Agenda

REFORMING NATIONAL AML/CFT FRAMEWORKS FOR EFFECTIVENESS - REGIONAL EXPERIENCE

FRAUD, FINTECH & TRUST: TACKLING RISING DIGITAL FINANCIAL CRIME IN THE INSTANT PAYMENT ERA.

SMART REGULATIONS: THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION IN SHAPING THE FUTURE OF FINANCE

Perspective:
Technology is redefining regulatory frameworks, from AI-driven compliance to blockchain innovations. This session examines how digital transformation is influencing policy, oversight, and the future of financial regulation.

INCLUSIVE FINANCE FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN A DIGITAL AND BORDERLESS ECONOMY

Perspective:
Highlights strategies to extend financial services to women, youth, MSMEs, rural populations, and displaced communities.

Key Focus Areas:
Gender-responsive and youth-focused finance
Digital channels for last-mile inclusion
Affordable credit, savings, and insurance

CROSS-BORDER PAYMENTS, REMITTANCES, AND REGIONAL MARKET INTEGRATION

Perspectives:
- Regional payment integration and interoperability
- Opportunities for cross-border payment providers, settlement systems, and treasury solutions
- Digitizing trade finance, customs, logistics, and compliance
- Investment opportunities in regional payment infrastructure
- Reducing Remittance Costs Through Technology"
- Diaspora Financial Services Innovation" – Serving 400+ million Africans abroad
- Correspondent Banking Alternatives" – Blockchain-based settlement systems

INFRASTRUCTURE & INTEROPERABILITY

POWER, POLICY, AND PLATFORMS: CONNECTING EXISTING DIGITAL MARKET INFRARTUCTURES OR STARTING FROM SCRATCH?

DIGITAL PROSPERITY: BUILDING THE RAILS FOR AFRICA’S NEXT $1 TRILLION DIGITAL ECONOMY
…Data, Cloud, Connectivity & Payments Rails

CYBERSECURITY, DATA PROTECTION & DIGITAL TRUST

Perspectives:
- Cyber Resilience for Payment Infrastructure – Protecting critical financial systems
- National cybersecurity strategies that support innovation
- Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) opportunities
- Coordinated response frameworks across the financial ecosystem
- Empowering consumers through awareness and digital safety education
- Actionable priorities for governments, regulators, fintechs and big tech
- Investing in skills, standards and scalable cybersecurity infrastructure
- Building safeguards for vulnerable groups (youth, women, MSMEs)
- Strengthening complaint resolution, digital literacy & redress mechanisms
- Emerging cyber threats targeting financial institutions, fintechs and consumers

ISO20022 & PAYMENT MODERNIZATION: DIGITAL IDENTITY, eKYC, AND THE NATIONAL FINANCIAL INCLUSION DRIVE

Perspectives:
- Transition from legacy payment messaging systems to ISO 20022
- National digital ID systems as enablers of financial access
- Risk-based and tiered KYC approaches for inclusion
- Mobile and agent banking integration
- Interoperable payment channels supporting MSMEs and informal sectors
- Lowering transaction costs for cross-border remittances and trade

ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING (AML) & KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER (KYC)

DIRTY MONEY OR DUE DILIGENCE: BALANCING PRIVACY AND COMPLIANCE IN COMBATING ILLICIT FINANCE IN A BORDERLESS ECONOMY

ENABLING MSMEs THROUGH POLICY & CAPITAL

10 shortlisted startups pitch to global investors

Celebrating excellence in:

- Regulatory Innovation
- Financial Inclusion Leadership
- Economic Empowerement
- Cybersecurity & Trust
- Fintech & RegTech Innovation