State of play
Main event: November 24, 2020 | Meeting duration: 2:30 hours
The FinTech in Nigeria soft launch introduced the EIU report “State of play: Fintech in Nigeria”, sponsored by Mastercard and MTN Group. The webinar presented the report’s early findings and opened a discussion on the opportunities, bottlenecks and policy questions shaping one of Africa’s most dynamic fintech markets.
Financial technology has been widely proclaimed both the savior of the “new economy” and an existential threat to the old world order. Amid hyperbole and huge numbers been thrown around, however, many such companies are truly making a difference in Nigeria.
- Presentation of EIU research: State of play: Fintech in Nigeria.
- Financial inclusion and access to digital financial services.
- Mobile money and payments.
- Regulation, consumer protection and market development.
- Industry collaboration between fintechs, telecoms, banks and government.
- Two-panel discussion format with financial and telecom industry experts.
- CT Productions publication page:
https://ctproductions.co/promotional-features/nigerian-fintech-2020
EIU has produced an in depth research which brings this all to life and it will be presented and discussed in this unique online event. - Guardian Nigeria pre-event article:
https://guardian.ng/features/nigeria-fintech-event-organized-with-the-expertise-of-the-economist-intelligence-unit - Technext post-event coverage:
https://technext24.com/news/mobile-money-could-add-46m-people-to-nigerias-financial-system-mastercard-fintech-webinar
The FinTech in Nigeria soft launch introduced the EIU report “State of play: Fintech in Nigeria”, sponsored by Mastercard and MTN Group. The webinar presented the report’s early findings and opened a discussion on the opportunities, bottlenecks and policy questions shaping one of Africa’s most dynamic fintech markets.
The Mastercard strategy session forms part of CT Productions’ legacy FinTech in Nigeria, connected to the wider “State of play: Fintech in Nigeria” research and event programme. That brought Mastercard, MTN Group, The Economist Intelligence Unit and Nigerian fintech stakeholders together around financial inclusion, digital payments, industry growth and the future of the country’s fintech ecosystem.
