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Miatta E. Kuteh
Director, Payment Systems Department
Central Bank of Liberia
Miatta Eesther Kuteh is a trailblazing leader in the realm of central banking and payment systems, with over 18 years of experience. As the First Director of Payment Systems Department at CBL, she spearheads initiatives to ensure safe, efficient, and accessible payment services. Miatta's visionary leadership contributed to the development and implementation of Liberia's National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) 2020-2024.
She is a driving force behind the digitization of government expenditures and the facilitation of interoperable digital payments through projects like Inclusive Instant Payment System (IIPS), leveraging the Mojaloop Open-Source Solution and the National Electronic Payment Switch (NEPS) under the Liberia Investment, Finance and Trade Project (LIFT), funded by the World Bank.
Miatta serves as the National Coordinator for the implementation of the Pan African Payment Systems (PAPSS) in Liberia, promoting cross-border payments and integration within the African continent. Her commitment extends to regional and international levels, where she actively participates in committees and working groups such as the African Inter-Regional Payment Systems Integration Task Force (the Association of African Central Banks), Zonal Payment Systems Committee (WAMZ) and the PAPSS Oversight Committee (PSOC), and the Digital Financial Services Working Group (DFSWG) of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI).
Her passion for promoting consumer-friendly and gender-inclusive digital financial services drives her efforts to shape effective legal and regulatory frameworks. Her relentless dedication to advancing financial inclusion and fostering regional economic integration has earned her recognition as a key influencer in payments landscape.
Miatta is a Certified Digital Financial Services Practitioner (CDFP)
Speaking At
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9:30–10:30amMon 16 NovWorkshopWorkshop Room 1Open
Others
Sovereign Payments: Who Builds, Funds and Controls the Next Generation of Inclusive Instant Payment Systems? - Powered by Mojaloop
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Tullo NdundaAdopter Support ManagerMojaloop Foundation
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Innocent MuhiziRwanda Ambassador To Singapore
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Miatta E. KutehDirector, Payment Systems DepartmentCentral Bank of Liberia
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Steve HaleyGlobal Director, Mojaloop EcosystemMojaloop Foundation
About this session
Your payment rails are national infrastructure, so who really controls them? Instant payment systems are now national utilities, yet the key decisions often sit with a single vendor, an outside funder or experts who leave when the contract ends.
Sovereignty has three pillars, and you need all of them. Technical sovereignty means control over the technology and the freedom to change vendors. Skills sovereignty means local people and firms who can run and grow the system. Economic sovereignty means funding that keeps decision-making in national hands.
Sovereignty doesn’t mean going it alone. Open-source tools like Mojaloop, along with shared standards and peer learning, can give countries real ownership while sharing the costs of development and maintenance.
Straight talk from people who have done it. A country leader, a central bank operator, an implementer and a funder discuss where sovereignty is won or lost, from the first procurement decision to long-term operation.
The session will also present draft funding principles that support national ownership instead of eroding it, and invite funders and adopters to help shape them.
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