Grateful for the year I have had. No doubt it was full of challenges, made more difficult amidst how complicated our world has become. But 2024 is about reaping the benefits of everything I have done over the past few years. Coming together and seeing the results of everything

Sensational title aside, it’s good to be able to talk about the business we have been building Affinity Africa. Affinity was an idea I came up with a number of years ago. Fundraising for it was hard (and still is), especially since investors want traction to invest and traction

Delighted to have contributed in the Mo Ibrahim Foundation's "The power of data for governance" report that was published today. I make the argument that empowering the excluded does not only benefit the consumer, but all stakeholders. Data drives informed policy and builds resilient

Tarek Mouganie (Tarek Mouganie) is the founder of Affinity Africa, a digital bank that provides affordable and convenient banking services in underserved markets. Get your tickets now 🎟️ oxfordafricaforum.com

Look mum, I’m in a book! Thanks for featuring @affinityafrica in “Future Money”, Ronit Ghose! Glad you have been following our journey and incredibly grateful for your support. A decade ago, the (only) mention at international conferences was mobile money. Not any more. It’s

I am proud to announce that I have been selected as a member of the Yale YaleWorldFellows. It is such an honour to acknowledge the importance of my contributions to financial inclusion. Beyond driving social and economic growth, financial independence sits at the core of access to

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Wonderful to be part of a contingency of business leaders invited for breakfast with ministers at 10 Downing Street. As always, representing being a Ghanaian Brit and the work we are doing Affinity Africa to foster financial inclusion by providing accessible and affordable

Dear Ocado - here’s one of your delivery drivers bolting down a one way road in the wrong direction. Almost running me over as I crossed the road (silly me not to have looked in the direction where traffic is illegal) and swerving past unexpected cars moving in the right

Nerd alert! Ghanaians do love a side gig. So besides my full time job, I spend a handful of hours teaching at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Last week I was asked to deliver a lecture for the Venture Physics program, designed for Physics PhD students thinking of

24h in Accra is not the same as 24h in London. It took me two hours to get home earlier this week, and I only live 5km from work. Tracking my days in Accra, I get 45% less done than in London. And this is for someone with privilege. The odds are stacked against us versus the

Such a pleasure to finally meet Prof. Emma Sky, Director of the International Leadership Centre at Yale University University, overseeing the Yale YaleWorldFellows program. There is so much we can do as global change makers if we work together. Financial inclusion sits at the core of

It is officially the end of EP at Said Business School for 2024! Incredible to tutor the brilliant cohort of MBA students this year, helping them take their ventures from the idea stage to being investment ready. I said this last year when I signed up to teach for the first

Delighted to have contributed to this year's Mo Ibrahim Foundation Forum Report: Financing Africa. As a beneficiary of VC funding for Affinity Africa, I know first hand how this asset class can drive innovation and it is important that it thrives in our part of the world. However, with

Always thought I was good at time management but the reality is I burn the candle at both ends, that’s how I do so much. Whilst training for my first Ironman, I remember leaving the office at 10pm to hop on my turbo for two hours (eating a bowl of pasta at the same time),

In this episode with Tarek Mouganie, the Group CEO of Affinity Africa, we learn about how Affinity is solving one of Ghana’s biggest banking challenges, empowering MSMEs with the capital they need to grow. Listen here and share: buildingbytes.africa/affinity-ghana…

What an absolute pleasure it was to join the team Building Bytes (#DemoFridays is this Sept. 27) 🚀 for this session. Link in bio. As I discuss, we are building a digital bank Affinity Africa, not a neobank. We are balance sheet driven, driving revenue by supporting MSMEs through loans and not through fees and

This week I completed my first race in seven years. As a former athlete, this may not seem like a big deal but it was. In 2017 I woke up in Rotterdam on race day for the Triathlon World Championships. This was my third world championship qualification but unlike the other times,

Happy to be doing my first “tea” at Morse College, Yale University! It’s open to the public, so please come through if you’re in New Haven. If not for me, for the free food. #techforimpact #founder #startup #yaleuniversity #worldfellow #digitalbank #financialinclusion

I am honored to join a distinguished lineup of speakers from around the world who are leading the way in financial inclusion at the upcoming #Concordia24 Annual Summit on the theme of Navigating a New Era.  Join me at 12:10 ET on the 24th of September in New York City for