Organizing Africa’s Trade: The Story Of Hope And Liberation

Organizing Africa’s Trade: The Story Of Hope And Liberation – Keynote at Africa Tech Summit London 2025 with Gideon Oghenetega – COO & Co-Founder at Fincra.

Gideon’s message culminates in a call to action for CEOs, regulators, banks, businesses, and governments to collaborate, innovate, and break down bureaucratic walls and stresses that this movement requires more than profits – it requires hope, love, trust, and a collective commitment to Africa’s future. By embracing integration and modern financial rails, Africa can move from division and confusion to connection and prosperity.

Highlights include

🌍 Africa’s trade remains fragmented due to colonial-era borders and outdated financial systems.
💸 It costs more to trade within Africa than to trade with foreign countries, highlighting inefficiencies.
🚀 Fincra is building a unified financial infrastructure enabling instant, cross-border payments.
🔗 Seamless integration requires scalable FX systems, interoperable APIs, and regulatory cooperation.
🛑 Bureaucracy and siloed systems are major barriers to Africa’s economic growth and integration.
🤝 The movement to organize Africa’s trade calls for collaboration among businesses, banks, governments, and regulators.
❤️ The vision for Africa’s financial future is driven by hope, love, and shared prosperity, beyond just profit.

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Africa Tech Summit London 2025 celebrated its 9th edition at London Stock Exchange on June 6th, 2025.  The event brought together leading industry experts and innovators to explore the latest trends and insights in technology and business across Africa and beyond.

The Summit unpacked topics such as IPOs, Investing, AI, Payments, Stablecoins, FinTech,, Digital Identity, Cross-Border Trade, Agtech, Ecommerce, GTM Strategies, Cloud Technology and Business Scaling Strategies.  Providing invaluable networking opportunities, connecting attendees with industry leaders, investors, and innovators to drive business and investment forward.

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