Top 100 Fintech Platforms in Africa
Welcome to The Scrums.com Top 100 Fintech Platforms in Africa. This is the first edition of our ranking of Africa’s leading Fintech Platforms.

Welcome to The Scrums.com Top 100 Fintech Platforms in Africa. This is the first edition of our ranking of Africa’s leading Fintech Platforms.
With an ever-changing and constantly developing economic climate, financial technology platforms are racing to keep in tune with an increasingly digital financial world.
With Scrums.com decades of expertise in scaling these fintech platforms, we’ve seen the companies that are currently dominating the local fintech space. So, we proudly welcome you to The Top 100 Fintech Platforms in Africa.
At Scrums.com, we are committed to promoting innovation and growth in the African Fintech industry. As the leading software development company in Africa, we understand the potential of technology to transform the financial landscape and improve lives. That is why we are proud to introduce the Scrums.com Heartbeat, our comprehensive guide to the top 100 Fintech platforms in Africa.
Think the Forbes Top 100 list, but for fintech companies in Africa. That’s what gets our heart beating. For over a decade, Scrums.com has helped tech businesses scale with world-class software to grow within the African Fintech space. And we do it with a fiery unrelenting passion. That’s why; as a leading software development company in Africa, we know that the power technology holds can better lives and advance the financial sector.
Through painstaking research and extensive analysis of the fintech industry, our teams of experts are proud to release a carefully curated, maiden guide to the top 100 Fintech Platforms in Africa. These platforms are rated on numerous factors that we believe are helping push development and growth in the African Fintech industry. So, the list serves as a nod to these companies for their ingenuity and efforts in making waves in the industry. We want the Scrums.com Heartbeat to be a platform to give due recognition to these companies and share their stories with the world.
Moreover, we will showcase in-depth information on each platform, including the platforms’ key features, a star-scale rating, and why we believe it deserves its place on the list. We believe this will make the African Fintech industry more accessible – making it easier for budding tech entrepreneurs in Africa to comprehend, and participate in the African Fintech Industry. The list won’t stop at encouraging innovation though but serve as motivation for current fintech companies - pushing them to strive for a spot on this prestigious list.
Dually, the list will serve the people – increasing awareness, accessibility & financial inclusion by sharing these companies’ remarkable efforts. Knowledge is power, and we hope to empower the African Fintech industry by encouraging growth, investment and innovation. This will spur on greater access, democratisation & participation in the financial system - ensuring better futures for individuals and their families.
With that, we are proud to carry the torch for the African Fintech industry with Scrums.com Heartbeat - showcasing the players pulsating ripples of excellence, innovation and inclusion into the industry, while encouraging others to do so themselves.
1. https://www.bdo.co.za/en-za/insights/2022/financial-services/
2. https://furtherafrica.com/2022/12/12/african-fintech-revenues-could-grow-8-times-by-2025/
3. https://qz.com/africa-is-still-scratching-the-surface-on-fintech-penet-1849472698x
Our product design team looked at different elements for each platform to determine the top 100 fintech platforms in Africa for 2023
Fintech platforms
These fintech software platforms combine the latest UX and UI trends, strategy, technology, data, and design to solve the most complex business challenges.
Fintech platforms
World-class platforms need to perform optimally on web and mobile to ensure the best user experience.
Fintech platforms
As the leading software development company in Africa, we have reviewed and rated each platform against our rigorous and exceptional standards.