Edward Cable

Mifos Welcomes Fintech Advisor, Ali Hussein Kassim

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Ali Hussein KassimWe are pleased to formally announce the newest member of our board of business and technical advisors, Ali Hussein Kassim. Ali is a true visionary in the fintech world and will use his expertise and critical insight into the sector will help shape the ongoing product and community development strategy and advance our sustainability endeavors. Ali wears many hats across the African fintech landscape and has already been advising us and helping connect Mifos with new opportunities throughout 2019.

Connect with Ali on LinkedIn as he’s certain to spark up a through-provoking and insightful conversation with you.

Join us in welcoming Ali; we look forward to his deeper role in helping the ecosystem grow and establish a stronger foothold for Mifos across the African fintech market.

Here’s a bit more on Ali:  Ali is the CEO of FinteXX Technology Ltd, a Pan-African Fintech company that enables the financial ecosystem to utilize digital technologies towards enhancing efficiency, bring innovative financial solutions to the unbanked across the continent and create awareness towards the transformative nature of Financial Technologies. He is also the Principal, AHK & Associates, a Digital Transformation Consultancy focused on enabling clients leverage Digital Technologies to achieve Transformational Change in their organizations. He is also an investor and mentor to startups the Demo Ventures Franchise. Apart from that, he is the immediate former CEO of 3mice interactive media ltd, a Nairobi based pioneer Digital Agency in East Africa and was also the founding CEO of Wunderman (Kenya), a Global Digital top ten Agency, where he successfully implemented the Balanced Scorecard, a management tool for translating strategy into action.

Ali also plays an active role on a number of different boards including:

    • Oversight Board of The Kenya Tourism Promotion Fund, a government agency set up to fund the promotion of tourism in the country
    • Board  of Longhorn Publishers, the leading publishing house in East & Central Africa where he is instrumental in defining the Digital Strategy for the company; 
    • Law Africa, a leading Law Publisher in East Africa 
    • Trustee of the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet)
    • East Africa Advisor, Kinesis.Money, a revolutionary monetary system, based 1:1 on allocated physical gold and silver, bringing back a true store of value to the global economy and rewarding all who participate.
    • Alive & Kicking, a social Enterprise with operations in 3 African countries.. 
    • His board experience also includes  a six year term as board member at the Kenya Network Information Centre, the .ke Registry between 2006-12.

Edward Cable

Mifos selected as Runner-Up for Best Financial Inclusion Initiative at 2019 Financial Innovation Awards

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The Mifos Initiative is honored to have been chosen as the Highly Commended runner-up entrant for the Best Financial Inclusion or Outreach Initiative at the 2019 Financial Innovation Awards hosted by The London Institute of Banking and Finance this past month in London.

Congratulations to the NS&I Government Payment Services on winning the award for its Help to Save initiative; we are are honored to be in such esteemed company of  impactful and innovative solutions including PAYG solutions from Azuri, banking solutions for the visually impaired from Lloyds Bank, and the Principality Building Society’s financial education initiative.  Thank you to the London Institute of Banking and Finance for this valuable recognition.

Alex Fraser, CEO at The London Institute of Banking & Finance, said: “As technology advances, the finance sector is often in the frontline of change. Organizations like the ones being recognized and celebrated in the Financial Innovation Awards, are vital in driving forward and progressing the future of the sector.  These highly prestigious awards give companies the opportunity to demonstrate their ground-breaking and innovative approaches, which will go on to shape the future of the financial services industry and the value it provides. A huge congratulations to all the winners!”

See the list of all the winners and shortlisted finalists.

About the Financial Innovation Awards

The Financial Innovation Awards, held on Thursday 21 November at Hilton London Bankside, recognize some of the most innovative companies in the banking and finance sector. 

This year 64 companies were shortlisted for awards in 22 categories covering: products & services; customer experience and delivery channels; responsibility and inclusion; and the future of financial services. 59% of the companies shortlisted were from the UK, while 41% were international including from the UAE, Canada, Bangladesh and Brazil. 

About The London Institute of Banking & Finance 

  • The London Institute of Banking & Finance has been at the heart of the finance sector since 1879. We’re a professional body and registered educational charity, incorporated by Royal Charter. 
  • We’re an awarding body for industry qualifications covering a range of subjects, including banking, investment, trade finance and regulated advice; in the UK and internationally.
  • We’re a university college, providing undergraduate and postgraduate degrees for students aiming to pursue a career in banking and finance.
  • We’re also the only specialist provider of personal finance qualifications at GCSE and A Level, helping young people to develop vital money management skills for life.