Prof. Esselina Macome

Esselina Macome - Associate Professor at the Eduardo Mondlane University. She holds a Doctors Degree (PhD), in Information .Esselina Macome - Associate Professor at the Eduardo Mondlane University. She holds a Doctors Degree (PhD), in Information Technologies by University of Pretoria, in South Africa in 2003; she also has a Masters Degree (MSc) in Analysis, Design and Management of Information System by London School of Economics and Political Science of the University of London, in 1992. Dr. Macome also has a Bachelor Honors Degree in Mathematics Teaching by Paedagogische Hochshule Dresden- Germany, in 1987. In 2016, she concluded an international certification in Leadership for Financial Inclusion offered by Fletcher School. She successfully completed the courses on Digital Money, Leading Markets: A Global Tour, Leading for Frontiers, Bitcoin: Back to the Future, Gender, regulating Fintechs, Humanitarian payment, product management all offered by the Digital Frontiers Institute in partnership with Fletcher School as part of the certified digital finance practitioner, a 3 years program, which she successfully concluded in September 2020. In 2018-2019 she participated successfully in the Africa Board Fellowship programme organized by the Centre of Financial Inclusion Accion (2018-2019). She participated in a course on Strategic Leadership in inclusive finance offered by Hardvard Bussiness School (March / April 2019). She is also a Certified Gender Equality Changmaker, by Digital Frontiers Institute since 2022 Dr. Macome joined the Central Bank of Mozambique in 2005 as Executive Director and Member of the Board, position that she held until 2015. Presently, beside the academic activity, she also works at FSDMOç (Financial Sector Deepening Moçambique) as Chief Executive Officer since July 2017, and was also appointed as the Presidente of the Board of Directors of Standard Bank Mozambique since December 2022.. Her interests include the usage of Information, Communication Technology for development and financial inclusion with more focus to Digital financial services (DFS), green finance and Gender related issues. In 2016, she concluded an international certification in Leadership for Financial Inclusion offered by Fletcher School. She successfully completed the courses on Digital Money, Leading Markets: A Global Tour, Leading for Frontiers, Bitcoin: Back to the Future, Gender, regulating Fintechs, Humanitarian payment, product management all offered by the Digital Frontiers Institute in partnership with Fletcher School as part of the certified digital finance practitioner, a 3 years program, which she successfully concluded in September 2020. In 2018-2019 she participated successfully in the Africa Board Fellowship programme organized by the Centre of Financial Inclusion Accion (2018-2019). She participated in a course on Strategic Leadership in inclusive finance offered by Hardvard Bussiness School (March / April 2019). She is also a Certified Gender Equality Changmaker, by Digital Frontiers Institute since 2022 Dr. Macome joined the Central Bank of Mozambique in 2005 as Executive Director and Member of the Board, position that she held until 2015. Presently, beside the academic activity, she also works at FSDMOç (Financial Sector Deepening Moçambique) as Chief Executive Officer since July 2017 and was also appointed as the Presidente of the Board of Directors of Standard Bank Mozambique since December 2022. Her interests include the usage of Information, Communication Technology for development and financial inclusion with more focus to Digital financial services (DFS), green finance and Gender related issues.