Mauritius Africa FinTech Hub

14/10/2026

The strength of our community lies in its diversity.

MAFH Welcomes Tether as its newest member, adding a prominent international voice to our network of financial institutions, technology companies and innovators.

Since its founding in 2014, Tether has helped shape the digital asset landscape through USDT, its flagship stablecoin designed to track the value of the US dollar. By connecting traditional currencies with blockchain technology, Tether has become a significant participant in the evolution of digital finance.

From cross-border payments to the movement of value across digital networks, stablecoins are prompting businesses and financial institutions to rethink how financial services can be delivered. Alongside these opportunities come essential discussions about adoption, trust, regulation and the infrastructure needed to support responsible innovation.

For Mauritius and Africa, these conversations have practical relevance: how can emerging technologies respond to local needs, improve financial connectivity and support participation in an increasingly digital economy?

As our network grows, so does our ability to bring people, ideas and expertise together. Welcoming Tether marks another step in strengthening the connections between Mauritius, Africa and the global FinTech community.

We look forward to a productive and engaging journey together.

Learn more about Tether: tether.io

29/09/2026

𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞?

Join the Mauritius Africa FinTech Hub for a FREE Digital Financial Literacy Workshop, organised with the support of Česká rozvojová agentura - CzechAid

Through interactive learning, practical activities and real-world scenarios, the workshop will cover:
- Budgeting and managing your money
- Investing and growing your money
- Identifying phishing, fraud and online scams
- Using digital financial services safely and confidently

𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: Wednesday, 30th September 2026
𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 18:00 – 20:00
𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞: Flying Dodo, Bagatelle

This free workshop is open to anyone who wants to strengthen their financial knowledge and make smarter financial decisions.

𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄: https://forms.gle/e3LDWXwisg8SVvCQ7

Join us and take a practical step towards a safer and more confident financial future.

📅 Wednesday 30 September 2026 | 🕘 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | 📍 Flying Dodo Bagatelle Mall Spaces are limited to 70 participants — register early to secure your spot.

29/09/2026

FREE Digital Financial Literacy Train-the-Trainer Programme

Become a Trainer. Empower Your Community.

5–6 October 2026

Would you like to help people in your community use digital financial services safely, confidently and responsibly?

MAFH is offering a FREE two-day Train-the-Trainer Programme to equip participants with the practical knowledge and tools to deliver Digital Financial Literacy sessions within their communities.

Who should apply?

Trainers, educators and people working with SMEs, NGOs or community groups who want to help others build their digital financial capabilities. No financial services background is required.

What will you learn?

Digital payments and online banking
Fraud, scams and online safety
Responsible use of digital credit
Practical money management
How to deliver engaging Digital Financial Literacy sessions
From Training to Community Impact

Successful participants may be considered for MAFH’s pool of Digital Financial Literacy trainers, with opportunities to support community training across Mauritius. Participation does not automatically guarantee selection.

Dates: 5–6 October 2026
Cost: FREE
Format: In person
Application Deadline: Friday, 2 October 2026

Places are limited. Participants must attend both days.

Venue: NPCC, 3rd Floor, The Catalyst, Silicon Avenue, Cybercity, Ebène
Apply here: https://forms.gle/1icJVFV6JaBry1qT9

28/08/2026

ONE APP. THREE CHALLENGES. ONE POWERFUL SOLUTION.

What if your idea could help people make better financial decisions and stay safer online?

The Money Minds App Challenge 2026 invites Mauritius’ brightest thinkers, creators and problem-solvers to transform everyday financial challenges into one innovative digital solution.

Your mission: design an app that brings together:

- Smarter budgeting and smarter financing decisions
- Understanding investing and building long-term financial security
- Protection people against phishing and digital fraud

Whether you are a final-year university student, young professional or SME, this is your opportunity to turn a bold idea into a solution with real impact.

Participate individually or in a team of up to three

The strongest ideas will progress to the Top 10 and compete at the final Demo Day in October 2026. Applicants only need to submit their concept at the first stage. The Top 10 will then develop their solutions for Demo Day.

Applications close: 12 September 2026

Top 10 ideas announced: 20 September 2026

Final Demo Day: October 2026

Turn a financial challenge into something people can use.

Apply now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSciyxK14DJals6dojKY2OqLDcNuN6kpplT-7V9XAmtR083PuQ/viewform?usp=header

An initiative designed by the Mauritius Africa FinTech Hub, with the support of Czech Aid.

MONEY MINDS CHALLENGE Are you ready to take charge of your financial future? The Money Minds Challenge is a three-phase flagship event designed to inspire innovation, practical problem-solving, and financial confidence among participants across Mauritius — from university students to working indiv...

11/08/2026

NEW MEMBER ALERT | MAFH Welcomes Verto

Welcoming Verto to our growing community of fintech innovators and ecosystem partners shaping the future of financial services across Africa.

