30 Jan 2026

Risk Executive at Pesapal

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Job Description

Pesapal provides a simple, safe and secure way for individuals and businesses to make and accept payments in Africa. Pesapal payments work on the internet and directly on the handset.

Risk Executive

Key Responsibilities:

Operational Risk Support

  • Monitor fraud check ensuring timely responses and follow-ups on outstanding queries.
  • Review new merchant settlement requests, focusing on party information accuracy, completeness, and identification of potential risk issues.
  • Monitor new client/matter onboarding and change requests to ensure all business intake forms progress in a timely manner.
  • Upload and maintain critical documentation in the conflicts and risk databases.

Transaction Review & Fraud Analysis

  • Review and process fraud filter alerts, escalate issues appropriately, and notify relevant stakeholders of suspicious or fraudulent activity.
  • Perform daily review, investigation, and disposition of flagged transactions.
  • Initiate effective communication with customers, cardholders, and financial institutions to verify information and manage chargebacks.
  • Process and document chargebacks daily in line with established procedures.
  • Identify, document, and communicate emerging fraud trends, suspicious transaction characteristics, and patterns.
  • Collaborate closely with Customer Service teams to resolve customer inquiries related to investigations.

Reporting

  • Prepare and submit reports on high-risk and potentially fraudulent accounts and transactions.
  • Recommend new fraud rules and rule updates to mitigate emerging risks.
  • Prepare periodic chargeback analysis and fraud trend reports to support decision-making

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Risk Management, or a related field.
  • 4 years’ experience in risk management, fraud monitoring, transaction monitoring, or operational risk (preferably in fintech, banking, payments, or financial services).
  • Practical experience handling fraud alerts, chargebacks, and transaction investigations.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a talent for storytelling.


Method of Application

Interested candidates should submit only their CV and a cover letter to 

[email protected], 

stating the sector they are applying for in the subject line. Applications must be received by Friday, 6th February 2026. Certificates and testimonials need NOT be attached.





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