Each year, the AFI Inclusive Fintech Showcase reveals how digital technologies are expanding the use of safe, convenient and affordable financial services among disadvantaged groups. Since 2019, the event has featured disruptive innovators from Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe and the Pacific.
For the 2026 Edition, AFI brought its Showcase alumni together on 11 June, to discover how their businesses have evolved, to identify lessons for scaling innovation, and to explore key challenges and opportunities in inclusive fintech, including:
For the 2026 Edition, AFI brought its Showcase alumni together on 11 June, to discover how their businesses have evolved, to identify lessons for scaling innovation, and to explore key challenges and opportunities in inclusive fintech, including:
- AI-enabled financial services & supervisory considerations
- Consumer protection in cryptocurrencies & digital assets
- Financial inclusion solutions for forcibly displaced persons (FDPs)
Watch the 2026 AFI Inclusive Fintech Showcase
Previous AFI Inclusive Fintech Showcase winners
Affinity Africa: providing affordable and accessible digital financial services to individuals and business
iFarmer Limited: connecting farmers, agri-retailers, and institutional buyers through finance, technology, and data
Growth Platform: supporting MSMEs through emerging technologies, agent networks and financial tools
Pezesha: providing SMEs and individuals with access to affordable credit
OKO Finance: providing crop-specific insurance products to farmers across Sub-Saharan Africa
iFarmer Limited: connecting farmers, agri-retailers, and institutional buyers through finance, technology, and data
Growth Platform: supporting MSMEs through emerging technologies, agent networks and financial tools
Pezesha: providing SMEs and individuals with access to affordable credit
OKO Finance: providing crop-specific insurance products to farmers across Sub-Saharan Africa
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