Africa Fintech Network Appoints New Board Of Directors

Africa Fintech Network (AFN) has appointed new board of Directors for the period 2023 – 2026, drawn from across the whole of Africa.

The new board comprises distinguished professionals from diverse disciplines critical to the organization’s mission of catalyzing Africa’s digital economic development.

Formed in 2019, AFN is a platform that unites Africa fintech leaders, organizations, and stakeholders through their country associations to exchange information and ideas, promote and support creation of innovative technologies and deployment across and beyond Africa. The network also serves as a platform for advocacy and coordinated regulatory interactions.

“In five years of championing collaborations, partnerships, and advocacy for fintech and the wider digital finance ecosystem, we are pleased to have made significant accomplishments that has placed AFN as the ‘Voice of Fintech’ in Africa; with our membership now cutting across 40 countries supported by the strong backing of our main partners more so, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated and the Africa Development Bank,” AFN said in statement that announced the new appointments.

The new appointed members of the board of AFN are:

1. Dr Segun Aina, President
2. Chilekwa Banda, VP, South Africa
3. Ali Hussein Kassim, VP, Eastern Africa
4. Alex Sea, VP, Francophone & Lusphone Africa.
5. Dr Patrick Conteh, Board Secretary/ CEO
6. Dr Jameelah Sharrief Ayedun – Member
7. Carlos Valetine Mondle – Member
8. Kagisho Dichabe – Member
9. Reuben Mwatosya – Member
10. Andualem Hailu – Member
11. Martin Awagah – Member
12. Josephine Olok – Member
13. Gerald Nyakwawa – Member
14. Benazeer Saldoo – Member
15. Ernest Kayinamura – Member
16. Tavinga Muchuchuti – Member
17. Dr Amira Kaddour – Member
18. Dr Amria Kaddour – Member
19. Dr Aberrahim Hansall – Member
20. Joelle Sow – Member
21. Dr Patrick Conteh – Member

Over the next five years, the organization says it is embarking on an ambitious agenda of driving both the breadth and depth of fintech and digital finance to double the current average of financial and economic inclusion across Africa.

“This agenda will be underpinned by our increased interventions with the main ecosystem stakeholders to scale: hard infrastructure; digital infrastructure; financial and digital literacy; digital trust, women-in-tech, innovative policies, and regulations; regtech and suptech; and mainstreaming of environmental, social and governance issues,” it stated