AFTS Blog
COVID-19 & Event Updates for 2020 and 2021
On March 11th, the World Health Organization’s announced the classification of coronavirus (COVID-19) as a global pandemic. Out of an abundance of caution and due to limited travel among global fintech stakeholders at this time, we are postponing this year?s D.C. summit (originally planned for April 17) until October 16-17, 2020, to coincide with the Annual […]
African Fintech Summit, DC. 2022: The Foremost Fintech Event in Africa is set for April 21st
The Africa Fintech Summit is returning for its 7th edition in Washington, D.C., on April 21, 2022, at the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Centre.
Africa’s Premier Fintech Event Returns to Cairo this November
The sixth Africa Fintech Summit (AFTS) will take place at the St. Regis hotel in Cairo, Egypt on November 16th, 2021. The Summit holds as the world heals and evolves from the COVID-19 pandemic and as Africa’s fintech industry begins to hit its inflection point of growth and accelerate its worldwide relevance.
#AFTS2020 Goes Virtual
For immediate release: 5th Africa Fintech Summit to be held virtually WASHINGTON, D.C: The fifth Africa Fintech Summit (AFTS) will be hosted virtually this year through the Accelevents platform on November 9, 10, and 12.. The Summit takes place at the backdrop of the global COVID-19 pandemic that has brought unprecedented need for digital […]
RegTech Summit & Opportunities in Africa
The RegTech Investors Consultative Summit, hosted by Africa investor Group and Dedalus Global, brought together nine global RegTech stakeholders to discuss opportunities for RegTech in the context of the digitization of African economies and the recently adopted African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The Summit, which was Chaired by Hubert Danso, CEO and Chairman Africa […]
Fintech Summit Sheds Light on Ethiopia Market Opportunity
December 2019 On November 21, 2019 over 400 fintechs, regulators, investors, and financial service executives from across 30 countries and 4 continents convened at the Sheraton Addis in Ethiopia for the 4th Africa Fintech Summit (AFTS). This is a significant milestone in Ethiopia as the country seeks to liberalize its telecommunications sector, improve the ease […]
5 Questions with Admassu Tadesse, President & Chief Executive of Trade and Development Bank (TDB)
This ?5 Questions? interview is with Admassu Tadesse, President & Chief Executive of Trade and Development Bank (TDB).
Why invest in Ethiopia?
Investment opportunities in Ethiopia abound. Read this special investor’s perspective by AFTS on why to invest in Ethiopia.
5 Questions with Moritz Weigel, Founding Director of The China Africa Advisory
This ?5 Questions? interview is with Moritz Weigel, Founding Director of The China Africa Advisory.
5 Questions with Sheldon Himelfarb, PeaceTech Lab CEO
In our ?5 Questions? series, we ask partners in the AFTS ecosystem to share about their work and unique perspective on fintech. This ?5 Questions? interview is with PeaceTech Lab CEO Sheldon Himelfarb. What is the objective of PeaceTech Lab? Our mantra at PeaceTech Lab is ?we put the right tools in the right hands to […]