Singaporean telco and the American internet service provider Viasat.
“His deep knowledge and expertise will be fundamental in guiding our strategy as we enter this next phase of growth and continue to scale our reach and impact across emerging markets,” M-Kopa said on Monday.Elizabeth Littlefield has chaired the M-Kopa board over the past six years and the start-up said she now takes up the role of independent director and chair of M-Kopa’s ESG and Impact committee.The start-up, founded by Nick Hughes, Chad Larson and Jesse Moore in 2010, has been providing underbanked customers in Africa with products such as solar lighting systems, televisions, fridges, smartphones and digital financial services.M-Kopa’s product uses an Internet-of-Things (IoT) approach to combine digital micropayments, giving its customers – who mostly have limited pre-existing financial identities and conventional collateral – access to “productive assets” instantly.For more click here #RajeevSuriAfrica