The British Virgin Islands is positioning itself as a bridge connecting African FinTech enterprises with international capital sources, BVI Finance said this week.
The message emerged from a panel titled "What's Keeping FinTech Leaders Up at Night?" at AFSIC: Investing in Africa 2026 in London on October 13-14. The conference gathered institutional investors, private equity funds, development finance institutions, family offices, African businesses and multinational corporations seeking investment opportunities across the continent.
Chaired by BVI Finance Chief Executive Officer Elise Donovan, the discussion brought together Abi Ajayi of London Stock Exchange Group, Christopher Oliver of Maples Group, Ed of GKB Ventures, and James Kinsley of Harneys. Participants examined how Africa's rapidly expanding FinTech sector can turn technological breakthroughs into viable investments, covering digital infrastructure, private credit, tokenisation, stablecoins and cross-border expansion.
Panellists concluded that innovation by itself cannot win over international investors. Equally important are confidence in the regulatory environment, legal certainty and corporate structures strong enough to support businesses as they grow.
BVI Finance said the territory supplies an established legal framework, jurisdictional neutrality and flexible corporate structures that give investors a familiar, predictable setting. "Capital seeks certainty, and the BVI provides just that," the organisation stated.
The discussion echoed findings from BVI Finance's Destination Digital research, which showed that 94 per cent of FinTech executives surveyed regard cross-border growth as critical or important to their business plans.
As Africa's FinTech market develops further, panellists agreed that linking regional innovation with global funding will be vital to realising the sector's potential.
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