AFIS Disrupter of the year

AFIS Awards 2023

The “AFIS Disrupter of the Year Award” is dedicated to innovation on the continent. Presented at the Africa Financial Industry Summit, the award recognizes a young company that has demonstrated resilience in these complex times and whose innovation represents a market disruption. The company’s activity also needs to have increased significantly this year.

Eligible candidates:

Companies (Fintech, Insurtech, Regtech) that have raised at least 3 million euros.

Application, nomination by a third party (company or individual) or identification by the AFIS editorial team.

Criteria:

Number of countries where the company is present and breakdown by region
Number of deals made in the past year
Pan-African expansion strategy: key strategy components and level of achievements versus what remains to be done.

Award Ceremony:

The call for applications is open until October 11, 2023.

The pre-selected companies will be notified one month before the event. They commit to send one of their executives to the award ceremony.

The winning company will be awarded during a special session at the next Africa Financial Industry Summit, November 15-16, 2023 in Lome, Togo.

Please fill in the form below. Any incomplete file will not be considered.

Company details

Company name*

Creation date*

Country (HQ)*

Total revenues (or range)*

Total raised funds in 2023*

Total raised funds since creation*

Name of the person submitting the application*

Email*

Phone*

Position*

Candidature

Describe your company’s product and/or service innovation and explain how it disrupts the industry*

Detail the impact of the innovation (e.g. social or environmental) and the number of people reached*

Number of countries where the company is present and distribution by region*

Summarise your company’s Pan-African expansion strategy, highlighting key components and remaining goals*

Signature of the declaring person, certifying the authenticity of the declarations*

* Mandatory field