OPENING CEREMONY
09:00am – 10:00am
Arrival and Registrations
10:00am – 10:05am
Welcome Address
Adeyinka Adeyemi
Managing Director
Intermarc Consulting, Nigeria
10:05am – 10:10am
Video Documentary on
Changing Payment Landscape
10:10am – 10:20am
Opening Remarks
Premier Oiwoh
Managing Director/CEO
Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement
System Plc, Nigeria
10:20am – 10:30am
Opening Address
Dr. Aminu Maida
Executive Vice Chairman
Nigerian Communications
Commission (NCC), Nigeria
10:30am – 10:45am
Guest Speaker
Rethinking National Identity
Engr. Bisoye Coker-Odusote
Director-General/CEO
National Identity Management
Commission (NIMC), Nigeria
10:45am – 11:00am
Guest Speaker
Harnessing Digital
Infrastructure for Payment
Prof. Ibrahim Adeyanju
Managing Director/CEO
Galaxy Backbone, Nigeria
11:00am – 11:15am
Guest Speaker
Work and Life in the Age of AI
Folasade Femi-Lawal
Country Manager
Mastercard West Africa
11:15am – 11:20am
Goodwill Message
Mr. Abayomi Oluyomi
Commissioner of Finance
Lagos State Government, Nigeria
11:20am – 11:35am
Guest Speaker
Capacity Development
and Talent Management
in the 21st Century
Musa Jimoh
Director, Capacity Development
Central Bank of Nigeria
11:35am – 11:50am
Guest Speaker
Fintech Innovation in Africa
Dr. Segun Aina
President
Africa Fintech Network, Nigeria
11:50am – 12:05pm
Keynote Presentation
Industry Perspectives
on Payment
Mrs. Celestina Appeal
Chairman, Committee of e-Business
Industry Heads (CeBIH), Nigeria
12:05am – 12:30pm
Keynote Presentation
The Future of Payment
Anand Gururajan
Head of Market Development
Worldline Global, France
WRAP UP /PHOTOGRAPHY/ TOUR OF EXHIBITION
PLANARY SESSION
01:15pm – 01:35pm
Keynote
Presentation
Accelerating Seamless
Cross-Border Payments
Nneka Umeh
Director, Account Management
Mastercard West Africa
01:35pm – 01:45pm
Keynote
Presentation
Digital Payment Trends
2022 – 2027
Bolanle Enigbokan
Head, Enterprise Support Services
Nigeria Interbank Settlement
Systems (NIBSS), Nigeria
01:45pm – 03:15pm
Millennials & Gen Z
Payment Forum
Understanding Today’s Netizens in the Evolving Digital Space: The Power of Digital Cultures for Digital Entrepreneurship
Keynote Speaker
Prof. Tunde Ope-Davies
Center for Digital Humanities
University of Lagos
Nigeria
Theme
The Future of Payment
Moderator:
Abidemi Asunmo
Secretary, OFIs &
Fintech Relations, CeBIH/
Group Head,E-Business
Premium Trust Bank
Nigeria
Panelists:
Mayowa Olutuyo
Product Marketing Manager, Autogon AI, USA
Timi Joel
Growth Associate, 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
03:15pm – 03:30pm
Presentation
Mobile Payments and
Digital Wallets
Oladepo Lawal-Solarin
Associate Vice President
Merchant Acquiring
Opay, Nigeria
03:30pm – 03:40pm
Presentation
The Future of Commerce:
Embracing Digital Payments
and POS Integration for a
Smoother Transaction Journey
Dustin Yang
Regional Sales Executive
Urovo Technology Co.Ltd
China
01:45 – 01:55
The Journey of Bank Transformation under the AI Wave
Kevin Yi
Vice President
WiseCard
3:40pm
DAY 1 WRAP UP
09:00am – 10:00am
Arrival and Registrations
10:00am – 10:20am
Keynote Presentation
Decentralized Payment
Infrastructure: Rails for the Next
Generation of Payment Solutions
