Nigeria Banking Outlook 2025

THE MOST IMPORTANT MEETING PLACE FOR SENIOR BANKING EXECUTIVES, TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS, REGULATORS, FINANCIAL SERVICE OPERATORS AND EVERYONE KEEPING INNOVATION AT THE HEART OF BANKING

Fourpoints by Sheraton, Victoria Island, Lagos | April 10th, 2025
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Keeping Innovation at the Heart of Banking

Nigeria's banking industry has long been a critical part of the nation's economy, driving financial inclusion, business growth, and access to capital. Over the years, the sector has undergone significant reforms aimed at modernising operations, enhancing digital transactions, and aligning with global banking standards.

It is essential for the industry to stay ahead of emerging developments which includes enhanced regulatory oversight, CBN's recapitalisation drive, challenges of banking in the digital era, fraud and cybersecurity concerns amongst other key focus areas.

Nigeria Banking Outlook will convene leading voices across the banking landscape to tackle the industry's most pressing issues. Through collaborative discussions, stakeholders will uncover strategies to drive growth, leverage innovation to spur the development of the banking industry.

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Why Nigeria Banking Outlook is a Must-Attend?

The Nigeria Banking Outlook is a premier event gathering over 150 senior banking executives, technology providers, regulators, and financial service operators. It serves as a platform for in-depth discussions on key issues and opportunities in Nigeria's banking sector. Attendees will have the chance to network, forge new relationships, and gain valuable insights from leading industry experts through a variety of engaging discussions.

Broad Industry Insights

Explore insights in a broad range of banking and finance topics hearing from banking leaders and experts.

Leadership Strategies

Hear From CEOs and industry leaders on how they are adapting their businesses to the challenges facing banks today.

Industry Connections

Connect with experts and peers in-person in this agenda- setting event covering the important themes shaping Nigeria's banking future.

Future of Banking

Understand What’s next for banks and how you can best prepare your business for the challenges ahead.

Partnership Opportunities

Identify new partnership and deal making opportunities.

Driving Innovation and Growth in Nigeria’s Banking Industry

Strengthening Financial Stability -

Examine how CBN’s recapitalisation drive will enhance capital adequacy and long-term financial stability in Nigeria’s banking sector.

Navigating Regulatory Changes +

Understand the evolving regulatory landscape and its impact on banking operations, compliance, and risk management.

Addressing Macroeconomic Challenges +

Explore how banks can mitigate the effects of inflation, currency volatility, and forex illiquidity while staying competitive.

Driving Digital Transformation +

Discuss the role of technology and innovation in modernising banking operations and improving financial inclusion.

Enhancing Security & Fraud Prevention +

Identify strategies to tackle cybersecurity threats, fraud risks, and data protection in Nigeria’s digital banking era.

Unlocking Growth & Partnerships +

Discover opportunities for strategic collaborations, mergers, and acquisitions to strengthen market position and profitability.

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Executive Connections

Important engagement with senior banking executives through interactive panel discussions and networking

Brand Awareness

Positon your brand alongside industry leaders.

Thought Leaderships

Share your views with other executives through a range of panel discussions and keynotes

Exhibitions

Showcase your latest, innovative solutions to help the industry overcome its toughest challenges.

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Key Focus Discussions

Nigeria's Banking Recapitalisation; What's Ahead for new possibilities?

In March 2024, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released recapitalisation guidelines for Nigerian banks. The minimum capital requirements for banks were revised with a compliance deadline of March 31, 2026. The upward review of the capital base is an essential action required to boost capital adequacy needs of the Nigerian financial industry, which has been significantly impacted by macroeconomic challenges such as high inflation and interest rates, currency volatility and forex illiquidity.

As banks seek to meet the deadline, against the backdrop of macroeconomic headwinds, This opening panel session will convene leaders across Nigeria's banking industry, they will examine CBN’s decision to raise capital requirements, how banks are responding, and the implications for the Nigerian banking sector.

Banking for tomorrow: Vision for the future of Nigeria's banking

This session will gather innovative leaders across Nigeria's banking market to share their expectations for the next decade of banking.

  • Fast forward to 2035: what will the future of banking look like?
  • Building a robust banking system; What role with regulators play in this?
  • Banking in turbulent times; strategies to adapt in a high-interest rate environment
  • Inspire, attract, retain: what can banks do to engage the next generation of talent?
    • The rise of CBDCs: charting the future of money and how banks should prepare
  • Remaining relevant in a sea of competitors: How must banking strategies adapt?

Keeping innovation at the Heart of Banking: Reinventing Nigerian Banking for the Digital Age

The Nigerian banking landscape is becoming increasingly conpetitive, with fintech startups and non-traditional players challenging established commercial banks. This panel will explore how banks are responding to this challenge by reinventing their operations and embracing digital transformation. The discussion wil delve into the recent wave of core banking upgrades, the launch of new digital products to compete with fintech offerings, the strategic move to cloud infrastructure for enhnaced scalability and security, and the ongoing efforts to attract and retain tech-savvy customers in rapidly evolving market.



Focus disciussion areas:

  • Core Banking Modernization: This focuses on the technological backbone of banking transformation including core banking system upgrades and migrations.
  • Digital Product Innovation: This explores the development and launch of new digital banking products and services.
  • Cloud Adoption and Infrastructure: This focuses on the shift to cloud computing and its implications for banks as well as cloud migration strategies.
  • Customer Experience and Engagement: This explores how banks are adapting to meet the evolving needs of tech-savvy customers and customer acquisition and retention strategies.

Fraud in Banking; Turning up the heat on prevention

  • From APP fraud to insider fraud: keeping an eye on the fraudulent activity of today
  • Preventing real-time payments from becoming real-time fraud: leveraging advanced analytics and ML
  • Knowing your customers rather than catching the fraudsters: are behavioural analytics the key?
  • What role will law enforcement play in stemming the tide?
  • Face recognition, voice recognition and beyond: the next phase of counter-fraud technology
  • New channels, new data sources: unlocking the potential of big data in fraud prevention strategies
  • The flip side of generative AI: how could fraudsters leverage this technology?

Speakers

Muyiwa Akinyemi

Group Deputy Managing Director,

United Bank for Africa

Olusesan Ajayi

Chief Risk Officer,

Lotus Bank

Adewale Salami

Chief Information Officer,

First Bank

Igboa Abumere

Chief Information & Security Officer,

Stanbic IBTC

Dr Harrison Nnaji

Chief Information & Security Officer,

First Bank

Korede Dada

Executive Director,

Trustbanc Group

Joash Omole

Chief Information & Security Officer, Subsidiaries,

Access Bank Plc

Korede Demola-Adeniyi

Executive Director,

The Alternative Bank

Olayinka Oni

Executive Director,

Sterling Financial Holdings Company

Bunmi Oladosu

Chief Financial Officer,

Wema Bank

Dr Ayotunder Coker

CEO,

OADC

Ifeanyi Duru

Vice President- Sales & Partnership,

Moniepoint

Onyinye Nwokolo

Chief Operating Officer,

Tech Hive Advisory

Ope Makinwa

Head- Affluent/HNI Business Segment,

FCMB Group

Johnson Owoeye

Co-Founder/Executive Director,

Sysserve Solutions

Oluwatoyosi Egunjobi

Global Head of Compliance,

Encryptus

Lehlé Baldé

Media Executive / Financial Inclusion Advocate,

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