FinTech & financial advisory · Dakar · Nairobi

Leading digital excellence in FinTech.

Strategy, technology and governance for financial institutions, fintechs and MSMEs.

33+Years in finance
26+Years senior leadership
98%Repeat clients
2022Dakar operations
What we do

Four ways we move
finance forward.

Digital finance, AI credit scoring for MSMEs, blockchain and TradeTech.

M-PESA-inspired business models, financial modelling and hedging strategy.

Asset & liability management and accounting systems that hold up.

Risk-based audit, ERM and internal control built to IIA standards.

Flagship solution

Mobile money data, turned into credit.

Our AI scoring helps lenders reach MSMEs that banks can't yet see.

Who we serve

Built for every tier of finance.

  • Fintechs
  • Banks
  • Microfinance
  • Start-ups
  • MSMEs
  • Consulting firms

Businesses without in-house IT

How we work

From strategy
to implementation.

  1. 01

    Strategy

    Business models and roadmaps built for emerging markets.

  2. 02

    Design

    Target operating model, data and controls.

  3. 03

    Transformation

    AI scoring, cloud accounting, automated workflows.

  4. 04

    Implementation

    Hands-on delivery, integration and team enablement.

Our vision

Four forces, one balance.

Like the cowrie, read to foresee what lies ahead, we look far: AI and digital innovation.

Transform

Digital finance, AI and blockchain.

Collaborate

Knowledge transfer and capacity building.

Compete

Proven benchmarks like M-PESA, at scale.

Manage

Risk, control and balance-sheet discipline.

Our values
  • Agility
  • Client satisfaction
  • Openness
  • Strength
  • Responsibility
  • Expertise
Trusted by
  • Sphere Investments
  • SGBGE
  • Potential Incubateur
  • BEM Executive Education
Partners
  • Subula
  • Google Cloud Partner
El Hadji Malick Sy, Founder & CEO of COWRIEWISE
The person behind the expertise

El Hadji Malick Sy

Founder & CEO

33 years in banking and audit, including leading BNP Paribas' Sub-Saharan Africa audit hub.

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Recognition

Recognised by regulators
and peers.

Let's build the future
of digital finance.

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