Obi Emetarom
Chief Executive Officer
Zone, Nigeria
10:20am – 10:40am
Keynote Presentation
Balancing Customer Experience
(CX) and Security of transactions
Dr. Stanley Jacob
Chief Executive Officer
Zest Payments Limited, Nigeria
10:40am – 12:10pm
Wema Techtalk
Keynote Speaker
Tunde Mabawonku
Executive Director
Digital and Retail Banking
Wema Bank Plc, Nigeria
Nigeria
Big Data and AI in Fraud Prevention
Moderator:
Solomon Ayodele
Head Innovation
Wema Bank Plc
Nigeria
Panelists:
Ochanya Dan-Ugo
Director/Chief Risk Officer
Unified Payment Services Limited, Nigeria
Oluwadamilare Akinwunmi
Chief Data and AI Officer, Interswitch Group
David Adeleke
Chief Executive Officer, Zeeh Africa, Nigeria
Nixon Wampamba
General Manager, Business Assurance and Fraud Management, MTN Nigeria
12:10pm – 12:35pm
Keynote Presentation
The Future of Mobile Money
and Agency Banking in Africa
Barney de Jongh
Senior Consultant
Amarante Consulting, South Africa
12:35pm – 02:00pm
Pay Innovation Pitch
Theme
Modernizing Payment
Panel of Judges:
Ajibade Laolu-Adewale
Vice Chairman, CeBIH/
Group Head, Partnership &
Ecosystem, Wema Bank Plc, Nigeria
Femi Kalejaiye
Chief Executive Officer
Opolo Global, Nigeria
Uche Uzoebo
Chief Distribution & Stakeholder
Engagement Officer
Shared Agent Network Expansion
Facilities Limited (SANEF), Nigeria
AbdulWasiu Popoola
Chief Digital Officer
Lotus Bank Ltd, Nigeria
Uduma Idika
Innovations & New Products
Analyst, NIBSS, Nigeria
Jacklyn Okafor
Chief Executive Officer
Cyberbyte, Nigeria
Seun Folorunsho
General Manager
FintechNGR, Nigeria
David Nwosu
Director, PayGO
Nigeria
02:00pm – 02:10pm
Keynote Presentation
The Next Generation
Payment Terminal
Denis Deng
Media Manager
Vanstone Electronic (Beijing) Co., Ltd
China
02:10pm – 02:25pm
Keynote Presentation
The Future of Digital Payments
in Africa: Trends and Predictions
Emmanuel Ojo
Managing Director
Redtech, Nigeria
02:25pm – 02:35pm
Keynote Presentation
Virtual Card Platform:
Transformation of Banking
Technology
Kevin Hongwei YI
Vice President
Wisecard Technology, China
02:35pm – 02:45pm
Pay Innovation Pitch
Winners’ Announcement
Panel of Judges
2:45pm
CONFERENCE WRAP-UP / TOUR OF EXHIBITION
Toba Otusanya
Director
Intermarc Consulting, Nigeria
Sideline Event 1
Venue: Abora – Mazonia Suite | Time: 10:30 – 12:00pm
WOMEN IN FINTECH FORUM
Theme
Inclusive Finance for SMEs
Moderator:
Lehle Balde
Economic Inclusion and
Gender Equity advocate
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
Managing Director
Xpress Payment Solutions Ltd, Nigeria
Kemi Okusanya
Chief Executive Officer
Hydrogen, Nigeria
Yemi Keri
Chief Executive Officer
Heckerbella Limited, Nigeria
Sideline Event 2
Venue: Abora – Mazonia Suite | Time: 01:00pm – 02:30pm
Young Founder’s Forum
Keynote Speaker
Jumoke Bello
Head, Enterprise Banking
Stanbic IBTC Bank, Nigeria
Theme
Navigating the Entrepreneurial Journey
Moderator
Obi Ebuka David
Chief Executive Officer
Autogon AI, USA
Panelists:
Onyinye Okonji
Co-founde/COO, Sycamore, Nigeria
Charles Dairo
Co-founder/CEO, Beezop, Nigeria
Temitope Omotolani
Co-founder/CEO, Crowdyvest, Nigeria
Ayomide Oso
Co-founder/Product Lead, Dojah, Nigeria
Seyi Adekanye
Founder, Culturvated Limited, Nigeria
