Kenya is set to host the 2nd annual Africa Digital Finance Summit
(ADFS) on 22 nd – 24 th February 2022. The three-day event themed “The
Future of Finance in Africa; our pathway to financial freedom” will
incorporate a thought-leadership conference featuring governments, central
banks across Africa, prominent executives representing global Fintech
operators, start-ups, professionals, and decision-makers across the world in
the financial, economic, technology, fintech, and blockchain industry to
deliberate and forge a pathway towards the future of finance in Africa.
“The Africa Digital Finance Summit 2022 (ADFS) will provide Africa with an
opportunity to leapfrog the mistakes of the West by reimagining entire
systems of production, financial services, and governance fueled by financial
innovations & blockchain technologies thus positioning herself as the
continent where solutions in Finance will be implemented successfully.” Says
Mary Njoki, Organizer and CEO of Glass House PR.
Coming at the backdrop of the Free Trade Agreement in Africa, this annual
the summit will spearhead the conversation of re-defining value exchange for
Africans and encouraging them to leverage on Digital and Decentralized
Finance in their businesses and everyday transactions.
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The African Fintech report of 2020 states that Africa as a continent has an
edge with technology because the mobile subscription penetration rates are
up to 80%, thus this summit aims to position Africa as the continent where
innovative solutions in digital and decentralized finance will be found and
implemented successfully.
During the Africa Digital Finance Summit 2022, the ADFS Report of 2021 will
be presented and released to the public. Conversations in the summit will
include; understanding blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies,
Implementation of Defi in Africa, Policies governing disruption in
finance, Introduction of central bank digital currencies in Africa, the
introduction of NFTs for art, amongst other topics. “It was a great honor
for me to speak during ADFS summit 2021, I look forward to a great
conversation in 2022 as we chart out a pathway towards the future of finance
in Africa”. Said, Dr. Olufunso Regional Principal Officer, Africa Development
Bank.
The climax of the Summit will be an award ceremony; The Africa digital
finance summit awards recognizing various players in the African Digital
and Decentralized Finance industry with the aim of championing for and
encouraging new innovations and celebrating the startups/ companies that
have contributed to the growth of the industry in Africa.
