From M-Pesa onwards, African fintech is solving for accessibility, but innovating on top of the rails

Disrupt AfricaTom Jackson · 18 January 2024 at 06:00

From the advent of M-Pesa until the present day, African fintech has been about building accessibility to basic financial services, but now the rails are increasingly in place, there is room for serious innovation in all numbers of areas. Disrupt Africa recently partnered AZA Finance, Revio, EMURGO…
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