All session
by Stephen Ipalibo Lawson
Day 1
8:15 am - 8:30 am | By Stephen Ipalibo Lawson,
A regulatory-grade financial identity infrastructure combining AI-powered identity verification, compliance risk scoring, and regulator-facing oversight dashboards to reduce fraud and enable secure, compliant onboarding for African financial institutions.
A secure API that acts as a centralized credit data layer for Nigeria’s public sector, integrating with government payroll systems (IPPIS) to enable real-time employment verification and aggregate loan exposure detection for lenders.
An AI-powered tax compliance platform that automates CIT, VAT, PAYE, and WHT calculations and files directly via live API to FIRS and Lagos State Revenue Service. Reduces filing time from 4 hours to under 30 minutes for Nigerian MSMEs.
A next-generation payments-as-a-service platform combining AI and Web3 rails for instant, near-zero-cost cross-border transactions settling in local African currencies. Partners include Globus Bank and Providus Bank.
A unified credit platform serving both individuals and merchants, using AI to process 1,000+ loan applications per minute at 99%+ accuracy. Offers BNPL, credit lines, and global payment rails. $36M disbursed, 1M users, 98%+ repayment rate. Backed by Y Combinator.
Affordable smartphone insurance platform for the Nigerian mass market at ₦3,500 per 6 months. Enables remote onboarding, digital claims with under 60-minute approvals, and same-day repairs via 80+ vetted repair partners across 12 cities. 2,040 users onboarded.
An AI-driven compliance platform that automates control mapping and tracks compliance in real time, helping startups achieve standards like ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, and NDPA faster and cheaper without needing compliance experts.
A digital platform that helps businesses identify the exact licenses and regulatory approvals they need by business type and location, and connects them to verified professionals to acquire those licenses affordably.
A loan origination and automated underwriting platform that integrates credit bureau data, bank statement analysis, and customizable risk models so lenders can make credit decisions in minutes via APIs and dashboards.
An all-in-one payments and trust platform offering fast online/offline payments, NFC, biometric authentication, escrow, credit, and analytics for individuals, freelancers, and businesses. Designed for low-connectivity environments.
A mobile-first lending platform using AI-powered alternative credit scoring (mobile and behavioural data) to approve microloans, SME capital, savings, and micro-insurance in minutes with no paperwork or collateral. $1.25M disbursed across 7,500 customers.
A platform that simplifies African cross-border trade by automating documentation, compliance checks, and regulatory guidance. Helps SMEs navigate trade rules and market-entry requirements across African countries.
Africa’s AI-powered cross-border payments platform built on blockchain rails. Converts local currency to USDC stablecoin for instant settlement across African corridors at 1–2% fees. Over $380K in transaction volume to date.
An AI agent platform that lets anyone build, test, and deploy AI agents connected to existing tools and data, with a marketplace for sharing agent blueprints. Reduces AI deployment time from months to hours.
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