FNITCC Atlanta: Fidelity Bank to Highlight Fintech’s Position in U.S. – Africa Commerce

Tier-one lender Fidelity Bank Plc will host a high-profile panel session titled “Digital Railroads: Powering U.S.–Africa Commerce By way of Fintech” on the upcoming Constancy Nigeria Worldwide Commerce and Inventive Join (FNITCC) in Atlanta, USA.

The session, scheduled for Friday, 19 September 2025, will discover how fintech is reshaping cross-border commerce by enabling seamless funds, bettering entry to finance, and driving monetary inclusion throughout Africa and the diaspora.

The panel will convey collectively among the brightest minds in digital finance together with: Aisha N. Ahmad, CFA, Former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria; Seyi Ebenezer, Founding father of Payaza Africa, and a seasoned fintech entrepreneur with over 15 years of expertise scaling cost gateways throughout 20 African international locations, Canada, the USA, and UAE; and Charles Oligbo, Founder & CEO of Sawport, an AI-powered platform designed for real-time buyer engagement within the diaspora and on the continent.

Talking forward of the session, Isaiah Ndukwe, Divisional Head, Agric. and Exports, Fidelity Bank Plc, highlighted fintech’s distinctive position in unlocking Africa’s commerce potential:

“The African Continental Free Commerce Space (AfCFTA) is projected to spice up intra-African commerce by greater than 50% by 2030. However challenges like fragmented cost techniques, foreign money conversion, and restricted commerce finance proceed to carry companies again.

“Fintechs are uniquely positioned to deal with these gaps—enabling real-time, low-cost cross-border funds, providing various financing for SMEs, creating digital identities for exporters, and facilitating diaspora remittances and investments. This is the reason we’re placing fintech on the coronary heart of discussions at FNITCC Atlanta.”

Hosted in partnership with AFRICON—the premier international gathering of African innovators and changemakers—FNITCC Atlanta will run from 18 to twenty September 2025 on the Omni Atlanta Resort at Centennial Park, Georgia, USA. The occasion is predicted to draw over 3,000 members, together with buyers, commerce companies, exporters, and diaspora professionals, with projected commerce and funding offers of greater than US$400 million.

Constructing on the success of earlier editions in London (2022) and Houston (2023), this 12 months’s convention underscores Fidelity Bank’s dedication to leveraging fintech as a catalyst for U.S.–Africa commerce, whereas creating new alternatives throughout commodities, expertise, and the artistic industries.

In accordance with the African Growth Financial institution, Africa’s fintech revenues are projected to hit US$30 billion by 2025—a transparent signal that digital finance isn’t just powering transactions but in addition rewriting the way forward for commerce.

companies and members are inspired to register for the convention at www.fidelitybank.ng/fnitcc .

Fidelity Bank Plc is a full-fledged industrial financial institution with over 9.1 million clients who’re serviced throughout its 251 enterprise workplaces and varied digital banking channels in Nigeria and the UK.

The Financial institution is the recipient of a number of native and worldwide Awards, together with the 2024 Excellence in Digital Transformation & MSME Banking Award by BusinessDay Banks and Monetary Establishments (BAFI) Awards; the 2024 Most Progressive Cellular Banking Utility award for its Constancy Cellular App by International Enterprise Outlook, and the 2024 Most Progressive Funding Banking Service Supplier award by International Manufacturers Journal. Moreover, the Financial institution was acknowledged because the Greatest Financial institution for SMEs in Nigeria by the Euromoney Awards for Excellence and because the Export Financing Financial institution of the 12 months by the BusinessDay Banks and Monetary Establishments (BAFI) Awards.