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Allen Forlemu
Regional Industry Director, Financial Institutions Group, Asia & Pacific
International Finance Corporation
Allen Forlemu has been the Regional Head of Industry and Director, FIG Asia Pacific since 2021. Allen joined IFC’s Financial Markets Department in 2006 as an Investment Officer in the Global Transactions Group. Between 2015-2018, he served as New Business Manager for FIG in West and Central Africa and between 2018-2021 was Regional Head of Industry and Senior Manager for FIG in Latin America and the Caribbean. Prior to joining IFC, Allen spent ten years in investment advisory and private equity in Africa. He holds an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Speaking at SFF 2026
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2:40–3:10pmFri 20 NovFutureMatters StageHall 5, Singapore EXPOPremium
Geoeconomic Rewiring
From Invisible to Investable: Building the Financial Infrastructure for the Next Billion
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Allen ForlemuRegional Industry Director, Financial Institutions Group, Asia & PacificInternational Finance Corporation
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Munir DuriFounder & Chief Executive OfficerKifiya Financial Technology PLC
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Francesca AlivertiHead of Forums, MEAGlobal Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)Moderator
About this session
Billions of people and small businesses remain outside formal credit because financial institutions cannot reliably identify, assess or price their risk. This panel examines how payment infrastructure, digital identity, transaction data and AI can change that — turning previously invisible economic activity into a basis for lending and investment.
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