Kagisho Dichabe is an engineer turned strategic business architect and one of Africa’s ingeniously disruptive leaders. His expertise spans over 25 years - with core strategic focus on digital (unconnected) & financial (unbanked) inclusion for individuals and businesses (especially informal). As a Co-Founder and Chairman of the Fintech Association of South Africa (FINASA), Kagisho supports “the alternative ways of financial services” within the Financial Sector and ensures that the South African fintech ecosystem is advocated for, especially on regulatory and compliance requirements. He sits on the SARB’s Payments Council Advisory Subcommittee for the NPS Vision 2030+, and the SA National Treasury’s Technical Working Group for National Financial Inclusion Strategy Development. He represents South Africa on the BRICS Business Council focusing on Financial Sector, incl. Fintechs and BRICSpay. He is also one of the core Design Team members, and now sit on the Advisory Committee, for the newly formed Payment Industry Body (PIB) that is established by the SARB, and Payment Association South Africa (PASA). Kagisho is also a board member of the Africa Fintech Network, and also represent the Africa at the International Digital Economies Association (iDEA) and the Chair for iDEA’s Africa and the G20 Committees. Kagisho is a recipient of the Silver Global Stevie®️ Award - Executive of Year (Financial Technology).