Who’s Speaking at TARS26 KENYA

David Nderi

David Nderi is a seasoned telecom and fintech compliance professional with over 20 years of experience in revenue assurance, fraud management, anti-money laundering (AML/CFT), and risk mitigation across Africa and the Middle East.

Currently serving as Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) at Afrinet Global & Company Ltd. (a licensed Payment Service Provider in Kenya), David ensures robust compliance with Kenya’s POCAMLA, CBK guidelines, and NPS regulations. He oversees suspicious transaction reporting, risk assessments, policy development, staff training, and customer due diligence, while maintaining independent reporting to senior management.

His extensive telecom career includes senior roles in revenue assurance and fraud management at leading operators such as Safaricom (Kenya), Essar Telecom Kenya, Airtel Africa, Roshan (Afghanistan), and LAP Green Telecom (Sierra Leone). At Safaricom, he played a key role in establishing fraud prevention for M-Pesa and conducted high-impact investigations. In Afghanistan, he led fraud reduction initiatives, including SIM box disruption and mobile money fraud management, recovering significant revenue and implementing advanced systems like WeDO.

David holds prestigious certifications including Certified Anti-Money Laundering Awareness (International Compliance Association, UK, with distinction), Certified Telecommunications Fraud Specialist (GSMA, UK), and Certificate in Auditing Telecom Companies (MIS Training Institute, UK). He also has expertise in data analysis tools like ACL and has mentored teams to build high-performing RAFM functions from the ground up.

With a proven track record in cross-border operations, product risk assessments, and regulatory liaison, David brings practical insights into AI-driven assurance, A2P/voice margin recovery, digital ecosystem protection, and cross-operator collaboration—key themes for the evolving African telecom landscape.