Martin Kwame Awagah
Martin is an Economist and Financial Analyst with 12+ years’ experience in economic research, governance, public policy, financial inclusion, international development and project management.
Presently, he is the President of the Ghana Fintech and Payments Association, which is the foremost fintech community and not-for-profit organization established to promote the advancement of financial technologies (fintechs), digital/mobile payment institutions and money transmission companies and agencies in Ghana. In addition, he is a Managing Partner and Consultant at the firm, ARKEL LIMITED, a fintech research and management consultancy, with operations in Africa and the Caribbean, where he works on financial technologies (fintech) and financial inclusion advisory services, public financial management (PFM), project management and business development.
He has introduced a variety of projects in Ghana, leading to the adoption and usage of digital financial services.
As a passionate professional on the potentialities of fintech propelling financial inclusion and serving the last mile, essentially in Africa and the Caribbean, Martin has contributed and spoken at various local and international conferences. He is optimistic that the giant strides being made in Africa during this period, where digitization, data and technology have become the drivers of economic empowerment and development, requires players in the industry to collaborate on every sphere to achieve desired outcomes.