As the CashlessAfrica expo gets underway at the Lagos Oriental hotel today, March 22nd and 23rd, experts will gather to discuss the future of finance in Lagos, the economic hub of Nigeria.
The event which has attracted more than 35 speakers from 30 countries to attend has become a leading regional digital financial services conference in West Africa.
The Vice President and Area Business Head for West Africa, Mastercard, Ms Omokehinde Adebanjo will open the first day with other notable experts and innovators participating in nine sessions and panels for the two days.
While speaking on the event, the principal Associate at MobileMoneyAfrica, Emmanuel Okoegwale, said digital disruption is changing how traditional banking services, payments, remittances are now offered in the digital economy.
“ Almost all sectors of financial services including payments, money transfers, banking and more – is being re-imagined by non-traditional providers and Fintechs, while the traditional incumbent providers are reinventing themselves very quickly to understand better the puzzle presented by the Fintech and how they can leverage on the digital movement,” he said.
During this event, discussants will cover exciting trends in digital financial services and innovative changes taking place across Africa as the continent leapfrogs into the digital economy.
Mastercard is the headline sponsor of the expo with some leading innovators, companies and institutions joining as keynote sponsors such as: Ping-Express, WorldRemit, TransferTo, SoftwareGroup, Oradian, PharmAccess, IDM, CodersCode, Avante and APO.
