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My Story,

Agnes Gathaiya

CEO, Integrated Payment Services Limited

Agnes is the CEO of Integrated Payment Services Limited (IPSL), popularly known as Pesalink. Through Pesalink, banks are able to offer their customers instant payments— an account to account solution that is real time.

Agnes has more than 21 years progressive experience in organisational transformation, predomi nantly focused on developing strategy and providing commercial leadership in sales and business development.

She has held leadership positions in Deloitte Consulting, SAP and most recently Safaricom, working across Africa. She also sits on the boards of One Acre Fund, United Way–Kenya, African Women in Fintech and Payments and the Payments Association of Kenya.

Agnes holds an MBA from United States International University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Bryn Mawr College, USA. She has also been through the Harvard University Women in Leadership programme and was recognised by Business Daily as one of the Top 40 Under 40 Women in 2010.