Africa Financial Inclusion Summit 2023
Africa Insights and its global partners are inviting experts, academics, researchers, subject matter specialists, industry stakeholders and leaders to submit papers, proposals, case studies and abstracts for consideration for the Annual Africa Financial Inclusion Summit 2023 to be hosted on the 30-31 October 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa. Financial inclusion remains a critical challenge in Africa with current estimates showing only about 43% of people have access to bank accounts in Sub Saharan Africa. Financial exclusion contributes immensely to poverty and inequality and by extension leads to low levels of economic growth. Although South Africa’s financial inclusion is estimated at about 69% (access), a significant percentage only use the account to receive a salary or rant and do not have access to other financial services. Mobile technology penetration and innovative Fintech solutions have helped to accelerate deepening of financial inclusion but the cost of most financial services remains a barrier and therefore a lot still needs to be done to provide financial services to low income, marginalised and mostly rural communities. Financial inclusion can play a catalytic role in reducing poverty and inequality and accelerate the achievement of other sustainable development goals on the continent. The Africa Financial Inclusion Forum endeavors to advance and promote financial inclusion in Africa through innovation, disruptive technologies, policy interventions and cutting-edge Fintech technologies and services.
The summit will explore among other themes
• Financial Inclusion in Africa- A continental Perspective
• Policy and regulatory frameworks for financial inclusion
• Financial Inclusion in South Africa
• Financial inclusion within
o Banking
o Savings
o Insurance
o Credit
o Payments
o Investments
o Pensions
o Loans
o Mortgages
• The role of financial literacy in Financial inclusion
• Key barriers and challenges in deepening financial inclusion
• Addressing the cost of financial services
• Digital transformation and inclusion
• Financial Inclusion- Powering economic growth and prosperity in Africa
• The role of technology in advancing financial inclusion
• Impact of diaspora Remittances in Africa
• Inclusive credit solutions for SMMEs
• Key drivers of financial inclusion in Africa
• Mobile penetration-a catalyst for financial inclusion
• Bridging the gender equality gap through gender lens financial inclusion
• Developing financially inclusive products and services
• Innovative products, services and technologies for Financial Inclusion
• How Financial inclusion can accelerate the achievement of sustainable development goals
• Case studies
• Etc
Opportunities
The summit offers industry stakeholders premium opportunities to speak, sponsor, partner, collaborate, exhibit, present and network through various custom-curated experiences and branding opportunities. Submissions must contain proposed speaking topics, 200 word abstract/synopsis speaker bios and organisation profile and should demonstrate key financial inclusion interventions that can be initiated across the continent.
