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      Robert Karanja

      Robert Karanja

      Board Member

      Mojaloop Foundation

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      Over the past 25 years, Robert Karanja has worked at the intersection of
      private sector, international institutions, non-profit organisations and
      Government in the areas of responsible business leadership, sustainable
      development, philanthropy and digital public infrastructure across the African
      continent.

      An innovative leader in the fields of digital transformation and digital public
      infrastructure, he has played key roles in developing several multi-stakeholder
      initiatives and global standards that have strengthened African led innovation
      in digital public infrastructure. He is currently leading innovative work across
      the African continent in Digital Identity, Data Privacy, Inclusive and Instant
      Payment Systems, Digital Public Infrastructure and Data Protection.

      Robert holds an MBA in Strategic Management from Moi University and a
      BCom in Entrepreneurship from the University of Northern British Columbia. In
      his spare time Robert is an avid golfer, ice hockey fan, and loves spending time
      with his sons.

      Speaking at SFF 2026

      • 4:40–5:00pmThu 19 NovPolicy StageHall 3, Singapore EXPOOpenModerator

        Technology Rewiring

        Financing Financial Infrastructure in Emerging Markets

        Policy StageHall 3, Singapore EXPOOpenModerator

        About this session

        Building the infrastructure for financial inclusion and cross-border connectivity is one challenge. Financing it is another, and it's the one that usually gets skipped over in the excitement about what could be built. Is the binding constraint on financial inclusion the technology, or the capital to build and sustain it?

        This panel brings together leaders from a small economy building its own digital public infrastructure, a hub positioning itself to draw global capital into a fast-growing regional market, and a development bank whose entire mandate is getting credit to populations mainstream finance still doesn't reach. The dialogue will focus on where the funding for this actually comes from, state budgets, development finance, or private capital drawn in by the right market positioning, and what it takes for a smaller or developing market to make itself genuinely investable.