Moniepoint Microfinance Bank, a subsidiary of Moniepoint Inc., Africa’s leading digital financial services provider and the Continent’s fastest growing financial institution, is set to demonstrate its continuous innovations towards advancing financial inclusion in Nigeria.
The Federal Government recently hailed the contributions and remarkable achievements of Africa’s fastest-growing financial institution, Moniepoint Inc in the financial technology sector, its commitment to advancing financial inclusion, and its ongoing collaborations with law enforcement agencies to combat financial fraud.
Mr. Babatunde Olofin, the managing director, Moniepoint Microfinance Bank, has been announced among industry leaders to speak at the Payments Forum Nigeria (PAFON).
The Forum scheduled to hold on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at the Function Room 1, Oriental Hotel, Lekki Road, Lagos, has as the theme: “Bridging the Customer Experience Gap for Financial Inclusion Using AI”.
Babatunde Olofin is a digital innovator, entrepreneur and experienced banker; with two decades experience in digital financial product management within the telecoms, banking and fintech space.
Under his leadership, Moniepoint MFB is focused on providing comprehensive banking services that support the financial well-being of individuals and businesses across Nigeria.
Tunde is a well sought after conference speaker for the clarity and depth of thought he brings to issues around the transformation of Nigeria’s digital banking landscape.
He will join other speakers, namely, Ebehijie Momoh (Mrs), managing director and chief executive officer, AfriGoPay Financial Services Ltd., Uche Uzoebo (Mrs), managing director and chief executive officer, Shared Agent Network Expansion Facilities (SANEF) Limited and Mrs. Chika Nwosu, managing director and chief executive officer of PalmPay (Nigeria). and Fasasi Atanda, national president of the Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria (AMMBAN).
Others include, Happiness Obioha, CEO, Tizel Cybersecurity, Olusoji Solomon Adeyemo, Azure Application and AI Specialist, Microsoft UK., Ibirogba Oluwagunwa, chairman, Lagos State Chapter, Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria (AMMBAN), Olusegun Gabriel Afolabi, co-founder & chief innovations architect, Face Technologies UK Ltd., and Chukwuemeka Enoch Mbaebie, the convener, Lagos Blockchain Week.
Chidera Amuta, Marketing Manager, Vendorcredit, is the event host.
According to Mr. Chike Onwuegbuchi, co-convener of Payments Forum Nigeria, “this year’s theme, ‘Bridging the Customer Experience Gap for Financial Inclusion Using AI’, underscores the urgent need to safeguard digital transactions against emerging threats while ensuring seamless financial inclusion and innovation”.
PAFON 2.0 will feature keynote presentation, fireside chat, panel discussion, networking opportunities, among other activities aimed at enabling knowledge sharing on key industry insights, issues, amongst key stakeholders, with the objective of ensuring a collaborative and proactive approach to push for policies that enable growth, tackling/mitigating fraud and limiting occurrences and losses in the payment industry.
Industry players such as Bankers, Fintech startups, mobile money operators, blockchain experts, Cybersecurity, etc., are among the expected attendees.
