Absa Names M-PESA Exec as Its New Head of Personal and Private Banking

Absa names M-PESA exec as its new head of personal and private banking

The appointment of M-PESA Africa’s Sitoyo Lopokoiyit brings financial services and telecommunications expertise along with knowledge of the fast-growing East African market.

M-PESA boss exits for pan-Africa banking project

Sitoyo Lopokoiyit, who has led Africa’s largest m-money platform for six years, takes new Absa Group job.

Sitoyo Lopokoiyit Exits M-PESA Africa After Five Years, Joins Absa Bank In Major Leadership Move

Sitoyo Lopokoiyit, the Managing Director of M-PESA Africa, will step down from his role at the end of March 2026, bringing to a close a five-year tenure that reshaped Africa’s most influential mobile money platform. He is set to join Absa Bank Kenya as Chief Executive for Personal and Private Banking, effective April 1, 2026. Absa Bank confirmed the appointment on Wednesday, describing Lopokoiyit as a key addition to its executive leadership as …

Sitoyo Lopokoiyit Takes Over as Absa Confronts Pressure in Retail Banking

When Sitoyo Lopokoiyit takes charge of Absa’s private and personal banking unit on April 1, 2026, he will be stepping into a business that sits at the core of the group’s retail ambitions across Africa. It is a move that reads less like a routine executive rotation and more like an argument about where African … The post Sitoyo Lopokoiyit Steps Into Absa at a Decisive Moment for Retail Banking appeared first on TechTrendsKE.

ABSA taps outgoing M-Pesa Africa CEO Lopokoiyit in top executive shake-up

ABSA appoints Lopokoiyit as its new chief executive for personal, private banking.

Absa Appoints Lopokoiyit its Personal and Private Banking

By Roxane Okeke Absa Group Limited has appointed outgoing M-PESA Africa Managing Director Sitoyo Lopokoiyit as Chief Executive for Personal and Private Banking, effective April 1, 2026. In a statement issued Tuesday, February 11, Absa board said the appointments reflect the depth of talent within the organisation and Absa’s commitment to building a resilient leadership … The post Absa Group Appoints Sitoyo Lopokoiyit as First Non-South African t…