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By Emma Njoku
An event servicing company, Eventhive, has announced Monica Technologies as the headline sponsor of the fifth edition of Nigeria Fintech Forum 2026, a gathering designed to convene the leaders shaping the future of Nigeria’s financial services ecosystem.
The event, which will take place on Thursday, July 30 in Lagos, will bring together regulators, bank executives, fintech founders, infrastructure providers, investors, policymakers and technology leaders to examine the next phase of financial innovation in Nigeria.
Themed, “Finance, Regulation and the New Operating Reality,” the 2026 edition arrives at a defining moment for the industry.
Organisers said the event would feature a dedicated expo and showcase verticals spanning payments infrastructure, digital banking, lending and credit, fraud and cybersecurity, embedded finance, wealthtech, agent banking, cloud and data infrastructure, compliance technology, AI-powered financial services and enterprise fintech solutions.
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The 2026 edition is also expected to explore themes, including the future of regulation and compliance, the convergence of fintech and banking, cross-border payments infrastructure, digital assets and crypto regulation, financial inclusion, fraud prevention, embedded finance, lending innovation and the next generation of customer-centric financial products.
In addition to the main conference agenda, the event will also host a high-level regulatory roundtable session, bringing together regulators, compliance leaders, fintech executives, banking stakeholders and policy experts for deeper discussions around licensing, supervision, digital assets, risk management and the future direction of Nigeria’s financial regulatory environment.
Commenting on the 2026 edition, CEO of Eventhive, Jamiu Ijaodola, said: “Nigeria’s fintech industry is entering a more mature and consequential phase, where scale alone is no longer enough. The conversations at Nigeria Fintech Forum 2026 will focus on the deeper issues shaping the ecosystem today. Our goal is to create a platform where regulators, operators, investors and technology leaders can engage honestly about the future of financial services in Nigeria and across Africa.”
Speaking on Monica’s participation, Chief Operating Officer (COO), Monica Technologies, Chinazam Umezinwa, said: “Monica Technologies is excited to headline the fifth edition of Nigeria Fintech Forum. We are really looking forward to the event and ready to show the ecosystem and the world what Monica has been up to and how we are shaping the future of finance in Nigeria.”
The event is expected to attract more than 1,700 attendees from across Nigeria and international markets, reinforcing its role as one of the country’s leading convening platforms for partnerships, policy conversations, investment opportunities and innovation across the financial services landscape.
