10th – 11th April 2018: The Annual Banking & Finance Conference 2018

Theme: “Sustaining the Momentum in the Financial Inclusion Agenda”

The Annual Banking & Finance Conference 2018 theme: “Sustaining the Momentum in the Financial Inclusion Agenda couldn’t be timelier. The 2016 edition was held in Ghana and the 2018 edition will be a continuation of the discussions and a preview of the implementation strides made thus far, as we continue to push the Financial Inclusion agenda in the continent.

Banking and financial services must seek ways to increase their mass and tap into the financially excluded population (which is more than 60 %). The agenda to deliver financial services to those that banks have traditionally not reached should now more than ever be at the top of corporate growth strategy.

ABFC 2018 – The Objective

The conference will also look at new and innovative financial technology solutions that will make financial inclusion possible and profitable. The agenda will include a broad range of case studies, discussions and debates by top speakers from across Africa bringing theoretical and practical experiences on how various sectors can work together to promote financial inclusion.

Key stakeholders will include traditional banks, insurance; NGOs, telcos; retail stores, donors, investors, policymakers, regulators, MFI, FMCGs. Financial institutions must collaborate, partner and learn from non-financial players to expand their products and services to new customer segments. The question then is how do they do this?

The event will be a catalyst for debate, best practice, knowledge exchange and partnerships among the practitioners, policy-makers and other stakeholders seeking to achieve significantly greater financial inclusion in the region.

Who Should Attend?

All institutions that are concerned with financial inclusion

 Retail bankers (Heads and directors of branches, distribution, product development, marketing, cards and payment processing)

 Micro finance

 Insurers

 MFI, policymakers, regulators

 NGO, Development Organisation

 FMCG Trade & Marketing, Retailers

 Telkom

 Banking Technology Solutions Providers

 Consulting and Risk Firms

 Lawyers and Legal Experts

 Professors, Academics and Journalists

 Innovators in the Financial Sector