Craig Kilfoil

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Senior Payments Systems and Digitisation Specialist Consultant @ World Bank
Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Eastern Cape, South Africa, South Africa
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About Craig Kilfoil

I've been on the FInTech side of payments for decades on all sides of the equation, Bank, VISA, Vendor and Donor but basically doing the same thing - helping teams of payment executives design and deploy innovative payment solutions and make them work. In this space, I've got a few world first's under my belt ....- World first P2P/M2M Visa Card2Card payment system (VISA) 2003- World first verified by Visa mobile proxy authentication (PAYM8) 2005- World first and patented card control system (Tranwall) 2007- World first Multi-Service Provider payment system for Social Cash Transfer (World Bank) 2016As is required, I am a functional expert in EMV, P2P, X2X, VbV, HCE, G2P, UEPS, MFS, DFS, GSM, USSD and even some ISO 8583 & 14443b RFID.I am particularly well travelled so have in-field experience in FinTech deployment for G2P, Social Cash Transfers & Financial inclusion from Developing countries in Africa, Southern Asia and Latin America from key markets like India, China, Mexico & Nigeria and my favourites The Bahamas and Mauritius.I have been a Senior FinTech Consultant to The World Bank for over 15 years but have also worked with UNICEF, DFID, CGAP, Concern Worldwide, Opportunity International, IADB, BTCA & UNDP on the review, design and deployment of national scale electronic payment systems.I enjoy public speaking and presenting so normally do it for free, having chaired various international payments and telco conferences;Life Philosophy: I "work to live" not "live to work" ... so in all honesty, I can't wait to get home again to see my Wife and kids and to go Kitesurfing.

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World Bank

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Senior Payments Systems and Digitisation Specialist Consultant
Eastern Cape, South Africa
Website:
worldbank.org
Employees:
42102
Craig Kilfoil Work Experience Details
  • World Bank
    Senior Payments Systems And Digitisation Specialist Consultant
    World Bank
    Eastern Cape, South Africa
  • World Bank
    Senior Payments Systems & Financial Inclusion Consultant
    World Bank 2007 - Present
    Zambia, Pakistan, Moz, Ghana, Bangladesh, Lesotho, Sl, S.Africa, Chad, Grenada, Zimbabwe, Malawi
    Financial Inclusion, Social Cash Transfers, Digital Service Delivery systems, Payment System design and deployment - bringing expertise to Governments for the World Bank in G2P Payments, eGOV P2G digital revenue collection, Smart Cards, Biometrics, Mobile Money systems, Card and Retail Banking
  • Exactconsult
    Director
    Exactconsult Jan 2007 - Present
    Mexico, Colombia, Rwanda, Namibia, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Bahamas
    Team Leader. Senior expert consultant in Card Divisions & Retail Payments, Banking and New Technologies with respect to Financial Inclusion, Payments, Retail and Electronic banking; Specific focus on E-Commerce, Mobile Payments; Smart Cards; EMV; Banking the poorly banked.Specialised in Government/Donor Social Cash Transfer system feasibility and design
  • Old Mutual Group
    Old Mutual Card - Team Leader
    Old Mutual Group Apr 2011 - Mar 2016
    Namibia
    Team Leader that managed a full "Build Operate Transfer" team to create and launch the Old Mutual Card Division
  • Clearspend
    Inventor, Founder & Managing Director
    Clearspend Nov 2008 - Oct 2015
    United States
    Inventor of the Patented Card Fraud Prevention system and Founder of Tranwall.Tranwall transformed the way card fraud is prevented by simply turning the Card On or Off at a transaction level, something EMV chip cards could not solve in the "card-not-present" space. The Tranwall solution is being used globally today with it's home in Australia.
  • Bank Of Zambia
    Senior Advisor To National Switch Project
    Bank Of Zambia Jul 2012 - Dec 2012
    Zambia
    Advisory to Bank of Zambia with regard to the National Switch Project implemented in association with Zambian commercial banks and the Zambia Electronic Clearing House (ZECHL)
  • Unicef
    Senior Electronic Payment Systems Advisor
    Unicef Mar 2011 - Aug 2011
    Lesotho, Malawi, Angola
    Social Welfare Payment System review and Mobile / Electronic payment solution recommendations for UNICEF Lesotho Child Grants Programme
  • Cgap
    Technical Consultant
    Cgap Jan 2010 - Apr 2010
    Ghana & Pakistan
    A feasibility study on the different delivery mechanisms available in Ghana for LEAP Social Welfare Payments and the extent to which these can be leveraged into offering greater access to financial services. The main deliverable was a feasibility study which addressed the options related to the current means of delivery via the post office as well as debit and smart cards and mobile phones and suggestions for possible payment pilots that could be implemented
  • Ifc - International Finance Corporation
    Senior Technical Consultant - M-Switch Mozambique
    Ifc - International Finance Corporation Mar 2008 - Aug 2008
    Mozambique
    Mobile Financial Services and Mobile Switch initiative feasibility study for Mozambique
  • Department For International Development
    Senior Consultant To Dfid Malawi
    Department For International Development May 2007 - Nov 2007
    Malawi
    Advise DFID and Government of Malawi on scalability options for Electronic Payments by Government at National Scale.Review and advise on the Net1 UEPS smart card systems as deployed by Malswitch for the DOWA Emergency Cash Transfer
  • Paym8 (Mobile Financial Services And Mfi System Provider)
    Co-Founder & Director
    Paym8 (Mobile Financial Services And Mfi System Provider) Mar 2004 - Apr 2007
    South Africa, Kenya, Botswana, India, Egypt &Tanzania
    Craig was Co-Founder and then the Business Development Director of this FinTech company. PAYm8 designed, deployed and then managed Mobile payment processing solutions and Card-not-present processing in Botswana, Kenya, Namibia and South Africa with partners across the continent.PAYm8 is still the major technical processing partner for the NAEDOS payment stream for South Africa's largest bank, First National Bank.
  • Visa International (Cemea)
    Head Of New Technologies
    Visa International (Cemea) 2001 - 2004
    All Countries In Sub-Saharan Africa
    Head of New Technologies for Visa International, Sub-Saharan Africa, CEMEA Region - Responsible for the promotion and deployment of new technology standards of Visa at Visa Member banks in Sub-Saharan Africa with a key focus on South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda and Mauritius.New technologies included: EMV (Smart card based standard for payments cards), Card, POS and ATM infrastructure changes. E-Commerce - deplyoment of new international standard 3-D Secure / Verified by Visa to Visa member banks; M-Commerce develop, assist and deploy Mobile Commerce solutions that utilise Visa cards as a payment instrument of Mobile Channels.
  • Nedbank
    Head Of E-Commerce; M-Commerce, Smart Cards & Emv For Card Division
    Nedbank 1999 - 2001
    South Africa
    Head of E-Commerce, Mobile Commerce, Founder of EMV Forum South Africa

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Mobile Payments Payment Systems Payments Credit Cards Mobile Commerce Strategy Cards Management Emv Banking Internet Banking Mobile Devices Mobile Banking E Commerce Smart Cards Start Ups Leadership Risk Management

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