Fintech Ecosystem & Start-ups Maps of Mauritius

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Our Services

Innovation & Incubation

We welcome innovation, entrepreneurship and provide an environment to facilitate its development.

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Regulation & Policy Strategy

We bridge the gap between expectation and reality in the FinTech regulatory framework.

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Capacity & Skills Building

We help you understand, develop and explore skillsets relevant to the FinTech industry.

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Deal Flow & Investment

We facilitate access to funding schemes, trade fairs and dealrooms.

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Who should join the

Mauritius Africa FinTech Hub?

Entrepreneurs

Reach the next step of your growth phase, whether you’re an established tech company or a pre-funded FinTech startup, with the help of Mauritian and international industry experts. You can do this from anywhere in the world, but there are additional benefits for joining our hub in Mauritius.

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Investors

Be exposed to vetted FinTech start-ups with potential to grow. One of the purposes of the Hub is to create a space where investors, tech talent and start-ups can come together and innovate to create profit. Get access to our exclusive upcoming Investor Circle events.

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FSPs & Corporate

Commission the production of FinTech solutions that nobody else can in both new and existing global markets. Stay on-top of the latest tech trends by taking advantage of brand-new developments in the FinTech space in both Africa and Mauritius, before anybody else has a chance.

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FinTech is Opportunity that Uplifts

FinTech provides new ways for people to access life-changing services, which many other markets take for granted, such as banking and insurance. As a business-minded person why else, besides upliftment, should you take notice? Here are some positive predictions for Africa’s spending capacity and social improvement over the next decade.

FinTech is set to grow

to $3bn from $200mil

by 2020 in Sub-Saharan

Africa alone!

90% of farmers earn

less than $0.75 a day,

meaning most can’t afford bank accounts.

FinTech provides a new

way to access helpful

services in low-income

communities.

80% of people living

in Africa DON’T

have bank accounts.

52% of the world’s

mobile transactions

take place to and

from Africa.

40% of people who

have the opportunity

to access insurance

for the first time

are women.

57.6% of the

world’s mobile

money accounts

are registered in

Sub-Saharan Africa.

Africa’s working

population is expected

to surpass that of

China’s by 2025.

Consumer spend in

Africa’s 18 megacities

is predicted to reach

$1.3trn by 2030.

Only 0.4% of FinTech

investment is directed

at Africa.

FinTech is Opportunity that Uplifts

FinTech provides new ways for people to access life-changing services, which many other markets take for granted, such as banking and insurance. As a business-minded person why else, besides upliftment, should you take notice? Here are some positive predictions for Africa’s spending capacity and social improvement over the next decade.

FinTech is set to grow

to $3bn from $200mil

by 2020 in Sub-Saharan

Africa alone!

90% of farmers earn

less than $0.75 a day,

meaning most can’t afford bank accounts.

FinTech provides a new

way to access helpful

services in low-income

communities.

80% of people living

in Africa DON’T

have bank accounts.

Africa’s working

population is expected

to surpass that of

China’s by 2025.

52% of the world’s

mobile transactions

take place to and

from Africa.

40% of people who

have the opportunity

to access insurance

for the first time

are women.

57.6% of the

world’s mobile

money accounts

are registered in

Sub-Saharan Africa.

Consumer spend in

Africa’s 18 megacities

is predicted to reach

$1.3trn by 2030.

Only 0.4% of FinTech

investment is directed

at Africa.

Why Mauritius?

With a healthy, well-established legal system, favourable tax rate, fast internet connection and respected financial regulatory authorities, Mauritius has the right mix to power FinTech growth in Africa. You don’t have to live in Mauritius to be part of the MAFH, but there are strong benefits to running operations from there. Mauritius will function as the FinTech hub to and from Africa, assisting the creation of collaborative partnerships that’ll provide a benefit to all involved.

What is the Mauritius Africa FinTech Hub?

The Mauritius Africa FinTech Hub is a fast-growing ecosystem where entrepreneurs, corporations, governments, tech experts, investors, financial service providers, universities and research institutions can collaborate to build cutting-edge solutions for the emerging African market. MAFH exists to pave the way for international FinTech companies and financial service providers to access the African market. Similarly MAFH facilitates African FinTech ventures to do business across borders.

What is the Mauritius Africa FinTech Hub?

The Mauritius Africa FinTech Hub is a fast-growing ecosystem where entrepreneurs, corporations, governments, tech experts, investors, financial service providers, universities and research institutions can collaborate to build cutting-edge solutions for the emerging African market. MAFH exists to pave the way for international FinTech companies and financial service providers to access the African market. Similarly MAFH facilitates African FinTech ventures to do business across borders.

Why Mauritius?

With a healthy, well-established legal system, favourable tax rate, fast internet connection and respected financial regulatory authorities, Mauritius has the right mix to power FinTech growth in Africa. You don’t have to live in Mauritius to be part of the MAFH, but there are strong benefits to running operations from there. Mauritius will function as the FinTech gateway to and from Africa, assisting the creation of collaborative partnerships that’ll provide a benefit to all involved.