13th Africa Bank 4.0 Summit – West Africa: Scaling digitally upwards for a financially inclusive future

13th Africa Bank 4.0 Summit – West Africa Scaling digitally upwards for a financially inclusive future 13th Africa Bank 4.0 Summit – West Africa Scaling digitally upwards for a financially inclusive future

Joined by ICPS as Presenting Partner, the 13th Africa Bank 4.0 Summit – West Africa, will be hosting a Fintech Startup Investor Forum (October 10), a 2-day conference (11th – 12th October) and Africa Bank Awards – West Africa (12th October evening)

Following the resounding success of the previous editions, the 13th Africa Bank 4.0 Summit -West Africa aims to bring together policymakers and influential figures from West Africa’s FinTech, digital banking, and digital payments industries to drive advancements in financial accessibility and revolutionize the region’s payments and finance landscape.

Dr. Segun Aina, President of Africa Fintech Network, will be inaugurating the Fintech Startup Investor Forum with his Opening Keynote Address, elaborating on “West Africa’s Fintech Outlook – New Frontiers, New Opportunities” This dedicated day for the region’s startups, will witness presentations from Dr. Babatunde O. Obrimah – COO at Fintech Association of Nigeria, Kagisho Dichabe – Co-Founder & Chairman at Fintech Association of South Africa and witness numerous Startups present their company to the investor panel.

The inaugural day of the summit will commence on October 11, 2023, with opening remarks from the Event’s Chairman – Khevin Seebah, Chief Executive Officer of ICPS. The 2-day summit will engage knowledge-sharing presentations from leading names in the financial sector. Some key panel discussions will witness industry leaders joining together to share their insights on crucial topics and brainstorming on opportunities and successful practices, such as the FinSec Panel, Retail Banking Panel, Digital Leaders Panel, and The CEO Influencers Panel, among many others.

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The Payments Townhall session, titled will witness shared insights on “Does Regulation Influence Payment Innovation or is it the other way around?” Moderated by Kagisho Dichabe, this exclusive panel discussion will be joined by: 

  • Dr. Settor Amediku – Director and Head of Payment Systems Department at Bank of Ghana
  • Christine Durant – Regional Sales Director at ICPS
  • Alex Forson – Head of the E-Business Department at Agricultural Development Bank Ghana (ADB)
  • Damola Bolodeoku – Head of Channels Management and Digital Solutions at Wema Bank
  • Hugues Muziga – Business Development Manager (Payment Expert) Middle East, Turkiye, and Africa at LexisNexis® Risk Solutions

The event is scheduled to conclude with the Africa Bank 4.0 Awards – West Africa, which will be celebrating and recognizing the efforts of various individuals, organizations, and practices which has contributed to outstanding response for the financial sector and has marked a remarkable contribution to the future of the region’s financial landscape.

Exclusive business networking and a showcase of the latest technology and solutions for the financial sector will be one of the event’s key highlights. The participating sponsors and exhibitors of this event are ICPS (Presenting Partner), Huawei (Diamond Partner), Lexis Nexis Risk Solution; C&R Software and AZA Finance (Gold Partners); CR2 (Silver Partner), Compass Plus Technologies (Lead Exhibition Partner) among others.

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