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Emerging technologies can change the African financial landscape

Published 10/04/2020, 10:00 AM
Updated 10/04/2020, 11:40 AM
Emerging technologies can change the African financial landscape

Emerging technologies can change the African financial landscape

Africa is the home to 1.2 billion people and what has been described as the world’s largest trade area — the African Continental Free Trade Area. Africa is forging a new path to driving development, and access to financial services will play a significant role in its economic growth. The need to provide improved systems for poverty reduction, if not alleviation, is further accentuated when one considers that 416 million Africans live in extreme poverty, and access to financial services is right at the heart of the solution.

In a review of the impact of financial inclusion on economic growth, the World Bank argues that “such services must be provided responsibly and safely to the consumer, and sustainably to the provider.” Construed appropriately, financial inclusion has the potential to reduce poverty and inequality by helping disadvantaged groups to benefit from opportunities that otherwise would not have been available.

Mario Egie is the CEO of Kite Financial. Mario has a first degree in physics and has been working as a software developer for more than 4 years. He is the winner of the Tony Elumelu–U.S. Consulate entrepreneurship award of 2019. With a keen interest in African capitalism, Mario founded Kite Financial — a Nigerian blockchain-cryptocurrency startup that is ushering a new financial infrastructure, which will provide the youthful continent financial access, inclusion and freedom.
Aly Madhavji is the managing partner at Blockchain Founders Fund, which invests in and builds top-tier venture startups. He is a limited partner at Loyal VC. Aly consults organizations on emerging technologies, such as INSEAD and the United Nations, on solutions to help alleviate poverty. He is a senior blockchain fellow at INSEAD and was recognized as a “Blockchain 100” Global Leaders of 2019 by Lattice80. Aly has served on various advisory boards, including the University of Toronto’s Governing Council.

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