Nairobi hosts the first decentralized finance conference in March 2020

The Decentralized Finance Conference shall be held at the Nairobi Safari Park Hotel, on the 13th & 14th March 2020, with more than 300 fintech leaders expected to attend.

First of its kind, the conference is themed to steer the African Financial Sector leveraging financial platforms and will bring together innovators, thought leaders and regulators with a view of  Decentralized finance entails digital assets, smart contracts and digital apps built on blockchain.

The main objectives of the Decentralized Finance Conference 2020 are to provide a clear understanding of decentralized finance and highlight the opportunities in Africa, demonstrate existing use cases of decentralized finance in  Africa and also position Africa strategically as a destination for innovation, collaboration and investment into Africa’s digital transformation.

In a continent where over 60% of the adult population is unbanked and the financial sector is considerably underdeveloped, fintech has been a welcomed revolution that is seen to be boosting Africa’s financial infrastructure.

In fact, according to a 2019 report by Disrupt Africa, Africa’s fintech sector is growing at a fast pace, with the number of companies operating in the space growing by more than 60 per cent in the last two years.

With a growing population, an increasing rate of mobile and internet penetration, combined with a substantial need for financial inclusion, Africa is fecund ground for the growth of fintechs and tech giants. There exist endless possibilities, as entrepreneurs seek to use technological advancements to create a range of more reliable and customer friendly solutions to real-world problems.

The conference will provide a platform for speakers, panellists and exhibitors to showcase innovative products and platforms already in the market for people to access alternative digital financial services. Africa needs to be on the forefront of this conversation and that’s where we come in to create the platform to make the conversation happen and spark the African flame of innovation in DeFi.

Fintech companies or startups are making Africa a leading global Innovation Hub. To help organisations understand this Kesho Labs Development Studio, a Kenyan based IT company has partnered with Glass House PR to host the Decentralized  Finance Conference 2020 (Africa DeFi 2020).

You are welcome to be part of this inaugural conference and a contributor to Africa’s digital transformation through innovative finance