During two days, the topics to be debated include finance beyond mobile money, blockchain potential to transform Africa, building of data-driven banking, the future of world of payments, open-banking innovations and key barriers to AI adoption.

Participating in the panel ‘BUILDING A FINANCIALLY INCLUSIVE AFRICA’ (12 February, 11.00-11.45am), Mr Claude will share his expertise in information and communication technologies and unveil the most recent achievements of GVG as a Big data, monitoring and measurement solutions provider and developer, using real-time data analysis technologies in emerging countries. He will focus specifically on how Fintech innovators and compliance can help governments and the financial sector to meet inclusive growth goals.

“Africa accounts for almost half the world’s mobile money users. Mobile money is a major economic driver on the continent as it allows for the financial inclusion of 66% of the unbanked population in sub-Saharan Africa. Sustaining this trend requires securing the ecosystem through the digitization of mobile money transaction monitoring tools in order to obtain real-time stats, carry out in-depth analyses and ensure compliance and security of the operations. This approach is also suitable for remittances, banking transactions and other development catalysts for recipient countries”, says James Claude.

This fourth edition of Fintex Africa will bring together more than 400 industry leaders from over 25 countries. It will feature the largest showcase of innovative technologies for African banks – everything from digital banking platforms to cloud computing, data analytics to artificial intelligence, cyber security to blockchain and payments to biometrics.

ABOUT GLOBAL VOICE GROUP
Founded in 1998, with its main offices in Spain and South Africa, GVG has rapidly grown to become a prominent provider of world-class IT solutions to governments and regulatory authorities. The company works with governments and State agencies across a number of critical areas, including telecom regulation, digital security, mobile money and monetary transactions oversight, electronic tax solutions and revenue mobilization. Overall, GVG assists governments and authorities in their digital transformation and the effective promotion of a compliant and truly inclusive digital ecosystem.