Ecobank Nigeria will host the maiden edition of its “Fintech Breakfast” series on Friday 22 April 2022.
The hybrid event will have physical attendance at Ecobank Pan African Centre (EPAC) on Victoria Island, Lagos and streamed live on select social media platforms.
The event which participants can attend via https://cutt.ly/EcobankFintech will examine two major topics entitled, “How bank-Fintech collaborations can drive ecosystem growth” and “Pan-African expansion opportunities and challenges”.
Key speakers at the event include Founder, Paga Group, Tayo Oviosu; Co-founder, Bankly, Tomilola Majekodunmi; Africa Partner, QED, Gbenga Ajayi and Group Head, Payments, Cash Management & Client Access, Ecobank Group, Isaac Kamuta.
The event is organized in partnership with Techcabal, a digital media and publishing firm based in Nigeria and the proceedings will be moderated by its acting editor-in-chief, Koromone Koroye.
Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Bolaji Lawal said “the Fintech Breakfast series is conceived by Ecobank to provide a platform for banks and Fintech to explore areas of mutual interests and opportunities to build a stronger ecosystem.
He expected more collaboration between Fintech and banks to strike a balance to disabuse the minds of those that see banks and Fintech as competitors.
“The seminar will focus on how Fintech firms can find and nurture partnerships with banks, and how they can leverage these partnerships to grow and expand across the continent”, stated the Ecobank boss who stated that the seminar provides the opportunity for Fintech founders and executives to say what they are looking for from banks.
Lawal called on operators of Fintechs and industry players to make a deliberate effort to be part of the seminar, stating that the outcome would impact their opa operations, performance and service delivery.
Ecobank Group, the parent body of bank Nigeria, is widely acclaimed for its Open Banking strategy and for nurturing Fintech as a partner. The Group runs several initiatives to foster Fintech development across Africa, in partnership with the flagship annual Fintech Challenge, in which hundreds of Fintech firms globally have participated in. The bank created the pan-African banking Sandbox, where Fintech firms may test their Application Programming Interface (API) in a safe environment and have developed several award-winning digital solutions.
Ecobank’s flagship pan African switch connects countries where it operates across Africa. This centralized switch allows easy integration, enabling instant transfers between 33 African countries.
This provides huge opportunities, especially with the advent of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
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