Good news for the DRC.
Visa Global CEO/Alfred Kelly presents Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde with a project to digitize economic activities in the DRC
Friday 12th August 2022 12:26 AM
The Prime Minister, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, received in audience, this Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at the Primature, the Visa delegation headed by its Chairman and CEO, Alfred Kelly. It was in the presence of the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Digital, the Governor of the Central Bank of Congo, and some members of the Prime Minister’s office.
Alfred Kelly came to inform the Head of Government of the project of his company which intends to embark on the digitization of economic activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
“The opportunities are enormous in view of the discussions we are having regarding the possibility of digitizing economic activity. The Prime Minister was enthusiastic and he only sees opportunities in writing. We will start by working on the regulator, the Government to digitize their activities. For us, it is important to have the Government become a catalyst for all digitization in a country. We have skills that we will make available. Then, on the private side, it is It’s really about creating an ecosystem of buyers and companies to facilitate the digitalization of payment in the country. We have already started, insofar as we have created our structure with teams that are on site. The office that we opened is the 11thth on the continent. And, it’s an indication of our willingness to be near and contribute to the mission to digitize the ecosystem,” said Alfred Kelly.
A graduate in computer and information science, Mr. Kelly held executive positions in several companies before joining Visa, where he has been CEO since 1st December 2016. He is a passionate leader and philanthropist who wants to put his expertise at the disposal of the DRC.