The Africa Payments & RegTech Forum is the premier event for financial services professionals in Africa, bringing together leaders in banking, FinTech, and compliance. Taking place on 25 June 2026 in Johannesburg, the event addresses payment innovations, regulatory compliance, and financial inclusion through keynotes, panels, and networking. Recognised among…
Arrival, badges and welcome coffee. Early networking and introductions.
Opening remarks and overview of the day. How the networking and Q&A will run.
Key priorities for 2026: interoperability, trust, compliance, and scalable innovation. Setting the scene for payments + RegTech balance across the programme.
Interoperability and instant payments: what’s improving and what’s still fragmented. Cross-border enablement under AfCFTA: settlement, FX, and compliance realities. Where banks, fi…
Mobile money and wallet ecosystems: next phase of value and monetisation. Merchant acceptance and QR rails: driving everyday use cases. Consumer protection and dispute handling at …
From policy to product: how to commercialise open data and API access. Consent, liability, and secure data-sharing standards. Use cases: payments initiation, lending, affordability…
Networking and partner conversations.
Scams, social engineering, and account takeovers: what’s rising in 2026. Real-time fraud controls: behavioural analytics, device intelligence, and step-up verification. Collaborati…
What does it mean when 47 companies show up — and 17 bet on three roles at once?
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76% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.
Of 45 on the bill · classified by free-text title