While global headlines trumpet AI, Africa's fintech landscape faces a stark "funding bifurcation" - venture capital flows to AI-native startups, leaving established fintechs behind. Is AI fascination creating a "lost generation" of viable African fintechs? This panel brings together ecosystem builders, founders navigating the shift, and policy leaders to confront the critical question. Walk away with a resilience playbook for the post-hype era: a clear-eyed perspective on the shifting VC landscape, practical frameworks for articulating value beyond AI buzzwords, and strategies to attract capital in an AI-obsessed world.
