Finance & Banking

Africa Payments & RegTech Forum 2026

This edition has ended

Africa Payments & RegTech Forum 2026 ran on Jun 25, 2026 at Marriott Hotel Melrose Arch in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is a Finance & Banking conference that expected about 400 attendees. ConferenceGrid lists 45 speakers, 20 sponsors, 4 exhibitors and 20 sessions. Dates for the next edition are not announced yet.

Lineup updated Jun 24, 2026 · dates verified May 4, 2026

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…

Visit the official site
45Speakers
20Sponsors
4Exhibitors
20Sessions
47Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at Africa, in alphabetical order.

Annelene Dippenaar
Chief Business Officer · Shop2Shop
Avashnee Ramdial
Chief Financial Officer · Access Bank
Benjamin April
Associate Director in Risk and Regulatory Advisory · KPMG
Bradwin Roper
Chief Payments Officer · Jumo
Brian Mahlangu
Head of Digital Commercialisation at Absa Africa · Absa Africa
Calvin Christopher
Partner Regulatory and Compliance · Spencer West
Candice Lee
Executive Product Head · FNB
Chipo Mushwana
Executive Payments and Technology · Nedbank
Cindy Siberts
Manager: Banking and FX · Onafriq
Danielle Lawrence
Chief Operating Officer · FINASA
Darren Franks
CEO · FINASA
Dineo Moalusi
Head of Group Compliance · Sanlam
Drisha Kirkman
Head of Strategic Alliances and Schemes · Lesaka Technologies
Dr Thanusha Govender
Chief Executive Officer at XLink · XLink
Esti Louw
Head of Legal · Revolut
Faith Burn
CTOO · Land Bank
Felicity Selepe
Head Financial Crime Compliance · Alex Forbes
Frank Macha
Product Manager · UBA Tanzania
Hamish Houstan
COO · Enza
Hamish Houston
Co-founder and Group Chief Operating Officer at Enza · Enza
Hannalie Marsh
Director at Swamp & Savannah · Swamp & Savannah
Happy Shihau
Head of Compliance · Investec

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

ACI
Binance
Block Market
ComplyRadar
Digital Frontiers
Enza
FNB South Africa
Hatten Advisory
Jumo
KPMG
Mastercard
Onafriq
Ozow
Peach Payments
Revolut
SBI
Shop2Shop
SW360
UBA Tanzania
Verto

Agenda

Selected from 20 sessions.

  • 08:30-09:00

    REGISTRATION & WELCOME COFFEE

    Arrival, badges and welcome coffee. Early networking and introductions.

  • 09:00-09:10

    WELCOME ADDRESS

    Opening remarks and overview of the day. How the networking and Q&A will run.

  • 09:10-09:15

    CHAIRMEN OPENING ADDRESS

    Key priorities for 2026: interoperability, trust, compliance, and scalable innovation. Setting the scene for payments + RegTech balance across the programme.

  • 09:15-09:40

    OPENING KEYNOTE SPEECH + Q&A: Payments in Africa 2026: From Growth to Infrastructure Maturity

    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…

  • 09:40-10:10

    PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A: The Evolving Landscape of Digital Payments in Africa

    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 …

  • 10:10-10:40

    PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A: Open Banking → Open Finance: Transitioning Toward a Commercially Driven Ecosystem

    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…

  • 10:40-11:10

    NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK

    Networking and partner conversations.

  • 11:10-11:40

    PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A: Combating Fraud in Mobile Money & Wallet-Based Payments

    Scams, social engineering, and account takeovers: what’s rising in 2026. Real-time fraud controls: behavioural analytics, device intelligence, and step-up verification. Collaborati…

  • 11:40-12:05

    KEYNOTE SPEECH + Q&A: Banking as a Service in Africa

Quick answers

When is Africa Payments & RegTech Forum 2026?
Africa Payments & RegTech Forum 2026 ran on Jun 25, 2026 at Marriott Hotel Melrose Arch in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Where is Africa Payments & RegTech Forum 2026 held?
Africa Payments & RegTech Forum 2026 was held at Marriott Hotel Melrose Arch in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Who is speaking at Africa Payments & RegTech Forum 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 45 speakers, including Annelene Dippenaar (Chief Business Officer, Shop2Shop), Avashnee Ramdial (Chief Financial Officer, Access Bank) and Benjamin April (Associate Director in Risk and Regulatory Advisory, KPMG).
Who sponsors Africa Payments & RegTech Forum 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 20 sponsors, including ACI, Binance, Block Market, ComplyRadar and Digital Frontiers.
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 47 companies show up, and 17 bet on three roles at once?

47 companies. seventeen 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
17All threespeak · spons · exh
3Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
27Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

ComplyRadar·Enza·Hatten Advisory·Onafriq·SW360·Verto·Binance·Block Market·Digital Frontiers·Jumo·KPMG·Mastercard·Ozow·Peach Payments·Revolut·Shop2Shop·UBA Tanzania

Speakers by seniority

76% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1431%
  • Founder / Owner12%
  • Director / Head of1942%
  • Manager / Lead24%
  • Product12%
  • Engineer · IC12%
  • Other roles716%

Of 45 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1ComplyRadarSponsorExhibitor-
2EnzaSponsor2
3Hatten AdvisorySponsorExhibitor-
4OnafriqSponsor2
5SW360SponsorExhibitor-
6VertoSponsorExhibitor-
7BinanceSponsor1
8Block MarketSponsor1
9Digital FrontiersSponsor1
10JumoSponsor1
11KPMGSponsor1
12MastercardSponsor1
13OzowSponsor1
14Peach PaymentsSponsor1
Sponsors by tier
unspecified20
100% of 20
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

Related events · by shared sponsors
ConferenceDateCityShared sponsors
AFP 2026: The Treasury and Finance ConferenceNovember 8, 2026Las Vegas2
Web Summit 2026November 9, 2026Lisbon2
NRF Big Show 2027January 10, 2027New York2
MoneyLIVE Summit | Banking EventMarch 2, 2027-2
TOKEN2049 Singapore 2027October 6, 2027Singapore2