AFIS Supervisory Council Meeting

The Supervisory Council is composed of around thirty members, including central bank governors, regulators and executive leaders from the continent’s leading financial institutions. It is entrusted with setting AFIS’s overarching vision. As a consultative and strategic body, the Council ensures that the Summit’s strategic priorities remain responsive to an evolving financial landscape and aligned with […]

BRVM-Bourse de Casablanca Roundtable | Innovation and Inclusion: Redefining Access to Africa’s Capital Markets

Driven by a new wave of innovation, Africa’s stock markets are modernizing at remarkable speed. Artificial intelligence, data and digitalization are unlocking powerful tools to expand market access, lower entry costs, enhance transparency and boost liquidity. The challenge now is to turn this technological potential into a true engine of inclusion and sustainable market growth. […]

Side Event AfDB | Unlocking Domestic Capital at Scale for Africa’s Transformation

Access via sign-up on the event app or by invitation only. English-French translation available.Africa’s vast investment potential is no longer in question — but unlocking it requires domestic capital to flow at scale into infrastructure and productive sectors. With over US$900 billion held by institutional investors and US$2.5 trillion in commercial bank capital, the continent […]

ALLIANCE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN AFRICA – SIDE EVENT | Financing Africa’s SME Value Chains: Linking Enterprises, Markets, and Finance

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of Africa’s economies, driving jobs, trade, and innovation. Yet many remain excluded from formal value chains and face persistent barriers to affordable finance, limiting their growth and competitiveness. Strengthening the links between enterprises, financiers, and markets is essential to unlocking Africa’s productive potential and building a more […]

State of the Industry | Africa Financial Industry Barometer 2025

Deloitte and AFIS unveil findings from the 5th African Financial Industry Barometer, an annual survey capturing the views of senior executives across banking, insurance, fintech, and capital markets. The report highlights how the sector is responding to the many upheavals affecting global finance. 

MASTERCLASS | Unleashing African Fintech Champions: Using data-first methods to unlock the fintech opportunity across Africa

Africa’s next fintech leap won’t come from code alone — it will come from data. Across the continent, digital innovators like Tala are rewriting the rules of financial access, using alternative data to predict risk, unlock credit, and empower millions previously excluded from the system. This masterclass will reveal how data-first strategies are reshaping Africa’s […]