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We're excited to welcome a powerful lineup of sponsors to Lagos Tech Fest 2026! Each one helping to shape the future of Nigeria and Africa's tech ecosystem.
From enterprise tech to fintech, cybersecurity to AI, payments to digital infrastructure, these are the companies building what's next. And you'll find them all in Lagos next week from 17-18 February, 2026.
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6 years of connecting industries, amplifying ideas and creating platforms that drives business growth.
Today, we celebrate six years of growth, collaboration and commitment to convening the people shaping the future. What began as a vision has taken us across six cities,
What an incredible gathering it was at Fintech Without Borders Forum 2025 in London, global fintech leaders and innovators came together to explore the future of cross-border finance. The forum was filled with insight, collaboration,and industry-driven conversations that addressed some of the industry’s key challenges, from remittances and stablecoins to FinCrime, regulation, and compliance.
Industry leaders were excited to join in, sharing insights on how fintech is transforming global payments, driving innovation, and building a more connected and inclusive financial ecosystem.
We are grateful to our partners, @LewisSilkin, @joinpesa and @greyfinance and to all our speakers and attendees who made this year’s forum truly impactful.
We can’t wait to see you at the next edition!
As we enter the final quarter of 2025, Eventhive is setting the stage for 2026 with a calendar of flagship conferences and exhibitions that will define the conversations shaping Africa’s most critical industries. Our 2026 lineup creates platforms for industries and specialist
We’re thrilled to return to London in just 4 weeks for Fintech Without Borders Forum 2025, happening on the 21st October✨
Cross-border remittances are a vital lifeline for many economies, yet they often suffer from high costs, slow speeds, and lack of transparency. #FWBF25 will delve into the innovative fintech solutions transforming the remittances landscape, focusing on leveraging technology to drive greater financial inclusion, reduce costs, and enhance efficiency.
Are you ready to network and hear from industry leaders? Here's a sneak peek at the exciting lineup of speakers participating:
🎙️Elizabeth Rossiello – CEO, @aza_africa
🎙️Marc Matthews – Country Manager, UK & Ireland, Ria Money Transfer
🎙️Tolulope Osho – CEO, @joinpesa
🎙��Nika Naghavi, Deals & Strategic Partnerships Director, Zepz
🎙️Anton Globus – Group Director, Finance and Innovation, @Paysend
🎙️Rory Tanner – Head of UK Government Affairs, @RevolutApp
🎙️Shilpa Arora – Head of Anti-Financial Crime Products and Solutions, @acams_aml
🎙️Sophia Furber, Fintech Research Analyst, EMEA, @SPGlobal
🎙️Emily Rayment, Head of Public Affairs, Open Banking Limited
🎙️Chad Reimers – General Manager, Fraud & ID, @TransUnionUK
🎙️Dane Pedro, Head of UK, Compliance & MLRO, Mollie
🎙️Jovi Overo – Fintech Industry Leader
🎙️Tom Bull – Partner | Head of FinTech Growth UK Financial Services, @EYnews
🎙️Tinashe Muhove – Head of Key Strategic Partnerships - Africa (@MoneyGram Fintech Solutions), MFS
🎙️Sarah Corley, CEO, @AllianceDFA
🎙️Funmi Dele-Giwa, Chief Risk Officer & General Counsel, @Onafriq
🎙️Grant Evans, VP, Sales & Partnerships @WP4Platforms | UK
🎙️Dr. Valentine Obi – CEO, @eTranzactPLC
🎙️Azy Shojaeian – Chief Compliance Officer, @PockitUK
🎙️Gaurav Sharma, Head of UK Payments, @PagoNxtDevs
🎙️Jonatan Allback – CEO & Co-Founder, NijaPay
Get ready for a day filled with incredible networking opportunities, engaging one-to-one meetings, insightful keynote sessions and dynamic panel discussions. This is your chance to connect, learn, and grow alongside industry leaders and innovators who are shaping the future of cross-border payments in Europe, Africa and beyond.
