EP35: Africa’s FinTech Frontier: Payments & Growth Opportunities with Didi Uwemakpan – VP at Moniepoint, Adesoji Solanke – Head of FinTech & Banks, IBO at Absa, Shay Hamilton – CEO at Tola, Saruni Maina – Associate VP at Flutterwave and moderated by Nkiru Uwaje – COO at Mansa

Listen to a live panel on “Africa’s FinTech Frontier: Payments & Growth Opportunities” recorded live at Africa Tech Summit Nairobi. Visit our website for more details and future events: www.africatechsummit.com.

Featuring

Didi Uwemakpan – VP at Moniepoint

Adesoji Solanke – Head of FinTech & Banks, Investment Banking Origination at Absa

Shay Hamilton – CEO at Tola

Saruni Maina – Associate VP at Flutterwave

and moderated by Nkiru Uwaje – COO at Mansa Finance

Highlights from the session include:

🌍 Growth of Fintech: The African fintech industry is experiencing rapid growth, driven by increased mobile penetration and digital payment adoption.

💳 Mobile Money Integration: The rise of mobile money services is transforming payment systems, facilitating real-time transactions and increasing financial inclusion.

🔒 Challenges in Security: The advancement of technology also brings challenges, particularly in fraud protection and identity management for fintech companies.