Will fintech grow financial inclusion?

The emergence of mobile money services over the past decade has offered financial inclusion in Africa. FILE PHOTO| NATION

Financial technology (fintech) investors are calling for policies that promote development and adoption of innovations to help the continent achieve the World Bank target of universal financial access by 2020.

Financial experts, industry leaders and policy developers who attended the Africa Payments Innovation Summit in Nairobi last week said digital disruption could increase the continent’s banked population.