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DigMo has entered Zambia with gamified financial planning for low and middle class earners
DigMo , a new financial service company that brings gamified wealth-building tools to low and middle-income earners in Zambia has been launched . Licensed by the Bank of Zambia to operate a wallet , the fintech created for underserved users provides access to engaging products with great incentives . As part of the move to expand DigMo ’ s capabilities and reach , James Chona has been appointed Chairman and will advise on efforts to grow DigMo in Zambia .
DigMo directly addresses this gap , offering a secure , free digital money account with a special account for users to play a financial planning game . It is simple and incentivises customers to get started putting money away for the future . DigMo is hoping that by giving customers the chance to win big rewards , they will gain sustainable habits .
Speaking on the launch of DigMo , Sylvia Brune , CEO of DigMo Group , said : “ We are committed to financial planning innovation for low and middle-income earners across Africa . To achieve this
Sylvia Brune , CEO DigMo Group
meaningful impact , we approach this like a
game studio – where we constantly create and test many new products until we find those with an outsized impact .”
“ If we just take existing products and make them more affordable or accessible , it is unlikely that we can dramatically change behaviours . To succeed , we have engaged directly with users , observing and learning from them to develop DigMo , a solution that will dramatically improve their financial wellbeing and meet their unique needs .”
With an initial rollout in Zambia , DigMo wallet ’ s first offering , Save to Win , makes putting money away regularly , easy and rewarding with no fixed costs or fees . Savings are highly correlated with investment and investment with economic growth . Innovating this area of financial services for the mass market can promote broader economic empowerment and entrepreneurship .
Commvault appoints Vikash Tulsi as Senior Sales Engineer
Data protection and management software giant Commvault has appointed Vikash Tulsi , a seasoned IT professional with more than two decades of experience in the industry , as its new Senior Sales Engineer .
Tulsi ’ s primary responsibility in his new role is to support Commvault ’ s sales efforts from a technical perspective in the Southern African Development Community , SADC region . This includes helping to identify opportunities , positioning solutions to address the customer ’ s needs and validating the solutions through demonstrations , proof-of-concepts and technical deep-dive sessions .
“ My objective is to get the customer ’ s technical sign-off , ensuring the solution is a suitable offering that addresses their requirements . This positions us to win the sales opportunity ,” he explains .
“ From a technology perspective , Commvault is focused on the historical data protection space , which is an area I am well-versed in . Additionally , they have evolved into the cyber resilience space , with a shift left approach , addressing security-related offerings ,” says Tulsi .
The key factors that drove Tulsi to pursue the opportunity at Commvault included the company operating in a very competitive space , alongside their unique market positioning .
Prior to joining Commvault , Tulsi was a Technical Pre-Sales Consultant at IBM and a Technical Account Manager for Large Enterprise at Veritas Technologies . This was preceded by various senior roles at Symantec .
“ I started in the IT industry many years ago , beginning as a desktop technician at Denel Kentron , now Denel Dynamics . I then
Vikash Tulsi , Senior Sales Engineer , Commvault
progressed through various roles , including system administrator , networking and backup administration , and worked at a local distributor , Channel Data ,” he says .
He obtained a National Diploma , Ndip in Electronics from the Durban University of Technology in 1998 and completed a Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Entrepreneurship , Entrepreneurial Studies from the University of South Africa in 2015 .
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