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PARTNER: Join key executives across cross-border payments & remittances, crypto & stablecoins, banks, fintechs, and regulators at Fintech Without Borders Forum on October 21 at Arbor, London!
As the world becomes increasingly digitalized and global, the cross-border payments market is expected to grow exponentially, reaching a value of $361.9 trillion by 2032. The increasing demand for instant payments worldwide presents both opportunities and challenges for industry players. The Fintech Without Borders Forum returns as the ultimate meeting place for stakeholders shaping the future of the borderless fintech ecosystem. We will explore conversations across remittances, open banking revolution, crypto & stablecoins, future of B2B payments, combating fraud & fincrime in the borderless fintech ecosystem.
The event will play host to senior executives from Revolut, Moneygram, Pesa, Zepz, Paysend, Ria Money Transfer, Aza Finance, ACI Worldwide, Worldpay, Onafriq, E-Tranzact, PagoNxt, Open Banking Limited, Pockit, TransUnion, ACAMS and a great lineup of others
Whether you're a payment processor, FinTech, bank, investor, or policymaker, Fintech Without Borders Forum 2025 is the must-attend event to grow your business.
Join top industry leaders, regulators, innovators, and financial institutions in London this October 2025 for a day of dynamic insights, networking, and real opportunities.
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🌍Hello, World!
Lagos Tech Fest 2026 is calling 🎉
Nigeria’s #1 tech show is back for its 6th edition, from 17th-18th February, 2026 across three venues in Lagos.
Get ready for two days of powerful conversations, cutting-edge showcases, and high-impact networking as global tech enterprise, startups, innovators, investors, new entrants and industry players come together in the heart of Lagos.
We’re back, bigger and better than ever, with 4 stages of content, Nigeria’s States Pavilion, Nigeria's tech leadership roundtable, larger expo, after dark hours, live podcast, expanded content tracks and lots more new offerings in 2026!🎉
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Join 350+ cross-border payments, crypto & stablecoins, banks, fintechs and regulators at Fintech Without Borders Forum on October 23 in London!
As the world becomes increasingly digitalized and global, the cross-border payments market is expected to grow exponentially, reaching a value of $361.9 trillion by 2032. The increasing demand for instant payments worldwide presents both opportunities and challenges for industry players, Fintech Without Borders Forum returns as the ultimate meeting place for stakeholders shaping the future of borderless fintech ecosystem. We will explore conversations across remittances, open banking revolution, crypto & stablecoins, future of B2B payments, combating fraud & fncrime in the borderless fintech ecosystem
We will be joined by some of the industry's brightest minds which will include;
📌Elizabeth Rossiello – CEO, Aza Finance
📌Marc Matthews – Country Manager, UK & Ireland, Ria Money Transfer
📌Anton Globus – Group Director, Finance and Innovation, @Paysend
📌Shilpa Arora – Head of Anti-Financial Crime Products and Solutions, @acams_aml
📌Rory Tanner – Head of UK Government Affairs, @RevolutApp
📌Tolulope Osho – CEO, @joinpesa
📌Chad Reimers – General Manager, Fraud & ID, @TransUnionUK
📌Jonatan Allback – CEO & Co-Founder, NijaPay
📌Sophia Furber – Fintech Research Analyst, EMEA, @SPGlobal
📌Dr. Valentine Obi – CEO, @eTranzactPLC
📌Dane Pedro – Head of UK Compliance & MLRO, Mollie
📌Tinashe Muhove – Head of Business Development – Africa (MoneyGram Fintech Solutions), @MoneyGram
���Tom Bull – Partner | Head of FinTech Growth UK Financial Services, @EYnews
📌Azy Shojaeian – Chief Compliance Officer, @PockitUK
📌Jovi Overo – Fintech Industry Leader
Here's why #FWBF25 is a must-attend
🔖Connect with decision-makers shaping the future of global financial ecosystem.
