has chosen , who was born in Senegal, to become the . Her new job will officially start on .

This decision is part of a big change happening inside Visa. The company is now setting up in to better manage its work in the region.

Aminata Kane will be based in , and she will lead a new team that will handle business in . These include like and , and also in places like the and the .

Before joining Visa, in . These centers give young people and women the chance to learn digital and tech skills. Visa says that Kane has always cared about into leaders and improving their digital skills.

, Visa’s for Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, said that Kane’s skills and leadership in will be very helpful. He believes she will help Visa reach more people and to places that don’t have enough access right now.

He said,

“We’re happy she’s joining us. Her smart planning and leadership will help us create more useful, fair, and modern digital payment systems in this fast-growing region.”

Visa is expanding in . Many people in these areas use (payments made through phones). This makes the region full of potential. However, there are still many problems like:

Visa wants to solve these problems by:

Visa also promised to to support its goals.

Aminata Kane is well-known in Africa’s . She has over working with , a major phone and money service provider in Africa and the Middle East.

She recently worked as the , where she led mobile money services in . She also started a to train young people and women in technology.

Aminata studied at HEC Paris and the MIT Sloan School of Management. She worked at Goldman Sachs and as a consultant at McKinsey & Company in Paris. There, she focused on helping businesses grow and improve.

She has been named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and has been listed as one of the 100 most influential female CEOs in Africa.

Aminata Kane said she is excited about her new role. She said:

“This is a special chance for me to help build a digital world that truly shows the talent and dreams of the people in West and Central Africa. I’m proud to join Visa at such an important time. I’m ready to work with teams, partners, and governments to bring better payment services that support growth and opportunity for everyone.”

She plans to continue her work to make digital and financial services easier to access across the region.