Nontobeko Lubisi

Nontobeko Lubisi is the National Treasury's Director of Financial Inclusion, in charge of driving South Africa's financial inclusion agenda through policy and strategy development. In 2023, she successfully finalized and secured Cabinet's approval of the country's first Financial Inclusion Policy Framework. She has built a reputation as a speaker and advisor on access to finance issues. In 2026 she served on the judging panel for the Digital Banker’s Global SME Banking Innovation Awards, and during South Africa’s 2025 G20 Presidency, she was instrumental in encouraging the Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion Working Group to dedicate its focus on and design policy options for moving individuals from mere access to usage of financial services – a topic that is particularly relevant for Africa. Nontobeko serves on the boards of public sector entities, i.e. the Financial Sector Transformation Council and the newly established Small Enterprise Development and Finance Agency, where s