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AFRICA PAYMENT FESTIVAL

BEYOND BORDERS

The 25th Anniversary edition of Digital PayExpo has its concept woven in the thread of 'Africa Payment Festival' to celebrate the growth of payments in Africa with deep reflections on how far the continent has come and charting the course for the next strata of growth.

The special edition of the 2025 Digital PayExpo, themed 'Beyond Borders' will focus on how the African continent can harmonize the opportunities in the different countries to harness growth and economic development through the facilitation of payments across African countries.

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Women in
Fintech

The Women in Fintech Forum is designed to celebrate the impact that the female gender creates in the fintech space and nurture the dreams and aspirations of upcoming females who intend to build their careers in fintech.

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Young Founder's
Forum

This Forum aims to provide leverage for upcoming entrepreneurs in the tech space through leveraging on the skills, knowledge, experience & expertise of individuals who have successfully navigated the murky waters of business start-up stage.

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National PayExpo Innovation Challenge

Building on the success of the maiden edition, the National PayExpo Innovation Challenge is back to recognize and reward budding innovators with ideas that have potentials to herald “the next big thing” in the payments space.

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Millennials & Gen Z
Payment Forum

This forum focuses on how to harness the peculiarities and preferences of this demography for greater impact and endless possibilities in the payment ecosystem.

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venue

Eko Hotel & Suites
Victoria Island, Lagos

date

16th - 19th June, 2025

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2024 Keynote Speakers

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Dr. Aminu Maida

Executive Vice Chairman - Nigerian Communications Commission, Nigeria

Engr. Bisoye Coker-Odusote

Director-General/CEO - National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Nigeria

Prof.Ibrahim Adeyanju

Managing Director/CEO - Galaxy Backbone, Nigeria

Mr. Abayomi Oluyomi

Commissioner of Finance - Lagos State Government, Nigeria

Musa Jimoh

Director, Capacity Development - Central Bank of Nigeria

Premier Oiwoh

Group Chief Executive Officer -Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc, Nigeria

Folasade Femi-Lawal

Country Manager Mastercard West Africa, Nigeria

Dr. Segun Aina

President - Africa Fintech Network, Nigeria

Celestina Appeal

Chairman - Committee of e-Business Industry Heads (CeBIH), Nigeria

Dr. Stanley Jacob

Chief Executive Officer - Zest Payments Limited Nigeria

Anand Gururajan

Head of Market Development - Worldline Global, France

Nneka Umeh

Director, Account Management - Mastercard West Africa

Barney de Jongh

Senior Consultant - Amarante Consulting

Prof. Tunde Ope-Davies

Center for Digital Humanities - University of Lagos, Nigeria

Emmanuel Ojo

Managing Director - Redtech, Nigeria

Oladepo Lawal-Solarin

Associate Vice President, Merchant Acquiring - Opay, Nigeria

Obi Emetarom

Co-Founder/CEO - Zone, Nigeria

Dustin Yang

Regional Sales Executive - Urovo Technology Co., Ltd China

Bolanle Enigbokan

Head, Enterprise Support Services - Nigeria Interbank Settlement Systems (NIBSS), Nigeria

Denis Deng

Media Manager - Vanstone Electronic (Beijing) Co., Ltd, Nigeria

Walker Shen

General Manager - KOZEN, China

Kevin Hongwei YI

Vice President - Wisecard Technology, China

Adeyinka Adeyemi

Managing Director - Intermarc Consulting, Nigeria

Toba Otusanya

Director - Intermarc Consulting, Nigeria

MODERATOR
Lehle Balde

Founding Editor - BusinessDay Weekender, Nigeria

Ronke Kuye

Chief Executive Officer, Shared Agent Network Expansion Facilities Limited (SANEF), Nigeria

