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FinTech, Digital Banking and Emerging Payment Technologies

How FinTech, digital banking and new payment technology are changing financial services. Delegates examine open banking and APIs, embedded finance, tokenization, blockchain, artificial intelligence and digital identity, and what each means for strategy and risk.

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What you will be able to do

  • Understand the FinTech ecosystem and its business models
  • Evaluate digital banking strategies
  • Understand open banking and API based payments
  • Assess emerging payment technologies
  • Understand Banking as a Service and Payments as a Service
  • Evaluate the opportunities created by embedded finance
  • Identify technology and operational risks
  • Assess FinTech partnership opportunities
  • Understand artificial intelligence and blockchain applications in payments
  • Develop digital payment innovation strategies

Course outline

  1. 01Introduction to FinTech and the FinTech ecosystem
  2. 02Digital banking models, challenger banks and neobanks
  3. 03Digital customer journeys, mobile banking and digital wallets
  4. 04Payment platforms and Banking as a Service
  5. 05Practical: assessing a digital banking business model
  6. 06Open banking, APIs and account to account payments
  7. 07QR payments, contactless payments and tokenization
  8. 08Blockchain and distributed ledger technology
  9. 09Artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital identity and biometric authentication
  10. 10Practical: evaluating emerging payment technologies
  11. 11Embedded finance, Payments as a Service and digital financial inclusion
  12. 12FinTech partnerships and technology risks
  13. 13Operational risks, cybersecurity, data protection and regulatory considerations
  14. 14Case study: FinTech partnership and payment innovation
  15. 15Innovation strategy and future payment trends
  16. 16Practical: developing a digital payment innovation roadmap

Who should attend

Banking executives and managers, FinTech professionals, digital transformation teams, digital banking professionals, payment professionals, innovation managers, product managers, technology professionals, business development managers, strategy professionals, payment service providers, and risk and compliance professionals.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Kigali3US$1,500Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Online3US$900Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Durban3R13,000Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
23 to 25 Nov 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
24 to 26 Nov 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
25 to 27 Nov 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
1 to 3 Dec 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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