CBN, partners host 2nd International Financial Inclusion Conference

The second edition of the International Financial Inclusion Conference (#IFIC2023), Nigeria’s flagship financial Inclusion event, is scheduled to hold on the 5th and 6th of October, 2023, at the    Landmark Events Centre, Lagos, themed: “Financial Inclusion for all: Global insights for local impact”.

Hosted by the Central Bank of Nigeria and partner agencies within the National Financial Inclusion Governance Committees, IFIC 2023 is an engagement platform for global thought leaders, regulators and other stakeholders to discuss and collaborate on contemporary strategies for accelerating financial inclusion on the African continent and globally.

Keynote speakers include Dr Chea Serey, Governor of the National Bank of Cambodia; Dr Alfred Hannig, Executive Director, Alliance for Financial Inclusion; and Dr Reza Baqir, a former Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan.

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Key topics to be explored include fintech-driven last mile solutions, leveraging big data and artificial intelligence, inclusive product innovation (non-interest finance), leveraging payment systems to scale financial inclusion in excluded segments – women, rural, youth and MSMEs, consumer protection, fraud and data privacy.