Global COVID-19 FinTech Market Rapid Assessment Study
We were delighted to be MENA association partner for The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance’s recent study to assess how FinTechs globally have been impacted by COVID-19, and how they are responding to the resultant challenges and opportunities.
We were delighted to be MENA association partner for The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance’s recent study to assess how FinTechs globally have been impacted by COVID-19, and how they are responding to the resultant challenges and opportunities.
You can read and download the study here.
The study was a joint initiative of CCAF at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School, the World Bank Group and the World Economic Forum. This research was supported by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and the Ministry of Finance of Luxembourg.
The State of Financial Health Startups in the Middle East & North Africa
Fintech has recently become the most-active sector for startup investment in MENA. While much of the media coverage has focused on digital payments and e-commerce, this report highlights fintech innovation that is improving “financial health” for the region’s most marginalized communities: tech that helps people manage their income and expenses, weather financial shocks and plan for a healthy financial future.
AFIIP is very proud to have been partnered with Village Capital since 2019 to increase their impact in the region.
Fintech has recently become the most-active sector for startup investment in MENA. While much of the media coverage has focused on digital payments and e-commerce, this report highlights fintech innovation that is improving “financial health” for the region’s most marginalized communities: tech that helps people manage their income and expenses, weather financial shocks and plan for a healthy financial future.
The startups in this report are working at the intersection of fintech and impact, and include some AFIIP finalists and winners.
You can read and download the report here.