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Board advisory. Fintech policy. Digital execution.

Digital execution advisor for Africa's public, private and regulated sectors.

Ethel D. Cofie works with boards, governments, regulators and financial institutions to turn digital ambition into institutions, policy, products and execution that can hold.

Ethel Cofie standing in front of Future of Finance Dialogues branding
Convener, Future of Finance Dialogues Africa
Founder and CEOEDEL Technology Consulting
Board directorInsurance, public digital infrastructure, civic technology and innovation
ConvenerFuture of Finance Dialogues Africa
AdvisorDigital transformation and fintech policy across African markets

What Ethel does

Advisory built for institutions that cannot afford digital theatre.

For boards, regulators, public institutions and market leaders who need practical digital strategy, sharper governance and execution discipline.

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Digital execution strategy

Turning national, board or corporate digital priorities into governance models, delivery roadmaps, operating structures and accountable execution.

02

Fintech and regulated-sector advisory

Helping banks, insurers, fintechs and public institutions understand open banking, virtual assets, digital trust, data governance and market risk.

03

Board and investment committee insight

Supporting boards and investment committees with technology risk, innovation governance, transformation oversight and Africa market intelligence.

In the room

Where the work happens.

Boardrooms, policy tables, media moments and high-level convenings across Africa's digital finance and innovation ecosystem.

Global endorsements

Recognition from leaders and institutions.

Public acknowledgement, institutional trust and media recognition across technology, leadership and financial innovation.

Ethel Cofie in conversation at an event
“It is people like you who inspire me and inspire us.”
Michelle Obama
Social media post recognising Ethel Cofie
“Women like Ethel Cofie of Ghana have taken risks, failed, learned from good mentors, started all over and succeeded.”
Penny Pritzker
Media & Recognition
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Ethel Cofie speaking at the Future of Finance Dialogues podium

Future of Finance Dialogues Africa

A high-trust market intelligence platform for Africa's financial future.

Future of Finance Dialogues Africa convenes regulators, central banks, fintech leaders, banks, insurers, policymakers and infrastructure actors to examine the choices shaping Africa's financial systems.

  • Executive briefings and synthesis reports for decision-makers.
  • Invite-only rooms where innovation and financial stability can meet earlier.
  • Market intelligence on open banking, virtual assets, digital trust, AI, payments and regulatory architecture.
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Point of view

Africa's digital future will not be won by slogans. It will be won by institutions that can build, govern and execute.
Ethel Cofie moderating a high-level panel at ACI World Congress
Moderating high-level policy and industry conversations

Thinking and public voice

Clear writing for leaders making difficult digital decisions.

Essays, briefings and commentary for boards, regulators, founders, operators and women leaders shaping Africa's digital economy.

Digital public infrastructure

Foundational rails are now economic strategy.

Identity, data, interoperability and trust systems determine how digital markets scale.

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Financial innovation

Stablecoins need an intersection between innovation and stability.

The strategic question is how African institutions engage new rails without losing control of financial systems.

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Board governance

Technology risk is now board business.

Boards need sharper oversight of AI, data, cybersecurity, vendor risk, digital transformation and innovation portfolios.

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Women leading systems

Leadership is not only representation. It is authority.

The next women-in-tech conversation must include boards, capital, policy, infrastructure and institutional power.

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Cover of Positioning African Banks for Virtual Assets in Africa workbook

Upcoming publication

Positioning African Banks for Virtual Assets in Africa.

A maturity-based strategy workbook for banks navigating virtual assets, regulation, risk and market readiness across African markets.

Contact

For digital decisions that need judgement, governance and execution.

For board advisory, institutional strategy, executive briefings, keynote speaking, policy-market dialogues, Future of Finance partnerships and regulated-sector digital transformation.