Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the landscape of financial services in Africa through the prism of a selection of research papers. Design/methodology/approach This is a review of literature that focusses on access to financial services (i.e. financial inclusion) and empirical...

Cover -- Editorial boards -- Introduction to the financial services in Africa special issue -- What determines financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa? -- Account ownership and use of financial services among individuals -- Predicting user continuance intention towards M-pesa in Kenya -- Does...