September 10, (THEWILL) – The Acting Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), Mr. Folashodun Shonubi; Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbata, and the Managing Director/CEO, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Mr Bello Hassan, are among the dignitaries that will grace the 2023 Conference of the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN) holding in Lagos next weekend, September 16 and 17.
Mr Shonubi will be the Key Note Speaker while Prof. Danbata will be the Guest Speaker. Mr Bello will be the Special Guest at the occasion holding at the Orchid Hotel, Lekki, Lagos, with the theme, “Strengthening Digital Infrastructure for Efficient, Innovative Payment Systems in Nigeria.”
Specifically, regulators, key stakeholders in the telecommunications sector, financial services sector, as well as payments service providers and switching companies will come together to examine the subject-matter during the two-day event of FICAN, an umbrella body of journalists and editors covering finance and economy in the print, electronic and online media platforms.
A statement co-signed by the National Chairman FICAN, Mr. Chima Titus Nwokoji and the National Secretary Mr. Sam Diala, observed that events of the first three months of 2023 have shown that there is urgent need to ramp up infrastructural investment in the payment ecosystem of the country.
According to the statement, amid numerous challenges plaguing the e-payment ecosystem revolution, a major way of catalyzing its development is building a robust digital infrastructure that aligns with emerging global trends.
The Conference is a critical capacity building project of the Association, aimed at elevating the practice of financial journalism in the country. It will be attended by over 150 finance journalists and business editors from the print, online and electronic media platforms.
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation as Gold sponsor, would be leading other sponsors to the conference including: NCC, CBN, NIBSS, Parthian Partners, the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), NSIA Guaranty Trust Bank among others.
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