Finance & Banking

28th Edition Connected Banking Summit: Innovation & Excellence Awards 2026 – Southern Africa

The 28th Connected Banking Summit: Innovation & Excellence Awards 2026 – Southern Africa brings together the region's top banking C-suites, regulators, and fintech leaders to foster a secure, inclusive, and resilient financial ecosystem. Themed 'Shaping the Future of Banking in Southern Africa: Innovation, Connectivity, and Financial Resilience,' the summit…

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10Speakers
11Sponsors
23Exhibitors
0On the bill · sessions
37Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at 28th, in alphabetical order.
Arun Krishnamoorthy
CIO – Commercial Payments · Absa Group
Francois Benjamin
Chief Operating Officer · Old Mutual Bank
Gina Schoeman
Managing Director · Citi bank
Keshani Ganasen
Integrated advice CEO at FNB, FNB South Africa · FNB South Africa
Kgotso Buys
Chief Information Officer : Investment Banking · RMB - Rand Merchant Bank
Liam Reddy
Chief Compliance Officer · State Bank of India, South Africa
Pascalle Brigitte (Gerrard) Albrecht
Executive: Commercial Issuing · Absa Group
Thav Reddy
Group Head Data Privacy · Absa Group
Thuthukile Mtshali
Chief Technology & Operations Officer · Standard Chartered
Tsebeletso Mashau
CIO Africa Regions · Standard Bank Group
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Bank of GhanaOfficial Supporter
BPC Banking TechnologiesSeries Sponsor
HuaweiSeries Sponsor
IidentifiiSeries Sponsor
KasperskyOfficial Cyber Security Partner
Nigeria House of RepresentativesEndorsed By
Nissi Human Capital SolutionsSeries Sponsor
PayGoSeries Sponsor
Pure StorageSeries Partner
WiproGold Sponsor
Zimbabwe Stock ExchangeEndorsed By
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 37 companies show up — and 5 bet on three roles at once?

37 companies. five are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
5All threespeak · spons · exh
6Sponsoringsponsor only
18Exhibitingexhibitor only
8Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Bank of Ghana·Huawei·Kaspersky·Nigeria House of Representatives·Zimbabwe Stock Exchange

Speakers by seniority

60% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite550%
  • Director / Head of110%
  • Other roles440%

Of 10 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Bank of GhanaSp·OEx
  2. 02HuaweiSp·SEx
  3. 03KasperskySp·OEx
  4. 04Nigeria House of RepresentativesSp·EEx
  5. 05Zimbabwe Stock ExchangeSp·EEx
  6. 06Absa Group3V
  7. 07BPC Banking TechnologiesSp·S
  8. 08IidentifiiSp·S
  9. 09Nissi Human Capital SolutionsSp·S
  10. 10PayGoSp·S
  11. 11Pure StorageSp·S
  12. 12WiproSp·G
  13. 13Absa BankEx
  14. 14BackbaseEx
Sponsors by tier
endorsed by2
18% of 11
gold sponsor1
9% of 11
official cyber security partner1
9% of 11
official supporter1
9% of 11
series partner1
9% of 11
series sponsor5
45% of 11
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