DR
Dawie Roodt
Economist
Event
RealPay FinTech Summit 2026
Digital Payments Shift: From Global Forces to Africa's Opportunity
Wednesday, 5 August 2026Cape Town, South AfricaR675 per person
About the summit
Digital Payments Shift: From Global Forces to Africa's Opportunity
The payments landscape is changing at unprecedented speed. Join industry leaders, innovators, and decision-makers as we explore the global forces reshaping financial services, and the opportunities they create for Africa.
What to expect
- The global payments reset from traditional banking to embedded finance
- Macroeconomic forces shaping the future of digital payments
- Regulatory and industry perspectives on open, connected ecosystems
- Scaling digital payments across African markets
- From opportunity to execution, building inclusive payment infrastructure
- Collaboration between banks, fintechs, regulators, and businesses
Why attend?
Gain fresh insights, hear from leading experts, and connect with the people shaping the future of payments across Africa and beyond.
Join the conversation shaping the future of payments. Delegate attendance is available at R675 per person.
From global forces to African opportunity, discover what's next in digital payments.
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Featured speakers
Hear from industry leaders
EM
Enoch Malisa
Strategic Leader, PayInc
TL
Dr Tshego Lesole
Executive: Regulatory and Industry, Absa Bank
MS
Morné Swart
Head of Corporate & Partnerships, RealPay
Agenda
Summit programme
Session 1: The Global Payments Reset, From Traditional Banking to Embedded Finance
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 08:15 – 09:00 | Arrival & Networking Coffee Guest arrival, registration and networking coffee. |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Welcome & Introduction Opening welcome, framing the "World to Africa" narrative, and setting the tone for the day. |
| 09:30 – 10:15 | Keynote: The Global Digital Payments Shift What's changing and why it matters. Dawie Roodt |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | Q&A Moderated audience Q&A focused on macroeconomic and payments implications. Dawie Roodt |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | The Industry Build-Out: Africa in Motion Head of Business Development at PayInc discusses the shift from infrastructure to opportunity and enabling modern payment ecosystems. Enoch Malisa |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | Regulatory Modernisation & the Future of Payments Modernising regulation for real-time, interoperable payments. Dr Tshego Lesole |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Coffee Break Short networking and refreshment break. |
| 12:00 – 12:45 | Panel Discussion: Where Regulation Meets Innovation Focus areas include collections, regulation versus innovation, legacy systems versus modern payment rails, and what makes payment ecosystems scalable in Africa. |
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 12:45 – 13:45 | Lunch & Networking Lunch and networking session. |
Session 2: From Opportunity to Execution, Scaling Digital Payments in Africa
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 13:45 – 14:30 | Africa's Leapfrog Moment Infrastructure gaps as an innovation opportunity, mobile-first economies, cross-border and real-time payment ecosystems, and Africa's role in the global payments shift. Morné Swart |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Close Closing remarks and final wrap-up. |