Nairobi, Oct. 25 -- In African culture, tributes often tend to exaggerate the virtues of the deceased while glossing over their shortcomings.

But in the case of Eva Ngigi-Sarwari, Equity Group's director for payments and international banking who died last week, the outpouring of tributes paints a portrait of a fallen giant in the payments industry.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Business Daily....