👋 In case you missed our special announcement at #AFTSLusaka2023: the Africa Fintech Summit will take place in Nairobi, Kenya, from September 4-6, 2024! 🇰🇪 Tagged the “Big Four,” Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, and Egypt are the leading tech ecosystems in Africa. An AFTS edition has been held in each location except Kenya, but that changes this year! Register to attend #AFTSNairobi2024: https://lnkd.in/etdBE9m Zekarias Amsalu Dubale, FCCA Andrew Barden Stella Nkole Sata Samke S. Mhlongo #fintech #financialservices #financialinclusion #africanstartups #tech #innovation
Africa Fintech Summit
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
The global initiative dedicated to building an ecosystem of investors, pioneers, industry leaders in African Fintech.
About us
Join other innovators, startups, corporations, financial service providers, tech companies, investors, and regulators as they share knowledge, zoom in on the trends, and opportunities informing the direction of fintech in Africa at the Africa Fintech Summit Nairobi 2024. And with over 100 Trend-Defining Speakers and 1,000+ Attendees from 60+ Countries projected to be in attendance, AFTS promises to be the perfect stage for these conversations. Since 2018, twice a year, we’ve brought together innovators from different financial and technology verticals to engage in thoughtfully designed community-oriented experiences. Each April, AFTS is a headlining sidelines event that holds during the Spring Meetings of The World Bank/IFC. And each H2, another edition takes place in a selected African country. Supported by an advisory board of thought leaders and fintech pioneers, the AFTS is a unique space where ideas are explored, investments mobilized, and collaborations formed across sectors and geographies. The AFTS is more than a conference—it’s an ecosystem-building initiative, with workshops, demos, pitch competitions, ecosystem tours, whitepapers, awards, and plenty of opportunities to collaborate with the investors and entrepreneurs shaping the future of African fintech. Over the past 10 summits, the AFTS has supported: • Over $80 million in capital raise efforts for African startups • Market entry for multinational corporations seeking to enter the regional fintech market • The launch of strategic partnerships and new businesses • Policy guideline creation • The growth of local tech and startup ecosystems • Knowledge sharing for African banking/fintech operators and regulators
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https://www.africafintechsummit.com
External link for Africa Fintech Summit
- Industry
- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington DC
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2017
- Specialties
- Africa Fintech, Fintech, Financial Technology, Fintech News, Technology Events, Global Events, Innovation, Payments Technology, Neobanking, Africa Technology, Startup Investing, Venture Capital, Financial Inclusion, Cryptocurrency, African Startups, Fintech , Digital Banking, Financial Services, Environmental, Social, and Governance, ESG Investing, Fundraising, Startup Fundraising, Equity Investing, Innovation in African Technology, Africa, Doing Business in Africa, Decentralised finance, DeFi, Digital Transformation, Borderless Payments, Cross Border Banking, intra Africa Banking, Digital commerce, Digital commerce Africa, knowledge-sharing platform, Health Tech, Invest Tech, Insure Tech, insurtech, Disruption, Disrupt Africa, African Technology Startups, Private Equity, Ecosystem, think tanks, Payments Infrastructure, and blockchain
Locations
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Washington DC, US
Employees at Africa Fintech Summit
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Michael Fagan
Creative Arts Director @ Africa Fintech Summit | Creative Direction & Design
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Bethel Amadi, MBA, MPS, PGDs, PMP, CBFP
Product | Software | System
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Charles Isidi
Marketing and Communications @Africa Fintech Summit. Startup Growth Mentor @Techstars. EMEA Product, Growth, Marketing and Brand Storytelling Leader.
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Andrew Barden
Wall Street Africa Group | The Kenyan Wall Street | Fintech Association of Kenya
Updates
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“I think the worst part of being an entrepreneur is that it’s a lonely journey. We started Paystack in 2016, and you see new faces every time you look back. You have to build new relationships each year.” – Shola Akinlade, Co-founder & CEO, Paystack. 📷 The Kenyan Wall Street. #AFTSNairobi2024
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“My approach to entrepreneurship has always been different. Just do something beautiful and remarkable and see where it goes.” – Shola Akinlade, Co-founder & CEO, Paystack. #AFTSNairobi2024
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“I actually don’t think I’m an entrepreneur. I think I make things, and I’m just lucky that the things I love to make change over time.” - Shola Akinlade, Co-founder & CEO, Paystack. #AFTSNairobi2024
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“One of the biggest ambitions of fintechs is to digitize as many industries as possible. What you find in Kenya is that M-PESA has not only digitized multiple verticals, but it has also scaled these things.” - Jonah Adams, MD, Interswitch Group Systegra (Digital Infra & Managed Services). #AFTSNairobi2024
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“We believe that fintechs have a unique role to play in solving problems traditional banks haven’t solved. We believe that by helping fintechs connect Africa, we can contribute meaningfully to this cause.” - Isaac Kamuta, Group Head, Payments, Cash Management, & Client Access, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated. #AFTSNairobi2024
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“Ecobank was built to connect Africa and remove the friction that borders create. We believe that there should be frictionless payments across the continent.” - Isaac Kamuta, Group Head, Payments, Cash Management, & Client Access, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated. #AFTSNairobi2024
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“It was a no-brainer to set up the Visa Innovation Studio in Kenya.” – Eva Ngigi-Sarwari, Country Manager, Visa Kenya. #AFTSNairobi2024
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Esther Masese Waititu, Chief Financial Services Officer at Safaricom PLC, is currently sharing M-PESA's impressive impact across Africa. M-PESA currently processes 180 million daily transactions and has driven financial inclusion in Kenya to 83%. #AFTSNairobi2024 #fintechevent #techevent #africa
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Enjoy vibrant scenes from yesterday’s #AFTSNairobi2024 VIP Dinner! 🍽🥂 It was a memorable evening of fine dining, engaging conversations, and lots of laughs as delegates mingled freely at the Capital Club of East Africa in Westlands. What a perfect start to the summit! 👏 #fintech #financialservices #fintechevent #fintechsummit #africa