🔖Stay ahead of trends in remittances, compliance, digital wallets, crypto, and beyond.
🔖Forge new partnerships and explore growth opportunities
🔖Discover cutting-edge tech and services transforming cross-border payments
Join top industry leaders, regulators, innovators, and financial institutions in London this October 2025 for a day of dynamic of insights, networking, and real opportunities.
Whether you're a payment processor, FinTech, bank, investor, or policymaker, Fintech Without Borders Forum 2025 is the must-attend event to grow your business.
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The maiden edition of Nigeria Manufacturing & Trade Outlook 2025 opened with a welcome address from Jamiu Ijaodola, CEO of Eventhive, who set the tone for a day of insightful discussions on driving growth and strengthening Nigeria’s position in the global manufacturing
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This 4th edition of Nigeria Fintech Forum was truly an amazing experience. Across keynote sessions, exhibitions, side meetings, expert panels, and breakout sessions, industry leaders explored the future of fintech, from regulation and infrastructure to cross-border payments, embedded finance and inclusive innovation.
The stage featured a dynamic mix of industry voices shaping the Fintech ecosystem; Dr. Ayotunde Coker, Ayoola Adeola, Oladipo Alabede, Abayomi Olomu, Dr. Muhammad Jiya, Yvonne Ige, Tolu Adibe, @mroladunmade, Obum Ekeke, OBE, Emmanuel Ukaogo, Dr. Austin Okpagu, Lara Randle, Aisha Abdulaziz, Adesuwa Omoruyi, Emmanuel Babalola, Kennedy Osigwe, @ELSiEiSY, Felix Owora, Gbenga Oshinubi, AbdulJabbar Momoh, Immanuel Umukoro, Dr. Jameelah Sharrieff-Ayedun, Michael Adesola, Vachan Lohia, Charles Ademola and Adanne Anene, Sydney Okparaeke, Omoruyi Edoigiawerie, Olutoyosi Egunjobi, Akpor Ikogho, Onyinye Nwokolo, Ayotunde Alabi, Akinlabi G. Adegoke, Mayowa Alli and Joseph Olaoluwa.
We’re grateful to our partners, sponsors, and media partners; Open Access Data Centres, Accrue, Verto, Qore, Legend Internet Plc, Kora, AlatPay, MasteryHive, Belema Fintech, Edoigiawerie & Company LP, Scrella, Internet Solutions Nigeria, Tango Fuel Card, CoinCube, Curacel, Equinix, Fifthlab, Lulichat, Divest, Nile Online, CardinalStone, Mark Renee Legal Practitioners, Techpression, CryptoNewsZ, Crptonomist, Regtech Africa, Fintech Finance News, StartupNews for being part of the fintech innovation by supporting this year’s forum.
CardinalStone was proud to participate in the Nigeria Fintech Forum, 2025 with our very own Ayoola Adeola, Managing Director of CardinalStone Finance, joining the Opening Leadership Panel to share insights on "The Future of Nigeria's Fintech & Banking: Drivers and Trends for Tomorrow."
The session brought together industry leaders to discuss the evolution of fintech in Nigeria, exploring critical themes such as open banking, digital engagement, mobile banking trends, and the growing demand for infrastructure and collaboration.
At CardinalStone, we remain committed to driving innovation, fostering strategic partnerships, and supporting the growth of Nigeria’s financial ecosystem.
We also had a great time connecting with customers and prospects at our booth — thank you to everyone who stopped by!
Nigeria Fintech Forum returned to Lagos today for its 4th edition, bringing together multiple stakeholders working across verticals of finance, banking and technology.
Kicking off with the opening remarks, Jamiu Ijaodola said,
"Nigeria has consistently ranked as one of Africa's leading fintech hubs, boasting over 430 fintech companies as of February 2025, marking a 70% year-over-year growth. This makes it a critical market for financial technology globally.
