When capital meets climate, Africa emerges as the next sustainable boom. Strategic green finance fuels renewable energy, agriculture innovation, and resilient growth.

Fintech is not only accelerating the adoption of climate-smart agriculture but playing a vital role in advancing global climate objectives. Fintech platforms are directly contributing to the achievement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

While the rest of the world seems to be accelerating towards an electric vehicle (EV) future, Africa is navigating a unique and complex set of challenges that complicate a continent-wide transition. Infrastructure limitations, affordability issues, and limited access to clean energy have hindered the widespread adoption of EVs across the continent. However, this challenge presents an opportunity to empower taxi drivers as leaders in Africa’s clean mobility shift.

Brett Sievwright, CEO of Platcorp, shares how building a startup in Zambia helped him understand the importance of localisation, which then grew into a greater understanding of the social and financial impacts that can challenge but also incentivise business owners like him to build more resilient businesses.

Imagine a continent where 50% of GDP is generated by SMEs that struggle to access essential funding. This is the reality for countless Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Did you know that Impact is at the core of what we do? In an exclusive profile for FinTech Profile, our CEO Brett Sievwright shares how Platcorp Group's mission extends beyond just financial returns. We're dedicated to sustainable solutions that empower communities, drive ethical growth, and create real impact.

EDFI Management Company (EDFI MC) has provided a guarantee to support Swedfund’s USD 10 million loan to Platcorp Holdings Limited, a regional financial services provider focused on micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in East and Southern Africa.

The $10m investment is the fourth loan to date to Platcorp Holdings Limited, an impact investment management company focused on lending to MSMEs in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia.

Across Sub-Saharan Africa, Micro, Small, and Medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) are responsible for nearly 50% of the region’s GDP. Yet, despite their economic importance, access to capital remains a persistent challenge. For many of these companies, the financial tools needed to scale and innovate remain unjustly out of reach.

Investing in Africa’s green economy is not charity - it’s smart economics. Africa is facing severe climate impacts, despite being least responsible for the crisis, underscoring the urgency and opportunity in sustainable finance.

Across Africa, climate change is reshaping the agricultural landscape, leaving smallholder farmers increasingly vulnerable. These farmers often lack the financial resources needed to adapt, and traditional credit systems, designed and enjoyed by those with far better access, routinely fall short.

Across the African continent, smallholder farmers are at the frontline of the climate crisis. Rising temperatures, unpredictable rainfall, prolonged droughts, and extreme weather patterns are not only threatening harvests but undermining food security, livelihoods, and rural economies.

Across Africa, farmers stand on the frontlines of climate change with food security and their livelihoods threatened by unpredictable weather patterns, droughts, and devastating floods. Yet, while the need for climate adaptation grows more urgent, access to financing remains painfully out of reach.

The World Meteorological Organisation has warned that the escalating climate crisis will spare no continent, with Africa facing some of the most severe consequences. Despite contributing just 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, Africa is disproportionately affected and the least equipped to handle the impact.

The financial exclusion of adults in Africa remains a key barrier to the alleviation of poverty and promotion of sustainable development.