Experts in financial technology (Fintech) and allied disciplines have agreed to participate in the maiden edition of the Finance and Business Online Publishers (FiBOP) Annual Conference holding at Airport Hotel, Ikeja on Tuesday, September 20, 2022.
Fintech refers to the integration of technology into offerings by financial services companies in order to improve their use and delivery to consumers.
President and secretary of FiBOP, Mr. Charles Onwuatogwu and Mrs. Love Oyedokun said in a statement on Sunday that the executive vice chairman and chief executive officer, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Danbatta, president, Risk Management Association, Dr Ezekiel Oseni had accepted the invitation to speak at the event.
Danbatta, according to the organisers will deliver the keynote address while Oseni is the guest speaker.
The conference which holds under the theme ‘Harnessing Fintech for Economic Growth and Development’ aims at addressing the challenges associated with the increasing deployment of financial technology for financial services solutions.
“The conference is geared towards ensuring a cross-fertilization of ideas on the way forward for Fintech in Nigeria in order to effectively galvanize operators and beneficiaries with a view to harnessing its benefits for the growth and development of the country.
“The conference focuses on mitigating the risk factors associated with deployment and use of Fintech as a financial services delivery tool.
“It also promises to bring together other stakeholders in the financial services delivery value chain such as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), deposit money banks, as well as prominent Fintech companies in the country,” said FiBOP.
Also expected at the event are Fintech start-ups and end users..
FiBOP is the association of online Publishers formed with a view to ensuring informed, analytical and balanced reportage of events and activities in business and economy as well as for capacity building in the business and socio-political milieu.
