East Africa’s regional powerhouse, Kenya is now slowly becoming the fintech Mecca of the wider MEA region. An efficient gateway for investors and businesses, the country’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA) is accepting applications for its regulatory sandbox throughout the year, thereby accommodating the latest emerging fintech innovations.
While “Fintech Kenya” has been the top buzzword within African Fintech Expos in 2024, the Silicon Savannah has been harnessing inexpensive, accessible tech to mobilize consumers. No wonder it raised $482 million through VC funding in just Q1 2022 and is expected to be one of the biggest contributors to African Fintech that’s projected to generate $65 billion by 2030.
The Government as well is leaving no stone unturned and has launched several mega scale initiatives like Digital Economy Blueprint, National Payments Strategy 2022 – 2025, Credit Guarantee Scheme and others to skyrocket fintech’s adoption in the public and private sector.
To provide a common platform for the country’s burgeoning FSI & Tech community, Tradepass is hosting World Financial Innovation Series (WFIS) in Nairobi, Kenya on 04 - 05 February 2025. This iconic financial expo in Kenya will host over 500 technology and business heads from the leading Banks, Insurance & Micro-Finance institutions across the country.
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The platform presents the top inspiring names from the industry at the main stage to share the latest intel from Kenya’s fintech and the country’s overall banking, financial services and insurance industry.
Addressing the key focus areas for growth and projecting the pulse of the industry, the platform provides a great space for showcasing thought leadership.
The platform enables the organisations to showcase their best to the many pre-qualified delegates at the event in real-time. The provision of using technology just adds on to the whole demonstration and helps in driving more leads from the top companies across the industry.
Renowned as the leading financial expo in Kenya, it is specifically tailored for the organizations to get in the eyes of the region’s biggest stakeholders and uplift their overall brand image.
An exclusive session for more networking exposure, it allows attendees to break the ice with some spirit spirit-lifting humour and enables them to unwind amidst industry peers, thought leaders and potential customers.
While tech events in Kenya can often take a serious tone, After-Hours allows networking interactions to happen in a more relaxed, easy, and honest way.
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