Cross-border payments look simple. But building them isn't.
This Saturday, together with @trefordafrica , we are discussing how cross-border payment products for the Africa–UK & Africa–US corridors are built.
Don’t miss it! 💚
📅 Tomorrow, June 6
https://t.co/MnWqyudoH6
🏆 Nominations for the BIF Community Awards 2026 are now open!
We're recognizing fintech professionals making a meaningful impact across the ecosystem.
Categories:
🔥 Rising Builder
���� Builder of the Year
Winners will be announced at Fintech and Chill.
Nominate someone 👇
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT📣
For every fintech professional in the room, early bird tickets for Fintech and Chill are live.
Trust me. You don't want to hear about this from someone else. You need to be there live.
🎟️ ₦5,000
📅 Sat, June 27 · 12PM WAT
https://t.co/VuFUGayuiK
10+ masterclasses, 10+ AMA sessions, 10+ community hours later, it's time we meet.
BIF presents Fintech and Chill, our first physical event. ����
Theme: Beyond the Hype: The Reality of Building in Fintech
📅 27/06/26
🕑 12PM WAT
🎟 Early bird tickets: https://t.co/ir1jRh9CsJ
Another month. Another Community Hour. 🙌
One thing about our community people? There will always be hot takes, questions, and stories.
🗓️ 30/05/2026
⏰ 7:00 PM WAT.
Come drop everything lying on your chest.
Pull up: https://t.co/O5iYy0qnlv
Round two this month. Last AMA was too much fun. 😉
Tomorrow, 7PM WAT: AMA with Valentina Atewogbade (Head of Embedded Banking Business, Sterling Bank).
The question: should you own your financial infrastructure, or partner for it?
Join the BIF Slack: https://t.co/fGc8dQsHqd
Visa now supports 130+ stablecoin-linked card programmes across 40+ countries, aiming for 100+ by next year. You don't expand at that pace if you're not bullish on something.
For SD #4, we go inside the 'stablecoin sandwich' running Africa's cross-border payments ⬇️🧵
What a Practical Masterclass!
A huge thank you to our facilitator for the practical insights shared on building a long-term Fintech career❤️
If you attended the May Masterclass, tell us how it was for you in the comments!
We want to read them 🙌
#BIFMayMasterclass
Meet our mentor: Rehanat Ojeniyi
@rehannat_ is a Lead Product Manager in digital banking, currently building across retail payments, savings, and customer growth at one of Nigeria’s leading commercial banks. Her work lives at the intersection of product strategy, customer
Meet our Mentor:
Tolu Adetuyi, MBA, is the Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer at Prembly, A Trust infrastructure company that helps businesses combat fraud and stay compliant across emerging markets. He previously led growth at Moniepoint, where
Meet our mentor: Opeyemi Temenu
Opeyemi Temenu is a Payment Specialist and Senior Technical Account Manager with over 6 years of experience helping Enterprise clients achieve their payment goals by delivering smooth payment experiences, optimising payment
Meet our mentor: Akinbobola Adeyemo
Akinbobola Adeyemo is a Product and Operations Lead with over nine years of experience building and scaling digital products across fintech, healthtech, e-commerce, and other industries. I’ve led 0→1 product development, managed cross-
Meet our mentor: Tolu Adibe
Tolu Adibe, PMP CSM is a Product and Project Delivery Leader with over eight years of experience driving building products and driving digital transformation across fintech, SaaS, healthtech, edtech, logistics, and enterprise platforms in Africa.
Meet our mentor: Femi Oritogun
Femi Oritogun is a seasoned Data Analyst with over 7 years of experience turning complex data into measurable business value across the banking, fintech, and e-commerce industries.
Currently working in a cross-border payments fintech company, he