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Executive Summary:

Africa's FinTech ecosystem has continued to flourish despite macro headwinds, as business models have proven to be investable, large financing rounds continue to take place, exits are increasing in frequency, and many large global investors and strategics have taken notice. As global best practices have taken hold in Africa, key risks of investing in the region have declined, and the result has been a boom in FinTech funding over the past three years. While volumes have declined from 2021's record levels, 2023 financing volume of $1.2 billion was still nearly 3x the levels seen in 2019.

The opportunity ahead for FinTech in Africa is clear. Today, roughly 90% of payments are still made using cash, more than half of all Africans are unbanked or underbanked, and only a small minority hold a debit or credit card. While Africa is still an emerging market, and as such economic and political risks remain, the region offers one of the greatest long-term secular growth opportunities for FinTech globally.

Key discussion topics of the report include:

• Key opportunities and challenges for FinTech in Africa, including macroeconomic and regulatory trends, as well as an overview of the continent's key geographic markets and FinTech sectors
• A detailed landscape of FinTech companies across sectors and geographies
• Individual profiles of companies playing a significant role in the African FinTech universe