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African Fintech Leaders Award 2026

Key Information

Organisation

Africa Fintech Network

Status

Open

Application Deadline

20 Nov 2026

Program Type

Prize

About this Program

Recognizing individual and corporate achievement in the African fintech sector.

Benefits & What You Get

Industry prestige; networking with regulators; media recognition.

Eligibility

Individuals and companies actively contributing to African fintech.

Startups That Could Apply

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Ampersand Rwanda African electric moto pioneer

Expensya Tunisia Tunisian tech success story

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Instabug Mobile app performance from Cairo

Stitch South Africa Payment infrastructure for Africa

Union54 Zambia's fintech unicorn story

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