Making Sense of Great Digital Banking

Mr. Gerrard Kosgei is a Project Manager, Banking and Finance at INTRASOFT International. He leads a team delivering development and implementation of Banking and Finance projects for various Banking and SACCO clients in East Africa region. In this role he has successfully led and delivered Projects such as Kenya Police SACCO Core Banking System and PROFITS® for SACCOs Software as a Service (SAAS) Solution Development (Core Banking for SACCOs as a Service) in Kenya. He has a wealth of experience in Banking, FinTech, Mobile Money, Information and Telecommunication systems. Before INTRASOFT, Gerrard worked in the Fintech and Telecommunications sectors where he successfully delivered several key and complex Telco and Mobile Money projects. Gerrard holds a bachelor’s degree (Hons) in Telecommunication and Information Engineering, a degree (Hons) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Project Management. He is also a certified Project Manager (PMP/Prince2 Practitioner/Agile), Business Analyst (CBAP), Public Accountant (CPA) and Networks Engineer (CCNA

CEO at INTRASOFT International East Africa, a Subsidiary of INTRASOFT International, an IT solutions and services company headquartered in Luxembourg. Overseeing operations in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Zambia. Responsible for establishing Intrasoft International's presence in the region and overseeing the growth and development of business in the 5 countries. Building the business entails recruiting the right people and leading them to secure the business and deliver ICT solutions to the banking and financial services sector as well as Government and Public Sector entities.

Passionate about what Technology can make possible for our world, especially for Africa. In the last 20 years, have held leadership positions in world class IT companies including Microsoft Corporation where I worked for about 5 years, responsible for partner channel for Microsoft Business Solutions (Dynamics) for East & Southern Africa and Indian Ocean Islands. Worked as Uganda Country Manager for Carl Bro Intl. and as AkiliAfrica Uganda Country Director.

An entrepreneur at heart, co-founded and run a technology company that was recognized by Microsoft 5 times over the years for excellence and business growth within West, East and Central Africa and East & Southern Africa. AkiliAfrica was named twice into the Microsoft President’s Club which recognizes the top 5 percent of high performing partners world-wide as reflected in their business success and growth.

Passionate about giving back and giving forward and actively involved in mentoring the next generation of leaders in IT, volunteering as a mentor with the Presidential Digital Talent Programme (Kenya); Logos Christian Scholarship Fund and Global Give Back Circle (Mastercard Foundation).

IFC Trailblazer 2019: Recognized among 20 women globally by IFC in a Publication "Trailblazers: Portraits of Female Leadership in Emerging and Frontier Markets" under the Value Creators category. See attached. #IFCTrailblazers

He has about 30 years of experience in the Banking IT domain. He works at INTRASOFT international for more than 25 years in different positions of responsibility of the Company’s Banking sector. Currently, he manages all international banking pre-sales activities. Mr. George Skarmoutsos holds a University Degree in Computer Science.

She is currently heading business development for financial and banking product portfolio in East and Southern Africa. She has played a key role in addressing and working with Financial sector stakeholders to provide banking solutions for the unbanked and underbanked, leveraging Fintech solutions for financial inclusion. Her career spans across various financial services organizations, where she has pioneered solutions to address financial sector deepening initiatives in the region.
Before INTRASOFT, she worked as a Senior Manager for Banking Channels, for Payment Gateway and Switching companies, Soft Development Companies and as Head of Alternative Banking Channels and Strategic Partnerships at African Banking Corporation. At ABC Bank, she pioneered strategic partnerships with SACCOs and County Governments for providing innovative financial, revenue collection and management solutions. The SACCO partnership was aimed at assisting SACCOs in tapping the underbanked market, serving their members conveniently as well as retaining their members. Mrs. Rosemary Karachi championed the bank in providing a Shared platform for digital channels for SACCOs within their Ecosystem, Cheque truncation, Trade Finance and Treasury services for Saccos to offer to their members. With County Governments, she pioneered the development and implementation of end to end County Revenue Collection and Management solutions. Mrs. Rosemary Karachi holds a Bachelor’s degree is Communication (PR), Diploma in Computer Science and currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Business Leadership Management.

In this role he leads a team in delivering, managing and Supporting of PROFITS® for SACCOs CBS on a SaaS (Software as a Service) model in East Africa. He is a financial expert with over 12 years experience in Banking and Co-operative sector on product development, implementation and account relationship. Before INTRASOFT, Mr. Wilson Asena worked at Africa Banking Corporation (ABC Bank) and Co-operative Bank Kenya, where he was instrumental in development and delivery digital solutions to the Co-operative Sector. Mr. Wilson Asena holds a Bachelor of Science degree (Hons) in Applied Mathematics and Diploma in Project Management.