Ecobank Fintech Breakfast Series 2.0 Holds Friday

By Modupe Gbadeyanka

The second edition of the Ecobank Fintech Breakfast Series 2.0 will hold on Friday, November 4, 2022, a statement from the financial institution has said.

The maiden edition of this programme was held last April, and discussions were centred on how fintechs and banks could build and leverage strategic partnerships for growth and expansion.

The event featured industry experts, including Paga CEO, Tayo Oviosu and Gbenga Ajayi, partner at QED Investors as speakers.

For the latest edition, the theme is Strengthening the Ecosystem. It will focus on the role of good corporate governance in the fintech industry and what fintechs need to know about securing investments.

Fintech players expected to speak at the event include Yemi Keri, co-founder, Rising Tide Africa; Yele Oyekola, co-founder & CEO, Duplo; Lexi Novitske, General Partner, Norrseken and Chinedu Onuoha, Managing Director at Mzuri Solutions Limited. Also, there will be a fireside chat with Tosin Iyayi, Partner, Aluko & Oyebode who will talk on how fintechs can achieve good corporate governance.

The speakers will share best practices from their experience about achieving good corporate governance and finding an effective approach to fundraising.

Fintechs will be able to glean relevant lessons from banks and have the chance to share their challenges with securing investments and driving corporate governance in their organizations.

A statement issued by the Head of Marketing and Corporate Communications at Ecobank Nigeria, Mr Babajide Sipe, disclosed that interested persons could sign up for the hybrid event via https://bit.ly/ecobffsnov4 as physical attendance is strictly by invitation.

The Ecobank Fintech Breakfast Series is designed to hold quarterly and aims to gather fintech leaders across the continent to share business insights, as well as discuss pertinent topics in the fintech ecosystem such as regulatory guidelines, funding and other topics of interest to support both established and fintech startups at different stages of their journey.