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26th Connected Banking Summit – East Africa 2027

March 11, 2027
Time TBA· UTC+3
Radisson Blu Hotel, Nairobi Upper Hill, Nairobi, Kenya
In-person
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East Africa's Premier Banking Modernization & Excellence Summit

Hosted By

International Center for Strategic Alliances (ICSA)

The International Center for Strategic Alliances (ICSA) is the organizer of the Connected Banking Summit series.

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About this Event

26th

Edition

Current edition confirmed

200+

Executives & Decision-Makers

Organizer projection

6+

Listed Speakers

Current edition confirmed

8

Key Topics

Current edition confirmed

Connected Banking East Africa brings financial-sector leaders together to discuss banking modernization, technology adoption and regional collaboration. The 26th edition of the summit is co-located with the Innovation & Excellence Awards 2027, recognising outstanding achievements in banking and financial services across the region.

Participants can engage with senior executives from banks, fintechs, regulators, telecom companies, investors and technology providers, exploring developments in real-time payments, open finance, cybersecurity, digital identity, AI, cloud infrastructure, financial inclusion and embedded finance.

Key Topics

Real-time payments
Open finance
Cybersecurity
Digital identity
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud infrastructure
Financial inclusion
Embedded finance

Target Audience

Banks, fintechs, regulators, telecom companies, investors and technology providers.

Associated Event

Innovation & Excellence Awards 2027 — Co-located with the summit, recognising outstanding achievements in banking and financial services across East Africa.

Agenda

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A detailed session-by-session agenda with timings has not been officially published. Refer to the official event page for agenda updates: https://connected-banking.com/summit/east-africa/

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Speakers

Announced

Mary Mulili

Announced

MD/CEO, UBA Kenya

Rex Mafiana

Announced

CEO, FPG Technologies and Solutions Limited

Andrew Mutha

Announced

CEO, Safaricom Money

Akofa Dakwa

Announced

Deputy Managing Director, Bank of Africa Kenya

Timothy Mburu

Announced

Group CIO, Liberty Life and Heritage Insurance

Aijaz A. Shalla

Announced

Chief Operating Officer, SBM Bank Kenya

Who Attends

Banks

Fintechs

Regulators

Telecom Companies

Investors and VCs

Seek high-growth projects and deal flow

Technology Providers

Topics & Themes

Technology

CybersecurityCloud Infrastructure

Markets

Real-time Payments

Culture

Artificial Intelligence

Other

Open FinanceDigital IdentityFinancial InclusionEmbedded Finance

Sponsors & Partners

confirmed

Partners(Uncategorized — pending review)

AzentioFPG Technologies• Kaspersky – Lead Sponsor• FPG Technologies – Gold Sponsor• LexisNexis Solutions – Networking Sponsor• Access Bank – Banking Partner• Topend Events – Production Partner

Event Details

Date Confirmed

March 11, 2027

Time To Be Announced

Schedule Not Announced

Africa/Nairobi — EAT (UTC+3)

UTC+3

Africa/Nairobi

Venue Confirmed

Radisson Blu Hotel, Nairobi Upper Hill

Nairobi Upper Hill, Kenya (exact street address not verified)

Nairobi, Kenya

Format

In-person

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Hosted By

International Center for Strategic Alliances (ICSA)

The International Center for Strategic Alliances (ICSA) is the organizer of the Connected Banking Summit series.

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