Natalie Payida Jabangwe

Natalie Payida Jabangwe
Speaking at the World Economic Forum's Sustainable Development Impact Summit 2021
Bornc. 1983
NationalityZimbabwean
CitizenshipZimbabwean
Alma materMiddlesex University (BS)
Imperial College London (MBA)
Occupation(s)Computer Engineer, Businesswoman & Corporate Executive
Years active2005 — present
TitleGroup Digital Executive Officer
of Sanlam

Natalie Payida Jabangwe (née Natalie Payida), is a Zimbabwean computer engineer and businesswoman, who serves as the Group Digital Executive Officer at Sanlam, based in Cape Town, South Africa. In this role, she oversees digital functions in over 34 African markets, India and Malaysia.[1]

She was the chief executive officer of EcoCash, the mobile money service of Econet Wireless, a leading wireless telephony company in Zimbabwe.[2] She ran the second-largest mobile financial service company on the African continent, serving in excess of six million individuals, as of 2018.[3][4]

  1. ^ FA News South Africa (29 June 2021). "Sanlam joins new global coalition to reach one billion citizens globally to continue its efforts towards being a sustainably led organisation". FA News South Africa. Roodepoort, Johannesburg, South Africa. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ Standard Reporter (4 December 2016). "Celebrating women in leadership: Natalie Jabangwe". The Standard (Zimbabwe). Harare. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  3. ^ World Economic Forum (11 May 2018). "Natalie Payida Jabangwe: Chief Executive Officer At EcoCash Zimbabwe". World Economic Forum. Geneva. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  4. ^ Leonard Sengere (10 November 2017). "EcoCash has processed over $23 billion since launch and that's not the only impressive figure". Techzim.co.zw. Harare. Retrieved 11 May 2018.