This robust growth reflects Nigeria's dynamic entrepreneurial spirit, its large and digitally-savvy population, and a robust ecosystem that continues to attract talent and investment. It positions Nigeria as a powerhouse for innovation, driving solutions that are not only locally relevant but also globally scalable.
As part of our Africa Tech Series, The Nigeria Fintech Forum has been designed to be a premier platform to connect with the driving forces behind this growth, explore new deal-making opportunities, and discuss the future of digital finance right here in Lagos.
At Eventhive we are committed to staying at the forefront of promoting these conversations, facilitating partnership across fintechs and banks, enabling fintech businesses connect with their target market through face-to-face conversations, spearheading B2B2C engagement for fintech players in Africa.
We've clearly demonstrated this commitment through our multiple fintech events across Lagos, Nairobi, Kigali, London and 3 weeks ago, we hosted the flagship fintech events in South Africa.
Beyond talking, we are here to promote and facilitate partnerships, we have designed multiple avenues to achieve this and we are excited to have you present.
Also, I'd love to thank all of our sponsors and partners , they are all placed behind the conference village in their exhibition, you will find banks, payments, enablers, telcos and everything in between there, this is your one stop shop for everything fintech in Nigeria"
Fintech industry, it's time to move forward. Together
Nigeria Fintech Forum returns tomorrow for its 4th edition, be part of the conversation with fintech's future focused leaders exploring trends across payments, embedded finance, regulation, financial inclusion, banking future, AI and fraud
This year, we’re joined by an exceptional lineup of speakers which will include;
Dr. Jameelah Sharrieff-Ayedun, Dr. Ayotunde Coker, Ayoola Adeola, Aisha Abdulaziz, Obum Ekeke, Oladipo Alabede, Foyinsola Akinjayeju, Dr. Muhammad Jiya, Dr. Austin Okpagu, Yvonne Ige, Tunde Mabawonku, Elsie Godwin(@ELSiEiSY), Akinlabi G. Adegoke, Ayotunde Alabi, Emmanuel Babalola, Adesuwa Omoruyi, Robert Allen, Dr. Harrison Nnaji, Lara Randle, Felix Owora, Abduljabbar Momoh, Sydney Onapareke, Michael Adeosola, Kennedy Osigwe, Vachan Lohia, Charles Ademola, Mayowa Alli, Gbenga Oshinubi, Onyinye Nwokolo, Omoruyi Edogiawerie, Olutoyosi Egunjobi, Akpor Ikogho, Adanne Anene, and @mroladunmade.
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After six remarkable years of shaping conversations and driving impact through Lagos Real Estate Fest, Eventhive is thrilled to expand the conversation to Nigeria’s capital city with the launch of Abuja Real Estate Fest scheduled to be held on 20th November, 2025.
🚀20 sponsors and counting are in for Nigeria Fintech Forum 2025
They will be sharing their thought leadership, showcasing their solutions and strengthening their brand awareness at the leading gathering of Nigeria's banking, fintech, payments, e-commerce and telco stakeholders
✨Speak peek into them; Open Access Data Centres, Accrue, Verto, Qore, Legend, Kora, AlatPay, MasteryHive, Fifthlab, Belemma Fintech, Lulichat, Edoigiawerie & Company LP, Scrella, Internet Solutions Nigeria, Tango Fuel Card, Divest, @Equinix, @nile__online, CardinalStone, Mark Renee Legal Practitioners.
Yesterday, the inaugural edition of Nigeria Private Equity & Venture Capital Outlook brought together investors, fund managers, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders to explore the future of strategic capital in Nigeria. From navigating local dynamics to aligning long-term growth
@SemudaraAbayomi@afritechseries It’s actually a solid event, the company I used to work for exhibited there once or twice.
Unrelated: I still remember one particular yam porridge I had there 😭, e too bang