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Follow on Google News | Capital floods in for flourishing African fintech and payments sectorBy: TMT Finance Joseph d'Arrast, EMEA Editor at TMT Finance, said: "The increasing demand for payment transaction and lending services are attracting investment from mobile operators, banks and international funds, all jostling to position themselves across the continent. These new initiatives also achieve inclusive goals set by international development finance institutions, which have been joining multiple fundraisings over the last twelve months." Demand for services are also tipped to see a large uptick: financial transactions made via the internet or a mobile phone are expected to grow from US$200m at the moment to an eyewatering US$3bn by 2020, according to a recent report by pan-African banking group Ecobank. Regulation, access to reliable and affordable internet and the development of blockchain are also all key topics affecting Africa's Fintech sector, according to d'Arrast. "We expect B2B lending platforms and anti-fraud startups to attract most interest from investors. Venture capital funds are playing an important role – both local firms and international investors often originating from Europe or the USA" he said. With huge opportunities for fundraising and investment in the space, chief executives and leaders from Africa's key fintech and payment companies will join a dedicated Mobile Payments & Fintech panel at TMT Finance Africa 2018 (http://www.tmtfinance.com/ A deeper dive into how to grow and scale fintech companies in Africa will also take place earlier in the day at the conference on a dedicated breakout session, with CEOs and MDs represented from Verdant Capital, goAfrica, Strider, Transsnet Payments, MFS Africa Ltd, One Finance & Investment Limited and chaired by advisory firm Obsidian Occident. Over 70 key speakers have been announced for the event, with CxOs and senior executives also confirmed from companies including Orange, IHS Towers, Econet Wireless, Millicom Africa, The Carlyle Group, Standard Bank, PAIX, East Africa Data Centre, Ethos Private Equity, Rack Centre, Jumia, Uber, Intelsat, Huawei, Credit Suisse and World Remit, among others. For more information on attending TMT Finance Africa 2018, please visit tmtfinance.com/ ---- About TMT Finance TMT Finance is a leading news and events provider that uniquely gathers key leadership from telecom, media and technology companies, investors, investment bankers, policy makers and advisers to assess the latest strategies and opportunities for investment and partnership. For more information on TMT Finance visit www.tmtfinance.com/ End
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