Is the utility meter becoming Africa’s next financial engine?
/ 19 February 2026

Is the utility meter becoming Africa’s next financial engine?

Can essential infrastructure drive the next wave of financial inclusion? Will utilities evolve into major players in consumer finance? And who should govern household data in this emerging market? For more than a decade, Africa’s fintech story has been synonymous with mobile money. Services such as M-Pesa reconfigured payments, savings and micro-lending, creating new business […]