Tochukwu Egesi | Head of Payments
Genesis Analytics

Tochukwu Egesi is the Head of Payments and Digital Financial Services at Genesis Analytics, a global African impact consulting firm based in South Africa, bringing extensive expertise in digital public infrastructure across Africa. He was formerly an associate manager at Mastercard based in Lisbon. As a consultant at Genesis Analytics, he has delivered several digital public infrastructure projects for the African Development Bank, Africanenda, UNICEF, IFC, Better than Cash Alliance, Google, several central banks, and national payment switches across Africa and Asia. He serves on the Payment Association of South Africa's Industry Learning Advisory Committee. He holds an MPhil in Inclusive Innovation with distinction from the University of Cape Town, where he is also pursuing a PhD in Computer Science. His research is focused on the impact of submarine cables on digital economy development.