Embedded Finance; Driving Access To Financial Services
Panel session on Embedded Finance; Driving Access To Financial Services featuring insights and views from Alex Christian - Co-founder at DataMynt, Hakeem Akiode - Head of Growth and Marketing at Youverify, Olufemi Olanipekun - Founder at VeendHQ, Jihan Abass - Founder and CEO at Lami and moderated by Thea Sokolowski - Head of Marketing at...
DeFi For Africa – Present To Future
Panel session DeFi For Africa - Present To Future featuring insights and views from Vicentia Asilevi - Director of Operations at Tezos Africa, Adedayo Adebajo - Managing Director at Jelurida Africa, Cannelle Maricaux - Founder and CEO at Koolute Investments and moderated by Elisha Owusu Akyaw (aka GhCryptoGuy) at CoinTelegraph. On September 27th & 28th...
Stablecoin, Crypto & CBDC, Risks & Opportunities for Ghana
Fireside chat on Stablecoin, Crypto & CBDC, Risks & Opportunities for Ghana featuring insights and views from Kwame Oppong - Head, Fintech and Innovation at Bank of Ghana, Viv Diwakar - Director of Technology Strategy at The HBAR Foundation and Carmelle Cadet - CEO and Founder at EMTECH. On September 27th & 28th 2022 Africa...
Rising Cybercrime in Africa
Keynote delivered by Andrew Mori - CEO at Deimos on the rising tide of cybercrime in Africa, why security at African Fintechs sucks so much and what we need to do about it. On September 27th & 28th 2022 Africa Money & DeFi Summit hosted 400+ attendees from 23 countries who listened and learned from...
Bridging Africa and Caribbean with FinTech
Keynote on Bridging Africa and Caribbean with FinTech delivered by Aldwyn Wayne, Founder & CEO at WiPay. On September 27th & 28th 2022 Africa Money & DeFi Summit hosted 400+ attendees from 23 countries who listened and learned from 100 speakers across a jam packed two days of keynotes, masterclass sessions, fireside chats, panels, pitches... Read Article →
Bank to the Future
Panel session on Bank to the Future featuring insights and views from Yvonne Okafor - Investment Officer at Untapped Global, Mark Akakpo - Investment Banking Associate at Absa, Meghan McCormick - Co-Founder and CEO of Oze, Michael Kimani - Head of Growth at Fonbnk and Abdul-Jaleel Hussein - COO at Affinity Africa Finance. On September...
Crypto & DeFi in Africa – Where to from here?
Panel session on Crypto & DeFi in Africa - Where to from here? featuring insights and views from Sarah Idahosa - Lead, Nigerian Community and Token Team at Mara, Daniel Kimotho - Kenya Ecosystem Lead at The Celo Foundation, Brian Dennis - Head of Exchange at Bitmama, Alice Tomdio - CFO at Yellow Card and...
TerraPay partners with M-PESA to facilitate cross-border remittances
TerraPay, a global payments infrastructure company has announced its partnership with Safaricom, Kenya’s telecommunications, IT and financial services provider. Together, both companies will usher in the benefits of financial inclusion by facilitating instant borderless payments. The partnership, through TerraPay’s group company Mobex (Kenya), a licensed Money Remittance Provider, will enable more than 30 million M-PESA…
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Exness expands its Fintech Scholarships program to Kenya
Multi-asset broker Exness is extending its popular Fintech Scholarships program to Kenya in partnership with the United States International University (USIU). The program aims to support outstanding university students in the STEM field in Kenya. It is open to third and fourth-year USIU undergraduates in Data Science, Analytics, and Software Engineering or students who have…
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Egyptian fintech Flash raises $6 million seed round
Flash, Egypt’s new cashless payments app, has raised $6 million seed round to accelerate its product development and customer and business acquisition in the country. The round was led by Addition with participation from fintech venture capital firm Flourish Ventures and other strategic angel investors. Flash has also obtained approval from the Central Bank of Egypt in…
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