Now in its 26th year · Africa's premier fintech event
DIGITAL PAYEXPO 2026
Create, connect and collaborate
Seamless Digital: Fostering Pan-African Market Expansion in the AI Era
- Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos
- 17–18 June 2026
Event Countdown
THE FUTURE OF AFRICAN PAYMENTS BEGINS SOON
2500+
Expected Delegates
100+
Exhibitors
30+
Years of Leadership
50+
African Countries
AFRICA'S DIGITAL PAYMENTS HUB
Africa is at a critical moment in its digital economic evolution. With over 1.4 billion people and one of the world’s youngest populations, the continent holds a powerful demographic advantage for digital innovation. Digital PayExpo has emerged as Africa’s leading platform for advancing digital payments and financial infrastructure — convening policymakers, regulators, financial institutions, fintech innovators, investors, and technology providers.
The 2026 edition focuses on building a seamless, AI-enabled, pan-African digital payments ecosystem to support continental market expansion and unlock the full promise of AfCFTA.
- Policy Alignment & AI Governance
- Pan-African Growth & AfCFTA
- Capital & Collaboration
- Trust, Security & Fraud Resilience
- Cross-Border Interoperability
- Financial Inclusion & Digital Identity
2026 Lineup
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Conference programme
TWO DAYS. INFINITE INSIGHTS.
How it's structured
6 INTEGRATED PILLARS
01
AI & PAYMENTS
Machine learning, predictive payments, fraud prevention, and AI-powered financial infrastructure across the continent.
02
CROSS-BORDER PAYMENTS
03
OPEN BANKING
04
FINANCIAL INCLUSION
05
EMBEDDED FINANCE
06
DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Cloud, cybersecurity, real-time rails, interoperability, and the technical backbone of African fintech.
CHOOSE YOUR PASS
17–18 June 2026 · Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. Two access tiers — both give you full conference and exhibition access.
- All plenary sessions & panels
- Exhibition floor — both days
- Demo sessions
- General networking
- Conference materials & digital content
- Executive & founders breakfast
- Deal rooms & VIP networking
- VIP gift pack & post-event deal insights
- All plenary sessions & panels
- Exhibition floor — both days
- Demo sessions
- General networking
- Conference materials & digital content
- Executive & founders breakfast (Day 1)
- Deal rooms, priority seating & VIP networking
- VIP gift pack & post-event deal insights
Complete Registration
Digital PayExpo 2026 · June 17–18
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Where it happens
LANDMARK CENTRE
- The Landmark Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos is a premier beachfront venue overlooking the Atlantic Ocean — spanning 9.4 acres, easily accessible from across the city. Over 4,200m² of fully configurable space for exhibitions, banquets, and conferences.
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Speaker Insights
VOICES FROM THE ECOSYSTEM
"Digital payments will define Africa's next economic expansion, and Digital PayExpo is where that conversation shapes the continent's future."
Adaeze Chukwu
CEO, FinTech Alliance Africa
"The regulatory frameworks being built today in Nigeria and Kenya will determine whether Africa leads or follows in the global payments race."
Zainab Alhassan
Director, CBN Digital Finance
"Cross-border payment costs in Africa remain the highest in the world. The solutions exist — we need the ecosystem to align and execute together."
Fatima Ibrahim
VP Payments, Flutterwave
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