The Digital Banking Summit, organized by the International Center for Strategic Alliances, is an event that is held annually with an aim to help banks in Africa, embrace digital capabilities in order to revolutionize and transform their business and offerings.
DBS is a well-recognized series of events in the banking industry and is attended by top-notch financial experts and banking professionals across the BFSI Space with great insights on the different areas of banking and financial disciplines. The first banking summit for the year 2020 is scheduled to be held in Lagos – Nigeria.
With the central bank of Nigeria’s vision to be among the top 20 economies and the need to develop a cashless policy in Nigeria, the government is initiating steps to introduce innovative payment and banking systems to drive change, increase e-commerce and smartphone penetration.
The Digital Banking Summit for the year 2020, is designed to bring together global C-suite executives, decision-makers, leaders, and experts from across the BFSI Space. The summit aims for experts to discuss and lay a foundation for the implementation of innovative technologies in order to achieve the overall digitization of the Nigerian economy.
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The summit in Nigeria will focus on the areas of digital & financial identity, artificial intelligence & machine learning, implications of blockchain in BFSI, mobile payments & the new era of open banking, the rise of fintech innovation, and financial inclusion to empower the economy.
Scheduled for the summit this year is The Digital Innovation and Excellence Awards 2020 to recognize and honor the exemplary contributions organizations and individuals have made towards achieving sustainability and walking ahead in the global race of digital transformation.
In 2019, the digital innovation and excellence award was held in Accra, Ghana, the summit was inaugurated by the first deputy governor of the Bank of Ghana with endorsements from the Nigeria House of Representatives.
The summit in 2019 witnessed massive attendance with over 240 C-Suite delegates hosted from 17 countries. The two-day event was packed with keynote sessions, round table discussions, networking, one on one meetings, and interviews with experts, who shared insights on the best practices in their organizations.
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The summit is designed to outline the challenges and opportunities within the industry, the contents of the 2020 summit have been crafted to educate, inspire, and empower leaders to add to their current strategies and adapt to the industry’s ever-changing needs.
