This archive report was first published on 27 October 2021.
On October 22, 2021, the Africa Digital Finance Summit (ADF) announced the opening of nominations for the second ADFS Awards 2022. The awards aim to recognize and celebrate outstanding players in the African Digital and Decentralised Finance industry.
The ADFS Awards 2022 will be held in conjunction with the second annual Africa Digital Finance Summit 2022, themed 'The Future of Finance in Africa', scheduled to take place from February 22nd to 24th, 2022, in Nairobi, Kenya.
The summit will bring together governments, central banks, start-ups, professionals, and decision-makers from across the world in the financial, economic, technology, fintech, and blockchain industries to deliberate and forge a pathway towards the future of finance in Africa.
The nominations for the ADFS Awards 2022 will be open from October 22, 2021, to December 31, 2021. The awardees will be announced during the summit in February 2022.
The ADFS Awards 2022 will recognize outstanding players in the African Digital and Decentralised Finance industry through various categories, including:
- Africa Most Outstanding Blockchain Company in 2021/22
- Africa Most outstanding Fintech Company in 2021/22
- Africa Blockchain Personality 2021/22
- Africa Most promising Fintech Company 2022
- Africa Most Promising Blockchain Company 2022
- Africa Most Innovative Fintech Startup 2021/22
- Africa Most Innovative Blockchain startup 2021/22
- Africa Nigeria Best Fintech Company
- Kenya Best Fintech Company
- South Africa best Fintech Company
- Central Africa Best Fintech Company
- Africa Best Fintech Company
- Africa Best DeFI Company 2022
- Outstanding Digital Bank in Africa
- Best digital payment innovation in Kenya
- Best digital payment innovation in Nigeria
- Best digital payment innovation in South Africa
- Africa’s Most outstanding Bank CEO
- Africa’s Most outstanding Microfinance CEO
- Africa’s Most outstanding Sacco CEO
