SFF 2022 | Africa, The Big Opportunity – Are FinTechs Missing The Plot?
SFF 2022 | Africa, The Big Opportunity – Are FinTechs Missing the Plot?
3 Nov, 03:20PM at the Knowledge Plenary, SFF
With Africa’s population to hit 1.7 billion and projected to yield USD6.7 trillion in GDP by 2030, it is served by one of the most developed tech verticals in FinTech. African FinTechs remains as a hotbed for investment, with revenues expected to reach to US$30.3billion[1] by 2025. This panel explores the opportunities for Fintech in Africa and why Africa is a market to set your sights on.
– How has the landscape developed in various regions of Africa in recent years? What are some of the new trends in FinTech in Africa to likely grow in the near term?
– What are the big opportunities that foreign FinTechs are missing out and why should companies set their sight on the continent?
– How does Africa’ economic recovery look like? How will this shape the focus of fintech services offered in Africa?
Speakers:
Mansa Nettey, Chief Executive, Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC
Omosalewa ‘O’ Adeyemi, Senior Vice President, Market Penetration, Flutterwave
Matthew Flannery, Co-founder & CEO, Branch.co
Soraya Hakuziyaremye, Deputy Governor, National Bank of Rwanda
Moderator:
Matthew Gamser, CEO, SME Finance Forum, International Finance Corporation
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