Accelerex Named Best Fintech Company in Africa for Trade Enablement Excellence
Accelerex, one of the fastest growing fintech companies in Africa, has won the prestigious Excellence in Commerce Enablement Award at the Africa Fintech Summit 2023, which was held on 12th April 2023 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington DC, USA.
The Excellence in Commerce Enablement Award celebrates companies that have contributed immensely to the growth and development of the fintech business landscape in Africa. Accelerex was the winner based on its revolutionary payment products and solutions that have improved commerce, simplified payment processes for businesses and improved the retail experience for customers.
Reacting to the accolade, the Managing Director of Accelerex, Mr. Olukayode Ariyo, expressed his gratitude to the organizers of the Africa Fintech Summit for the recognition. He further noted that “the award is a testament to the hard work and creativity of the entire Accelerex team in providing world-class payment and innovative products to businesses across Africa. We are at the forefront of merchant enablement and simplified electronic payment solutions. We are also passionate about to deepen financial inclusion and offer financial services to the underserved and underbanked”.
Speaking about the selection process, the lead organizer of the summit, Mr. Andrew Barden, said: “Accelerex emerged as the winner in the Commerce Enablement category following a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of its role in the retail and trade markets across Africa and was named this year’s category winner of a public opinion poll witnessed by over two thousand voting industry stakeholders from around the world”.
Accelerex has been at the forefront of the digital payments revolution in Africa, providing various categories of businesses with the tools and resources they need to succeed. With its fast and affordable physical payment platforms, which provide sales tracking and inventory management options, merchants can easily accept payments and manage their operations in real time. Its online payment gateway, RexPay, allows merchants to accept payments via online or mobile channels from their customers with the ability to pay by card, transfer, payment code and USSD in a seamless, reliable and secure manner.
Its commitment to excellence has attracted the attention of many companies, with a growing list of clients across Africa relying on the fintech company for their electronic payments and tailored business solutions. Accelerex has established relationships with many financial institutions as a service provider, collaborating with them in Agency Banking and Merchant Acquiring. It currently operates in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Congo, with plans to expand to other African countries in the near future. The company’s solutions have helped to create a level playing field for small, medium and large organisations, so that they can compete favorably in the market.
The Africa Fintech Summit is the largest bi-annual gathering of fintech stakeholders in Africa. It was founded in 2017 with the mission of bringing changemakers together to address the issues and trends affecting Africa’s fintech ecosystem.
