Smith A. Deko
Senior Bank Examiner, Regulation and Supervision Department, Central Bank of Liberia
Mr. Smith A. Deko is currently a Senior Bank Examiner in the Digital Financial Services and Consumer Protection Unit, Regulations and Supervision Department, Central Bank of Liberia. He has been working with the Central Bank of Liberia for over 6 years. He previously worked as Bank Examiner Level II with the AML/CFT Unit at the Central Bank of Liberia from November 1, 2016 to April 30, 2019 and also with Accessbank Liberia as Client Advisor, Internal Auditor and Financial Controller from 2012 to 2016 respectively.
Mr. Deko current duties include the following:
• Evaluation of the applications for license of mobile money and e-payment providers
• On-site Examination of financial institutions on Digital Financial Services and Consumer Protection
• Quarterly and annual collation and analysis of reports on consumer complaints, data on Mobile Money Providers, e-payment providers and Agent Banking
• Complaint handling of walk-in complaints brought against Financial Institutions
Mr. Deko has proven to be very hardworking, a good team player and has a good understanding of his assigned tasks. He has excellent organizational skills, ability to communicate ideas and information in a clear, organized and effective manner and capable of managing a large volume of work in an efficient and timely fashion.