WHY THIS INITIATIVE?
Why the industry spotlight ?
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South Africa’s fintech ecosystem is evolving rapidly.
From digital banking and payments infrastructure to onboarding, accessibility and SME enablement, fintech is increasingly becoming a key driver of financial participation across the market.
This initiative is designed to encourage meaningful ecosystem dialogue, industry insight and collaboration across South African fintech.
The FINASA Industry Spotlight was created to:
Highlight companies contributing to the future of financial access and fintech infrastructure
Connect fintech participants across different layers of the ecosystem
Support broader conversations around scalable financial participation in South Africa
Create more meaningful ecosystem dialogue and collaboration
EDITION 1
Expanding Access: The Next Phase of Digital Finance in South Africa
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South Africa's fintech ecosystem has never been more innovative. Yet cash remains dominant in many communities, small businesses continue to face barriers, and millions remain excluded from meaningful economic participation.
In this inaugural edition of FINASA Industry Spotlight, leaders from Paymentology, GoTyme Bank and ePocket challenge some of the industry's biggest assumptions about infrastructure, growth and financial inclusion.
Together, they explore a simple but uncomfortable question:
If innovation is accelerating, why are so many South Africans still being left behind?
FEATURED CONTRIBUTORS
Jeff Parker, CEO, Paymentology
Cheslyn Jacobs, CEO, GoTyme Bank
Mpho Tlhape, Founder & CEO, ePocket
Karabo Seduma, Co-Founder & COO, ePocket
ECOSYSTEM ROUNDTABLE
What Will Define the Next Phase of Payments in South Africa?
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Following the release of Edition 1, FINASA will host a curated ecosystem roundtable discussion bringing together participants across the payments and fintech ecosystem to explore the broader themes raised throughout the spotlight.
Discussion areas may include:
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Merchant enablement and digital commerce
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Payments infrastructure and interoperability
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Digital banking and onboarding
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Embedded finance and scalable payments infrastructure
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Customer trust, usability and adoption in payments
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The next generation of payments participation and infrastructure
The roundtable is designed as a curated ecosystem discussion rather than a webinar or sales-driven event. Relevant participants from across the fintech ecosystem will be invited to contribute.
REGISTER INTEREST
Register Interest for the Ecosystem Roundtable
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Particcipationn in FINASA Industry Roundtables are curated to ensure productive and relevant industry discussion across different areas of the fintech ecosystem.
FINASA members will receive priority consideration.
Non-members are also welcome to express interest in participating.
HOW IT WORKS
How the Spotlight Works
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Each edition features selected companies across the fintech ecosystem through executive interviews, editorial commentary and a follow-up industry roundtable exploring the broader themes raised throughout the spotlight.
Ecosystem Spotlight
Selected companies are featured within a broader narrative tied to a specific fintech theme.
Executive Insight
Each edition includes executive interviews or discussions focussed on ecosystem insight.
Ecosystem Roundtable
Following each edition, FINASA hosts a curated discussion connecting relevant participants.
Industry Insight Report
Key themes, insights & outcomes are published following the roundtable.
WHY IT WORKS
Building a more connected ecosystem
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The Industry Spotlight initiative forms part of a broader FINASA ecosystem strategy focussed on:
Fintech collaboration
Ecosystem visibility
Financial participation
Infrastructure Awareness
Industry dialogue
Emerging innovation
Ecosystem intelligence
Future initiatives linked to the program may include:
