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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
0On the bill · sessions
19Companies · 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

An audience of 19 companies, parsed from the program.

Nineteen companies in attendance.

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Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
11Sponsoringsponsor only
8Companies Speakingspeaker only
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. 01Absa Group3V
  2. 02Bank of GhanaSp·O
  3. 03BPC Banking TechnologiesSp·S
  4. 04HuaweiSp·S
  5. 05IidentifiiSp·S
  6. 06KasperskySp·O
  7. 07Nigeria House of RepresentativesSp·E
  8. 08Nissi Human Capital SolutionsSp·S
  9. 09PayGoSp·S
  10. 10Pure StorageSp·S
  11. 11WiproSp·G
  12. 12Zimbabwe Stock ExchangeSp·E
  13. 13Citi bank1V
  14. 14FNB South Africa1V
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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