After Office Hours // with Ken Njoroge

Entrepreneurship is always on all of our minds. Its the thing that makes us all tick but do we actually get it and do we have what it takes to step up our game?  The 23rd of November  could not come faster because Ken Njoroge, Founder and CEO of Cellulant will host our next AOH at Nairobi Garage.

Selected as the first Sub-Saharan Global Endeavor Entrepreneur for his commitment to advancing an ecosystem of entrepreneurship, Ken is building a $1B company that is digitizing payments for Africa’s largest economies. Under his leadership, Cellulant has been recognized as The company To Inspire Africa on The London Stock Exchange.

For those of you who dont know your fintechs, Cellulant provides relevant payment solutions for consumers, businesses and governments that allow them to move their money when and how they want through any digital platform. Here are some fun facts about their payment platform:

• It has coverage of 50% of the banks that matter in Africa – currently 10% of Africa’s banked population pay through Cellulant’s ecosystem;

• It services 15% (17M) of  the unbanked population in Africa using their eWallet solution for farmers;

• It uses merchants that allow consumers to make payment from a bank account or Mobile Money through white label mobile banking, internet banking or Cellulant consumer channels.

• It has an agent network that allows cash in/out, bill payments & de-cashing for the Fast Moving Consumer Goods value chains;

 

Ken is leading Cellulant to achieve its mission of building a world class, value-driven $1B business by digitizing payments for the largest economies in Africa. Cellulant currently has more than 300 employees across 13 markets; servicing 33 countries in Africa. After being named “Best Payments and Transfer Company in Africa” by FinTech 100,  Ken was selected as the first Sub-Saharan Global Endeavor Entrepreneur for his commitment to advancing an ecosystem of entrepreneurship. We were so proud when we also came across his feature by the London Stock Exchange as The Company To Inspire Africa!