Insights

Thursday, September 30th // 14h00 - 15h30, South Africa Standard Time (GMT+2)

AGENDA OVERVIEW

• 14:00 - 14:10 – Welcome & Introductory Remarks

  • Judah Levine - Chief Executive Officer, Mondato

  • Esselina Macome - Chief Executive Officer, FSDMoç

• 14:10 - 14:40 - Fireside Chat, Digital Health as an Enabler of Financial Inclusion

  • Betty Wilkinson - Chief Executive Officer, Financial Sector Deepening Zambia (Moderator)

  • Derrick Muneene - Unit Head, Capacity Building & Collaboration - Digital Health & Innovation, World Health Organization

  • Vivian Nwakah - Founder, Medsaf

  • Joshua Haynes - Founding Partner, Masawa

• 14:40 – 15:20 - Panel Discussion, Innovative Approaches to Digitizing Payments in a COVID-Altered Africa

  • Jaco Fourie - Managing Director for Africa, Mambu

  • Sandra Hua Yao - Senior Vice President - Africa, Thunes

  • Leven Ramparsad - Product Owner, TYME

  • Olivia Etyang’ - Senior Manager - Universal Payments, M-PESA

• 15:20 – 15:30 - Q&A and Closing Remarks

Webinar 3: Innovative Approaches to Commercializing Digital Payments

Thursday, February 25th // 13h00 - 14h00 Greenwich Mean Time

AGENDA OVERVIEW

• Panel Discussion

  • Judah J. Levine – Chief Executive Officer, Mondato

  • Mahesh Narayan – Global Product Lead, Mobile Money & E-Commerce, Standard Chartered Bank

  • Camille O’Sullivan – VP Corporate Development, LenddoEFL

• Q&A and Closing Remarks

Webinar 2: MiNDING THE DFS “GENDER” GAP

Thursday, January 21st // 15h00 - 16h30, South Africa Standard Time (GMT+2)

AGENDA OVERVIEW

• 15:00 - 15:10 – Welcome & Introductory Remarks

  • Judah J. Levine – Chief Executive Officer, Mondato

• 15:10 - 15:20 - Presentation, The Role of Social Norms in Closing the Digital Gender Divide

  • Catherine Highet - Technology Lead, FinEquity

• 15:20 - 15:45 - Survey Results, Financial Decision-Making, Gender and Social Norms in Zambia

  • Abigail Barr – Professor of Economics, University of Nottingham

• 15:45 – 16:15 - Presentation & Panel Discussion, FinScope Findings 2020: Comparative Pan-African Takeaways

  • Moderator: Christina Juhasz - Chief Investment Officer, Women’s World Banking Asset Management

  • Esselina Macome – Chief Executive Officer, FSD Moç

  • Betty Wilkinson – Chief Executive Officer, FSD Zambia

  • Sophie Mills – Head of Programmes, PlaNet Finance

• 16:15 – 16:30 - Q&A and Closing Remarks

Webinar 1: Africa’s Informal Sector

Wednesday, September 23rd // 15h00 - 16h45, South Africa Standard Time (GMT+2)

AGENDA OVERVIEW

• 15:00 - 15:20 – Keynote, The Pandemic as a Catalyst for Digitization: Opportunities and Challenges in the Digital Finance Sector

  • Judah J. Levine – Chief Executive Officer, Mondato

• 15:20 - 15:40 - Presentation, Early Observations of Financial Services Digitalization Amid COVID-19 in Mozambique

  • Esselina Macome – Chief Executive Officer, FSDMoç

• 15:40 - 16:00 - Presentation, Leveraging Technology & Interoperability to Deliver Financial Access

  • Dare Okoujou – Chief Executive Officer, MFS Africa

• 16:00 – 16:30 - Panel Discussion, The New Role of Digital Finance for Africa’s Informal Sector

  • Lebo Mokgabudi – South Africa Country Manager, Catalyst Fund

  • Antonia Esser – Engagement Manager, Cenfri

  • Andrew Mutua – Chief Executive Officer, PesaKit

• 16:30 – 16:45 - Q&A and Closing Remarks