Convening Africa's most visionary minds in inclusive finance, mobile money, digital banking, and regulatory innovation — for four transformative days of ideas that move the continent forward.
Emerging technologies hold extraordinary promise for Africa's financial inclusion journey — but only with intentional, responsible adoption can we ensure the most vulnerable are not left behind.
From M-Pesa's legacy to next-generation payment rails — examining how Africa's unique infrastructure unlocks inclusion for the unbanked across urban and rural contexts alike.
Accelerating gender-responsive financial products, closing the gender gap in access to credit, insurance, and savings, and amplifying women-led fintech ventures across the continent.
Building regulatory sandboxes, cross-border frameworks, and consumer protection standards that allow innovation to flourish while protecting the most vulnerable users.
Mobilizing climate-smart financial tools — parametric insurance, green credit, and climate savings — to help African communities adapt and build long-term resilience.
African Fintech Week brings together practitioners, policymakers, technologists, and investors for the most important fintech gathering on the continent.
Hear from 300+ expert speakers — Central Bank governors, fintech founders, global investors, and community leaders — across 4 days of curated live programming.
Access an extensive archive of presentations, provider spotlights, and panel discussions. Explore insights at your own pace, long after the event concludes.
Connect locally at official AFW hub events in West, East, Southern, Northern, and Central Africa — combining global content with real, on-the-ground community.
Full participation in 60+ languages — including French, Swahili, Arabic, Portuguese, and Hausa — ensuring Africa's linguistic diversity is never a barrier to inclusion.
Emerging African fintechs pitch their solutions to investors and partners. Featured providers get spotlighted across AFW's global audience of decision-makers.
Smart matchmaking connects you with the right partners, co-founders, investors, and collaborators — from Lagos to Nairobi to Cape Town to Cairo.
African Fintech Week hosts regional in-person hub events across the continent, ensuring local voices and market realities shape the global conversation.
Four focused days exploring the intersections of technology, policy, and financial access across Africa. Full session proposals open in early 2026.
Executive Directors, Central Bank Governors, and AFW Founding Partners
GSMA, MTN Group, Airtel Money, Wave · Moderated Panel
How national digital infrastructure unlocks account access for 400M+ unbanked Africans
Regulatory perspectives from ECOWAS, EAC, SADC member states
African Fintech Week brings together the continent's most important voices in fintech, policy, investment, and inclusive finance — alongside global partners shaping Africa's digital economy.
Speaker nominations opening Spring 2026.
Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, African Fintech Week is completely free to attend. Help drive the conversations that shape the continent's financial future.
AFW 2026 is the inaugural edition of Africa's premier fintech convening. Founding sponsors gain unmatched visibility and shape the agenda from the very beginning.
Become a SponsorEverything you need to know about African Fintech Week 2026.
AFW 2026 takes place October 5–8, 2026. The event runs across multiple time zones with sessions scheduled to accommodate participants across all of Africa's regions.
AFW is a hybrid event — fully virtual with in-person regional hubs across West, East, Southern, Northern, and Central Africa. See all hub locations.
African Fintech Week is completely free to attend, thanks to our generous sponsors. All virtual content, live translation, and on-demand sessions are available at no cost.
We open a call for session proposals each spring. Anyone from across the sector can submit a proposal for consideration by the AFW Selection Committee. Watch for the announcement in early 2026.
Yes — all sessions are added to our on-demand library. Registered participants retain access to the full content library for 12 months after the event concludes.
For all inquiries, please reach out to info@africanfintechweek.org. For sponsorship specifically, please use our sponsor interest form.
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