Access Africa Now: Empowering Africa’s Financial Future-Exploring Fintech’s Role in Growth and Opportunity
Join the U.S. Commercial Service for an insightful webinar series that delves into the rapidly evolving fintech landscape across Africa. With one of the highest mobile phone penetration rates in the world and a significant portion of the population still unbanked, Africa presents an extraordinary opportunity for U.S. technology companies. This series will explore the transformative potential of fintech to drive economic growth..
Each session will focus on key areas where fintech is reshaping the African financial ecosystem, topics covered will depend on market opportunities for each country:
- Mobile Payments & Digital Wallets: How mobile technology is revolutionizing payments and financial access.
- Banking the Unbanked: Innovative solutions bringing banking to Africa’s vast unbanked population.
- P2P Lending & Microfinance: Exploring how fintech is facilitating credit access for individuals and SMEs.
- Cross-Border Payments & Remittances: How fintech platforms are optimizing global money transfers.
- RegTech: Tools for regulatory compliance in Africa’s fast-growing fintech market.
- E-Commerce Payment Solutions: Meeting the demand for secure, fast, and scalable payment systems.
- Digital Identity & Biometric Solutions: Securing financial services with next-gen identity verification technologies.
- POS & Merchant Services: Helping SMEs access digital payment systems for growth.
The series will provide deep insights into the challenges and opportunities facing Africa’s fintech sector, offering a roadmap for entrepreneurs, investors, and fintech professionals eager to be part of the continent’s digital financial revolution.
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The NADEC Annual Export Conference, held annually in Washington, D.C., brings together distinguished speakers including business leaders, high-ranking U.S. and foreign government officials, exporters, trade service providers, and trade promotion agencies.
This Conference provides space for industry peers to share expertise, proven export strategies, effective resources, and more during concurrent sessions.
Tariff Mitigation: Know the Law, Know Your Options
Thursday, 22 May 2025 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
VIRTUAL
FREE – pre-registration required
Navigating the Evolving Tariff Landscape
& Developing Mitigation Strategies
Our distinguished speaker will talk about how
companies are navigating the evolving
international trade landscape.
The discussion will focus on:
Tariff engineering – what is it & how does it
work?
Strategic & alternative sourcing
Foreign Trade Zones – how and why
Case studies showcasing top solutions that
companies are interested in and have been
implemented since tariffs became an issue.
Attend this session to understand the impacted
categories, products and processes together
with the options for mitigation and how you can
bolster your supply chain for the long run.
Speaker: Thomas Cook
For more information about the event and registration, click here!
The 14th World Chambers Congress returns to Melbourne this year, bringing together chamber leaders and businesses from around the globe. Under the theme “Business, chambers, government: Partners for prosperity,” the event will explore how collaboration between these sectors can drive sustainable growth.
Register today for the 14th World Chambers Congress (14WCC)
Registration for the 14th World Chambers Congress is open.
The three-day ticket includes access to the full program in the plenary and parallel sessions and the Welcome Reception, with the exception of the Student ticket for Australian residents only, which does not include the Welcome Reception.
The 14WCC Gala Dinner and World Chambers Competition Awards Ceremony is not included as part of the three-day Congress ticket and can be purchased separately via the 14WCC registration platform. Please note that this is a separate fixed ticket amount and available for purchase for 18 years of age and over.
Accommodation, travel arrangements, and visas are also not included, and are the responsibility of each delegate to manage and book.
For registration, accommodation and visa enquiries, please contact the support help-desk via email 14wccsupport@icmsaust.com.au or call +61 3 9682 0500.