{The Chief Executive Officer of Tigo Rwanda, Tongai Maramba, announced today the appointment of Allan Mwathi as the new Head of Mobile Financial Services for Tigo Rwanda, effective immediately. }
Allan was the Commercial Manager for Tigo Cash, and has successfully implemented different commercial initiatives including banking integration, merchant development, school fees set up, among others. Allan has been part of the interoperability discussions with the government since the beginning, working closely all industry players.
He joined Tigo in May 2012 as MFS Risk Manager where he managed to set up tight standards to control the agent network. Previously, he worked as an accountant for a Media company in Kenya, and has been a consultant and lecturer in Kenya and Rwanda. Allan holds a degree in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration with specialization in Finance.
Daniel Barrientos, former Head of Mobile Financial Services for Tigo Rwanda, has been appointed Chief Executive of Rswitch, the national switch of Rwanda. This appointment comes following the acquisition of Rswitch by Tigo’s parent company, Millicom, in June.
Tongai Maramba, Tigo’s General Manager and RSwitch Board member, commented “We are delighted that Allan will be leading the most popular mobile financial service in Rwanda. We want to thank Daniel for his contribution to the growth of Tigo Cash, and we want to wish all the best to both Allan and Daniel on their new positions”.
Tigo Cash is the most popular and innovative Mobile Financial Service in Rwanda. Launched in 2011, millions of Rwandans can now easily access mobile money and make safe transactions across the country. With Tigo Cash you can pay anyone with a mobile phone in Rwanda, buy electricity, paying DsTV and other bills, buy airtime, online shopping, buy goods from shops, restaurants and hotels; as well as sending and receiving money to and from Tanzania. From May 2011 up to date, more than 440 billion Rwandan Francs have been transacted through Tigo Cash, with more than 200,000 transactions per day.
With the most recent campaign launched by Tigo Cash, ‘Tigocashinga’, customers who pay or send money with Tigo Cash can get the chance to win up to 100,000 RWF every single day.
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