This is an in-person and virtual event. RSVP required.
Date: Friday, 27th September 2024
Start time: 11:00 AM SAST
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
Speaker from Spatial Edge: Neelan Narasimulu
Company: Sanlam Multi Pay
Location: ECO LT1, 1st Floor, School of Economics, University of Cape Town
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Join Neelan Narasimulu, CEO of Multi Pay, where he will share valuable insights on the evolving landscape of Payments and Fintech. With over 10 years of experience in payments innovation and a deep understanding of global and local payment systems, Neelan will explore key topics including:
This is a unique opportunity to learn from an industry leader and gain insights into the future of payments, both globally and within South Africa.
Sanlam Multi Pay is a cutting-edge payment platform that is a part of the Sanlam Fintech cluster, which comprises various businesses and functions under the umbrella of the Sanlam Group. As a leading financial services provider, the Sanlam Group is renowned for delivering innovative financial solutions to millions of clients across Africa. Sanlam Multi Pay itself handles an impressive volume of transactions, amounting to R 340 billion and 60 million transactions annually. The ultimate mission of Sanlam Fintech and the entities in the cluster is to reshape the financial landscape for all Africans, making tomorrow not just different, but better.
Neelan Narasimulu has over a decade of experience in the payments industry, leading payments for the Sanlam Group. His expertise spans technology, data, and payments, with a broad industry background that includes loyalty and rewards, life and non-life insurance, banking, vehicle and asset finance, credit debt management, internal audit, risk management, fund administration (retail and institutional), human resources, and governance.
Neelan possesses a strong technical background, having held leadership roles as Head of IT at Sanlam Reality, Head of IT for data services at Investec Asset Management, and accumulating over a decade of technical and leadership experience at the Standard Bank Group.
As a passionate advocate for financial inclusivity and a payments innovator, Neelan currently serves as the CEO of Multi Pay, where he is transforming financial transactions. He is also a prominent thought leader in the fintech industry and was the opening speaker at the FinTech Summit Africa 2024.
RSVP via this Link. Participate virtually or in-person. In-person seats are limited and refreshments will be provided after the session.
This guest lecture is part of a series of guest lectures and seminars which has been created to expose UCT MPhil in Fintech students to exceptional individuals in the African Fintech space working on innovative solutions to address the large unbanked population on our continent. Fintech in Africa has received the largest share of funding in recent years, and this trend is expected to increase. As the only dedicated Fintech Master's program on the African continent, one of our goals is to connect our students with leading fintech companies across the continent. In the past, we have had speakers from Nala, Stitch Money, Visa, Spoon Money, Consensys, Authentium, Investec and more. Because seminars have attracted interest from students across campus, any student or individual interested in fintech and related topics are welcome to attend.
