NAMFISA FinTech Square
2024
ZAMBEZI CAPITAL / IMPACT
Impact
2024–present
Reporting period
74Financial Mastery
participants↗ 30Business Mastery
participants↗ 16Industry articles &
research reports↗ 5Quarterly
market updates↗ 3ETF draft
concepts↗ 4/6Geospatial sectors
explored↗
participants↗ 30Business Mastery
participants↗ 16Industry articles &
research reports↗ 5Quarterly
market updates↗ 3ETF draft
concepts↗ 4/6Geospatial sectors
explored↗
01 / PEOPLE & CAPACITYTen-year ambitions
Capability today.
Possibility tomorrow.
CUSTOMER SERVICES UNIT
Financial Mastery Program
Democratizing institutional insight through the Financial Mastery Program. Giving every individual the capability to participate, grow, and thrive.
10-year goal: 10,000.
Explore the Financial Mastery Program ↗LEARNING PROGRESS01 / 02
0.74%of the ten-year target
74participants reached
10,000target
FINANCIAL MASTERY PARTICIPATION PROFILE
Who is taking part?
Registered participants who have shared profile details. This breakdown describes that group; the headline above tracks overall programme reach.
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—Registered online
—Course completed
—Not yet completed
Only grouped totals are public. Percentages use registered participants with profile details and are rounded, so they may not total 100%. Each category counts saved online registrations from the first participant. Names, organisations and written responses are never displayed.
BUSINESS MASTERY PARTICIPATION PROFILE
Who is taking part?
Registered participants are people enrolled in Women in ESG Tech, not everyone with a shared Thrive account. The figures below follow their learning journey.
Official launch: 1 November 2026. Early-access participation is included; private test walkthroughs are excluded.
Training completions · in person + online
- Training completions
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30 historical in-person training completions plus unique online course completions, across all genders. Repeat online completions count once per account. This is not a unique-person or unique-women total across both cohorts.
Online participation · all learners
- Registered
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- Enrolled in this course.
- Started learning
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- Saved at least one learning action.
- Completed course
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- Met the course completion requirements.
These stages overlap: a learner who completes is also registered. “Started learning” is not a count of people active right now.
A WOMEN-CENTRED PROGRAMME, OPEN TO ALL GENDERS
Self-reported women participants
Based only on learners who shared this information. Small demographic counts are withheld for privacy.
- Registered women
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- Women started
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- Women completed
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Collaborators & partners
Startup programme
- The Continental
Approach
02 / MARKET ANALYSIS, DATA & INSIGHTS
Turning information
into perspective.
Analysis of evolving industry trends, competitive landscapes and emerging opportunities.
Investment Facilitation and Advisory Unit
Explore our market updatesResearch & commentary
Each block represents one reported output.
| Output | Count |
|---|---|
| Industry articles & research reports | 16 |
| Quarterly market updates | 5 |
03 / PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & INNOVATIONProduct Engineering Unit
Three concepts.
A wider investment horizon.
Designing new financial products, prototyping inclusive platforms and engaging SEC Zambia and NAMFISA on products aligned with impact.
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Global Innovation ETFOne of three draft concepts reported by the Product Engineering Unit. Product development includes platform prototyping and regulatory engagement.
Draft stage in this report04 / DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION FOR JOBS & INCLUSION
Digital foundations.
Human possibilities.
QuickCache
An initiative to digitise traditional savings groups and Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs), moving paper records and cash transactions towards secure, efficient digital processes.
4/6
Key sectors explored with
geospatial technology
Supporting the next generation of jobs in asset management.
Explore the sectors
Select a sectorExplored
Finance
The report records the use of geospatial technology in finance, one of four sectors explored.
05 / SHARED ASPIRATIONSSDG alignment
Connected to
something bigger.
Explore how our programmes connect to the Sustainable Development Goals and the practical measures we can use to track our contribution.
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL
Partnerships for the goals
Collaboration with partners such as Women Leaders for Climate Action helps deliver specialist training. We can track joint programmes, participants reached, partner contributions and follow-up results from shared activities.
Potential measures for tracking our contribution.
06 / INDUSTRY RECOGNITION
Milestones
along the way.
TOP15
IBP Southern African
Fintech Challenge 2023
AlphaExpo Mini-Accelerator
Alumni
Most Promising Fintech Solution
Nominee · TechTrends Zambia
Zambezi Capital leadership appointed to the Capital Markets Master Plan, Action Team 5: Product Development.
The Capital Markets Master Plan is jointly spearheaded by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Ministry of Finance and National Planning.
07 / LOOKING AHEADAmbitions set out in the report
The next chapter.
Forward-looking plans from the 2025 report. Dates represent intended milestones, not confirmation of completion.
Product ambition
Launch an institutional product
Licensing ambition
2026Secure advisory licences with the Securities and Exchange Commission
Scale financial literacy
Through the Capital Markets Master Plan (CMMP).
Map impact-driven enterprises
Develop a database within the private equity market.
Deepen market research
Conduct impact investment market research.