Branka Mracajac

Chief Executive Officer - 9 Payment Service Bank (9PSB), Nigeria

Dr. Markie Idowu

Chief Executive Officer, Xpress Payment Solutions Ltd, Nigeria

Kemi Okusanya

Chief Executive Officer, Hydrogen, Nigeria

Yemi Keri

Chief Executive Officer, Heckerbella Limited, Nigeria

SPEAKER
Jumoke Bello

Head, Enterprise Banking - Stanbic IBTC Bank, Nigeria

MODERATOR
Obi Ebuka David

Chief Executive Officer, Autogon AI, USA

Onyinye Okonji

Co-founder and CCO, Sycamore, Nigeria

Ayomide Oso

Co-founder/Product Lead - Dojah, Nigeria

Seyi Adekanye

Founder and Lead Consultant, Culturvate Limited, Nigeria

Temitope Omotolani

Co-Founder/CEO - Crowdyvest, Nigeria

Charles Dairo

Co-Founder/CEO - Beezop, NIgeria

SPEAKER
Prof. Tunde Ope-Davies

Center for Digital Humanities - University of Lagos, Nigeria

MODERATOR
Abidemi Asunmo

Group Head, E-Business - PremiumTrust Bank, Nigeria

Mayowa Olutuyo

Product Marketing Manager - Autogon AI., USA

Timi Joel

Growth Marketer - Cowrywise, Nigeria

Lanre Michael

Head of Growth - Cashaam, Nigeria

Wilson Nometa

Founder & CEO - Wiltecon, Nigeria

Adeola Owosho

Co-founder - Midddleman, Nigeria

Fiyinfolu Okedare

Director, Technology and Digital Consulting - Forvis Mazars, Nigeria

Ajibade Laolu-Adewale

Vice Chairman, CeBIH/ Group Head, Partnership & Ecosystem - Wema Bank Plc, Nigeria

Uche Uzoebo

Chief Distribution & Stakeholder Engagement Officer - Shared Agent Network Expansion Facilities Limited (SANEF), Nigeria

Femi Kalejaiye

Chief Executive Officer - Opolo Global , Nigeria

David Nwosu

Director - PayGO, Nigeria

Seun Folorunsho

General Manager - FintechNGR, Nigeria

AbdulWasiu Popoola

Chief Digital Officer - Lotus Bank Ltd, Nigeria

Uduma Idika

Innovations & New Products Analyst - NIBSS, Nigeria

Jacklyn Okafor

Chief Executive Officer - Cyberbyte NG, Nigeria

SPEAKER
Mr. Tunde Mabawonku

Executive Director, Digital and Retail Banking - Wema Bank Plc, Nigeria

MODERATOR
Solomon Ayodele

Head Innovation - Wema Bank Plc, Nigeria

Ochanya Dan-Ugo

Director/Chief Risk Officer - Unified Payment Services Limited, Nigeria

Oluwadamilare Akinwunmi

Chief Data and AI Officer - Interswitch Group, Nigeria

David Adeleke

Chief Executive Officer - Zeeh Africa, Nigeria

Nixon Wampamba

General Manager Business Assurance and Gfraud Management - MTN Nigeria, Nigeria

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Relive the moments

All the videos of Digital PayExpo 2024 conference can be viewed here

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2024 Keynote Speakers

Dr. Aminu Maida

Engr. Bisoye Coker-Odusote

Prof.Ibrahim Adeyanju

Mr. Abayomi Oluyomi

Musa Jimoh

Premier Oiwoh

Folasade Femi-Lawal

Dr. Segun Aina

Celestina Appeal

Dr. Stanley Jacob

Anand Gururajan

Nneka Umeh

Barney de Jongh

Prof. Tunde Ope-Davies

Emmanuel Ojo

Oladepo Lawal-Solarin

Obi Emetarom

Dustin Yang

Bolanle Enigbokan

Denis Deng

Walker Shen

Kevin Hongwei YI

Adeyinka Adeyemi

Toba Otusanya

MODERATOR Lehle Balde

Ronke Kuye

Branka Mracajac

Dr. Markie Idowu

Kemi Okusanya

Yemi Keri

SPEAKER Jumoke Bello

MODERATOR Obi Ebuka David

Onyinye Okonji

Ayomide Oso

Seyi Adekanye

Temitope Omotolani

Charles Dairo

SPEAKER Prof. Tunde Ope-Davies

MODERATOR Abidemi Asunmo

Mayowa Olutuyo

Timi Joel

Lanre Michael

Wilson Nometa

Adeola Owosho

Fiyinfolu Okedare

Ajibade Laolu-Adewale

Uche Uzoebo

Femi Kalejaiye

David Nwosu

Seun Folorunsho

AbdulWasiu Popoola

Uduma Idika

Jacklyn Okafor

SPEAKER Mr. Tunde Mabawonku

MODERATOR Solomon Ayodele

Ochanya Dan-Ugo

Oluwadamilare Akinwunmi

David Adeleke

Nixon Wampamba

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Official Partners

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MODERATOR
Lehle Balde

SPEAKER
Jumoke Bello

MODERATOR
Obi Ebuka David

SPEAKER
Prof. Tunde Ope-Davies

MODERATOR
Abidemi Asunmo

SPEAKER
Mr. Tunde Mabawonku

MODERATOR
Solomon Ayodele