Specialising in cross-border payments, Verto enables businesses to send, receive and manage international payments across emerging and global markets.

Today, Verto supports:
- 5,000+ clients globally
- 190+ payout countries
- 50+ currencies
- $25B+ processed per annum

With an ambition to “build the financial rails to Africa,” Verto is helping businesses navigate the complexities of cross-border transactions while connecting African markets with the wider global economy.

“Joining the Mauritius Africa FinTech Hub is a strategic step for Verto as we continue to scale our cross-border payment solutions across the continent. Leveraging Mauritius’ position in the region enables us to build strong regional partnerships and deepen connections with Pan-African leaders, helping power seamless trade across emerging markets.” Ijeoma Okuneye, Global Partnerships Africa Lead at Verto

Verto’s membership further strengthens the MAFH community’s expertise in cross-border payments and international financial infrastructure, while reinforcing Mauritius’ role as a gateway for fintech collaboration and opportunities across Africa.

Learn more about Verto and discover how its cross-border payment solutions are helping businesses operate across global and emerging markets: https://verto.co/ | Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vertofx/

07/08/2026

Mauritius on the Global Stage

A significant moment for Mauritius and the Mauritius Africa FinTech Hub (MAFH).
Mauritius has been featured by CNN, bringing international visibility to the country's emergence as a FinTech gateway to Africa and to the work being done to position Mauritius at the intersection of financial services, technology and African market access.

This recognition comes at an important time, following the launch of Mauritius' National FinTech Strategy 2026–2030, which sets out a clear ambition: to establish Mauritius as Africa's trusted FinTech hub.

For MAFH, the focus is on turning that ambition into tangible results — attracting FinTech businesses and investment, strengthening connections across African markets, fostering collaboration across the ecosystem, and helping companies use Mauritius as a strategic platform to access and scale across the continent.

Watch the CNN feature and discover Mauritius' evolving FinTech story: https://youtu.be/i9rGhGuUVJA

Mauritius has the ambition. The ecosystem is taking shape. Now is the time to scale.

21/07/2026

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬!

MAFH is connecting fintech startups from Mauritius and across Africa to one of the world’s leading fintech platforms.

Applications are now open for the Global FinTech Hackcelerator 2026.
This year, three Corporate Champions are seeking solutions to pilot with finalist teams:

🏦 GXS Bank
Adaptive Risk Modelling Systems
💎 Julius Baer
Private Banking for Digitally Native High-Net-Worth Clients
🛡️ Zurich Insurance
Solutions to Close the SME Protection Gap

Finalists will receive:
→ SGD 20,000 cash stipend per team
→ Direct mentorship from senior industry leaders
→ Access to active venture capital and fintech investors
→ The opportunity to compete for SGD 240,000 in shared prize funding
→ A place on Demo Day at the Singapore FinTech Festival, attended by more than 70,000 participants from over 140 countries

The programme is open to pre-Series A startups worldwide that are building for Southeast Asia or planning to enter the market.

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐲 14 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭: https://forms.gftn.co/gfh2026?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=sff-2026-gfh&utm_content=mauritiusfintech

Mauritius Africa FinTech Hub is a partner of the Global FinTech Hackcelerator 2026, organised by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN).

Through partnerships such as this, MAFH is giving startups from Mauritius and Africa access to global corporate challenges, investors, markets and decision-makers.

09/07/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬

AI in financial services is moving beyond chatbots and basic automation.
The next phase is Agentic AI: AI systems that can plan, recommend actions, and trigger workflows within defined controls.

For banks, fintechs, payment companies and regulators, this raises practical questions.

How will Agentic AI reshape customer experience, payments, compliance, risk management and operations?

What safeguards will be needed to build trust?

Join MAFH and Oliver Wyman experts Adrian Oest and Prejlin Naidoo for a webinar exploring the next generation of AI in financial services and what it means for the broader financial ecosystem.

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬.
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5517834932054/WN_LSmQ5WHCQGuX_t2zt2sn3g

06/07/2026

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞?

From mobile payments and online banking to scams, savings, and digital tools, the way Mauritians manage money is changing.

The Mauritius Africa FinTech Hub, with the support of the Czech Development Agency - CzechAid, is launching the Digital Financial Literacy Survey 2026 to better understand where people feel confident, where they face challenges, and where more support is needed.

Your participation will help shape practical training, educational resources, and future initiatives to improve financial inclusion and digital safety across Mauritius.

𝑨𝒔 𝒂 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝑫𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒚 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔.

Please take a few minutes to complete the survey and help build a more financially confident Mauritius.

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://forms.gle/Tjm9LppVEKZAmmX97

Digital Financial Literacy Survey — Mauritius 2026 This survey is part of the Digital Financial Literacy Programme 2026 run by the Mauritius Africa Fintech Hub (MAFH) to better understand how people in Mauritius manage money, use digital financial tools, and protect themselves from fraud and scams...