Brian Richardson

Mr. Brian Richardson, Founding Director and CEO of WIZZIT.  Wizzit is a bank operating as a division of The South African Bank of Athens Limited aimed at the un and under banked segment of the population utilizing cell phone technology.   WIZZIT was launched in November 2004 and in providing affordable banking to the mass market was the first to launch as part of its offering, cell phone banking that works across all the networks and all phones and SIM cards. WIZZIT solves not only an accessibility and affordability issue but from a convenience point of view offers 24/7 real time transactions and hence is “Your Bank in Your Pocket.” WIZZIT is recognized as the global pioneer in mobile banking.   Brian received his BCom and an MBA from Wits University in South Africa.  Brian is listed in Who’s Who of South African Business as well as the International Biography of Distinguished Leaders. He is an Ashoka Fellow – a global network of social  ntrepreneurs. He recently was awarded the Netexploratuer Grand Prix award for innovation and has been featured in many International books, articles and TV shows.  He has lectured and presented at seminars and conferences throughout the world and was recently invited by the Clinton Global Initiative to present the WIZZIT model as a means to “Bank a Billion”.