Mobile financial services in Africa have traditionally targeted unbanked or underbanked populations at the base of the pyramid.
From person-to-person transfers to airtime top-up and mobile bill payment, these products aimed to create more affordable and convenient financial services for those with a mobile phone, but limited access to formal financial institutions.
From mobile network operators and financial institutions, to third-party technology providers, mobile financial services stakeholders in these economies must re-evaluate how they can adapt to these shifting trends and ensure that they stay relevant.
Mondato Summit Africa will focus on the new wave of mobile financial services developing in many African countries and the alliances and strategies that help to support these new and innovative technologies.
Attendees from more than a dozen countries in Africa and globally will be represented at the Mondato Summit Africa, including the following:
Google, ABSA, Twitter, PASAGoogle, SABRICGoogle, Barclays Africa, First Bank of Nigeria, Botswana Telecommunications Corp., Groupon, Nike, Woolworths, Knife Capital, National Treasury of SA, Bitpesa, Hewlett-Packard, Ogilvy & Mather, Tiger Brands, MasterCard, BMW, Orange Botswana and Seed Institute.
Here are some of the speakers scheduled at the Mondato Summit Africa:
Michael Joseph, Vodafone Group; Andre De Wet, PriceCheck; Daniel Guasco, Groupon South Africa; Mayur Soni, Cell C; Benjamin Juru, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe; Gavin Marshall, Mxit; Olugbenga Adams, First Bank of Nigeria; Pieter Verkade, MTN Group; Judah Levine, Mondato; Alon Lits, Uber; Henry Maloba, Grameen Foundation; Raadhika Sihin, Alliance for Financial Inclusion; Elizabeth Rossiello, BitPesa; Leila Moonda, South African Insurance Association; Ilze Wagener, Nedbank; Jonathan Johannesen, Banque Internationale pour l’Afrique au Congo (BIAC); Lee Babcock, LHB Associates; Christopher Pruijsen, Sterio.me; Genna Robb, CCRED; and Diana Boncheva, Mondato.
The Mondato Summit Africa is being held June 17 to June 18 at Summer Place, Johannesburg, South Africa. For more information, go to www.mondatosummit.com/africa. On social media, @MondatoSummit or #MondatoSummit.
