Tiago Novais is Market Engagement Manager for Latin America for the GSMA’s Mobile Money Programme. Based in São Paulo, Brazil, he is responsible for mapping mobile money deployments in Latin America, collecting best practices and supporting stakeholders on leveraging services in the region.

His background comes from project and product management, with working experiences in Brazil and the United Kingdom on technology, mobile operator and banking industries. Tiago holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Escola Politécnica of the University of São Paulo.