Africa’s Digital Finance Infrastructure Summit
March 10 - 11, 2026 | Lagos, Nigeria
The infrastructure powering Africa’s digital financial economy.
DMFS Africa Forum brings together the banks, payment companies, fintechs, regulators and technology providers building and buying the systems behind Africa’s rapidly expanding digital financial economy.
Payments & Switching • Digital Banking & Core Systems • Cross-Border Payments • Open Finance & APIs • Trust, Identity & Security • Cloud, AI & Data • RegTech & Compliance
Africa’s Digital Finance Growth Is Creating a Major Infrastructure Market
Africa’s financial services market was projected to reach $230 billion in annual revenues by 2025, while domestic e-payments alone were projected at nearly $40 billion. Nigeria is one of the continent’s most important growth markets, processing approximately ₦1.07 quadrillion in electronic payments and 11.2 billion transactions in 2024.
That scale now demands a new generation of financial infrastructure.
Banks, fintechs and payment companies need greater processing capacity, interoperability, modern core systems, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, digital identity, APIs, AI, data platforms, fraud prevention and cross-border settlement technology to keep pace with growth.
For African and international technology providers, this is a significant and expanding commercial market.
DMFS Africa Forum brings the buyers and providers of that infrastructure together.
Hosted in Lagos, DMFS connects financial institutions investing in technology with the companies capable of building, securing and scaling it — creating a focused marketplace for technology discovery, partnerships, market entry and new business.
Africa’s digital-finance growth is becoming infrastructure demand. DMFS is where that demand meets supply.
DMFS Africa Forum brings together the leaders shaping Africa’s digital finance ecosystem
SENIOR DECISION-MAKERS
Financial Services & Enterprise, Business, Technology & Leadership
TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE
Infrastructure Solutions & Innovation
PAN-AFRICAN CONNECTIONS
Business Across African Markets
COMMERCIAL OUTCOMES
Partnerships, Pipeline & Market Entry
Who Attends DMFS Africa Forum
Meet the organisations buying, building, operating, regulating and investing in Africa’s digital financial infrastructure.
Banks & Financial Institutions
Payment Companies & Fintechs
Technology & Infrastructure Providers
Enterprise & Merchant Buyers
Regulators & Market Infrastructure
Investors & Strategic Capital
Why Exhibit & Sponsor
Put your technology in front of the institutions investing in Africa’s next generation of financial infrastructure.
DMFS connects technology providers with banks, payment companies, fintechs, enterprise buyers and financial institutions looking for the systems, platforms and partnerships required to modernise, scale and compete.
Sponsors and exhibitors can:
- Meet technology buyers and decision-makers across banking, payments, fintech and enterprise
- Showcase solutions against real infrastructure requirements — from payments and core banking to cloud, cybersecurity, identity, AI and data
- Build qualified commercial relationships with prospective customers and partners
- Accelerate market entry and expansion across Nigeria and wider African markets
- Position your brand at the centre of Africa’s financial-infrastructure conversation
DMFS is built around commercial relevance, not footfall — putting the companies selling financial technology in the room with the organisations that need it.
What Africa’s Financial Institutions Are Investing In
Africa’s digital-finance growth is creating demand across the entire financial technology stack.
Banks, fintechs, payment companies and major enterprises are investing in the infrastructure required to process more transactions, modernise legacy systems, protect customers, connect markets and launch new digital financial services.
Payments & Switching
Real-time payments, processing, acquiring, issuing and payment gateways
Digital Banking & Core Systems
Core banking, banking platforms, middleware and infrastructure modernisation
Cross-Border Payments
Settlement, remittances, FX technology and regional payment connectivity
Open Finance & APIs
Open banking, API infrastructure, embedded finance and financial-data connectivity
Trust, Identity & Security
Digital identity, e-KYC, biometrics, cybersecurity, authentication and fraud prevention
Cloud, AI & Data
Financial cloud, AI, analytics, automation and data infrastructure
If your technology powers how financial services are built, delivered, secured or scaled, DMFS Africa Forum is your market.
Your Opportunity to Lead
DMFS Africa Forum is more than a conference — it is a commercial platform connecting financial institutions, fintech innovators, and technology providers shaping Africa’s digital finance infrastructure.
Exhibit your innovation
Sponsor
Attend with intent
Why Attend DMFS Africa Forum?
One day. The people, intelligence and technology shaping Africa’s digital finance infrastructure.
DMFS is designed for executives who need to understand where the market is going, who is investing, what technology is changing financial services — and who they should be doing business with.
Attend to:
- Meet senior decision-makers from banks, payment companies, fintechs, enterprises, regulators and technology providers
- Understand where financial institutions are investing across payments, digital banking, cloud, AI, identity, cybersecurity and data
- Discover technologies and solutions being built for Africa’s financial infrastructure
- Build relationships across African markets with potential partners, customers and industry leaders
- Hear directly from the executives and regulators influencing the next phase of digital finance
- Develop business in one focused day of content, meetings and networking
If Africa’s digital finance market matters to your business, DMFS is a room you should be in.
One Forum. Multiple Ways to Do Business.
DMFS combines executive-level content, specialist forums, technology discovery and structured business networking into one focused day.
- Executive Leadership Stage
High-level keynotes and conversations on the future of Africa’s financial infrastructure. - Specialist Industry Forums
Focused sessions on payments, banking technology, cross-border infrastructure, AI, cybersecurity and other priority markets. - Technology Showcase & Networking Lounge
Meet solution providers, explore technologies and continue conversations throughout the day. - Executive Meetings
Dedicated space for targeted meetings between financial institutions, technology providers and strategic partners. - Industry Awards & Networking Reception
Close the Forum with recognition, drinks and relationship-building across the DMFS community.
Key Themes at DMFS Africa Forum
Payments Infrastructure
Digital Banking & Fintech Innovation
Open Finance & Financial Data
AI & Intelligent Financial Systems
Digital Identity & Security
Cross-Border Payments
Featured Industry Leaders
Featuring ministers, regulators, and industry leaders shaping Africa’s digital finance ecosystem.
Dr. Mojisola Adeyeye
Mr. Wamkele Mene
Dr. Ahmed Abdel-Meguid
Dr. Nthabiseng Moleko
News & Insights
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Market Insights
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Ready to Be Part of Africa’s Digital Finance Future?
Join the banks, fintech innovators, payment networks, and technology providers shaping the next generation of financial services across Africa.
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