Webinar
Africa’s Next Digital Finance Frontier: Building the Infrastructure for Scale
Payments, Banking Technology, AI, Identity and the Systems Powering Africa’s Financial Future
September 19, 2026 | 2:00 PM WAT | Free Online Webinar
A strategic webinar for banking, payments, fintech and technology leaders examining the infrastructure, investment priorities and partnerships required to support Africa’s next phase of digital finance growth.
Africa’s Next Digital Finance Frontier
Africa’s digital finance market has moved beyond the question of adoption. The next challenge is scale.
As transaction volumes grow, banks modernise legacy systems, fintechs expand across borders and businesses become increasingly dependent on digital payments, the infrastructure supporting Africa’s financial economy must evolve just as quickly.
What will it take to build financial systems capable of supporting the continent’s next phase of growth?
This launch webinar brings together leaders from banking, payments, fintech, technology and financial-market infrastructure to examine the systems, investment priorities and partnerships that will define Africa’s next digital finance frontier.
What We’ll Discuss
- What infrastructure will Africa’s next phase of digital finance growth require?
- Are existing banking and payments systems ready for the scale ahead?
- Where are banks and financial institutions prioritising technology investment?
- How will real-time and cross-border payments reshape financial infrastructure?
- What role will AI, cloud, data, digital identity and cybersecurity play in the next generation of financial services?
- Where are the biggest commercial opportunities for technology providers over the next 3–5 years?
Who Should Attend?
Banks & Financial Institutions
CIOs, CTOs, Chief Digital Officers, Heads of Payments, Digital Banking, Technology, Infrastructure, Innovation and Transformation
Fintech & Payment Companies
Founders, CEOs, CTOs, Product Leaders, Payment Leaders, Engineering, Operations and Partnerships
Technology & Infrastructure Providers
Payments, core banking, cloud, AI, cybersecurity, digital identity, APIs, data, RegTech and financial infrastructure providers
Regulators & Financial-Market Infrastructure
Central banks, financial regulators, payment authorities, payment infrastructure operators and industry bodies
Enterprise & Merchant Buyers
Telecommunications, retail, e-commerce, travel, FMCG, mobility and other organisations investing in payments and digital financial infrastructure
Investors & Strategic Capital
Venture capital, private equity, development finance institutions and strategic investor
WEBINAR AGENDA
2:00 PM — Welcome & Opening Context
Setting the scene: Africa’s digital finance growth and the infrastructure challenge ahead.
2:05 PM — Executive Perspectives: Building for Scale
Senior industry perspectives on technology investment, infrastructure modernisation and the priorities shaping Africa’s financial sector.
2:20 PM — Panel Discussion: Africa’s Next Digital Finance Frontier
A focused conversation covering payments infrastructure, digital banking, interoperability, AI, cloud, identity, cybersecurity and cross-border connectivity.
2:50 PM — Audience Q&A
Put your questions directly to the speakers.
3:05 PM — Closing Remarks & DMFS Africa Forum 2026 Preview
Key takeaways and an introduction to the conversations continuing at DMFS Africa Forum in Lagos.
