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Mastercard’s Role in Fostering Fintech in Africa

Mastercard’s Role in Fostering Fintech in Africa

By Erika Masako Welch 26 May 2023

We sit down with Mastercard’s Division President for Sub-Saharan Africa, Mark Elliott. Mark has been leading the charge on Mastercard’s strategic focus on innovation and financial inclusion on the sub-continent for the past 12 years. “During my time at Mastercard, I’ve seen the company evolve into becoming a technology company, selling services rather than simply products, and broadening engagements beyond banks to governments, retailers, telcos and fintechs.” Mark continues, “the last 5 years in particular have seen Mastercard broadening our offering beyond the card rails to other rails such as account to account, remittances and crypto.” 

 

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