Natalie Jabangwe is the youngest chief executive to run a mobile money business in Africa. Her company, EcoCash, is Zimbabwe’s leading and fastest-growing mobile money service. With over 11 years of experience in fintech, she began her career as a software engineer, eventually moving to Investment banking and retail banking sectors, across the EMEA region. Prior to joining EcoCash, she was a Senior Mobile Financial Services Consultant at a Fortune 500 company, NCR Corporation, where she developed NCR’s digital financial service strategy across 52 countries. Ms. Jabangwe is a seasoned researcher and enthusiastic digital strategist with deep financial services and technology development experience.

She qualified with a BSc in Information Technology and an Executive M.B.A. (specialization in Hi-tech Strategy and Corporate Turnaround) from Imperial College London, UK. She is a 2017 Oxford University Tutu Fellow and a member of YPO Africa. In 2018, Ms. Jabangwe was named one of World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders and was ranked #14 on the Choiseul 100, Africa Emerging Leaders.