African startups' participation at the Money20/20 USA event
Meet 10 African startups attending Money20/20 next month in Las Vegas, USA
Money20/20 is a premium event for players in the financial services industry to network for business purposes. Founded twelve years ago and with events in three continents (Asia, Europe and North America), it has earned its place as the largest global fintech event.
The next Money20/20 show will be held at The Venetian Resort, Las Vegas, USA from Sunday, October 27 to Wednesday, October 30, 2024.
This year's theme is Human X Machine, a nod to the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace.
Hot topics like AI, Payments, Banks, Policy & Regulation, and Fraud will be discussed at this year's Money20/20 with over 350 speakers including the US SEC Chair, Gary Gensler; Anthropic President, Daniela Amodei; Chime Co-founder and CEO, Chris Britt and the New York Stock Exchange President, Lynn Martin.
The content will be delivered in various formats like Summits, and Live stages including a live podcasting stage, a sentient stage and an Off the Record stage.
On the second day of the event, Flutterwave's CEO and Founder, Olugbenga "GB" Agboola is an interview guest on Beyond ‘Seamless,’ Connecting Payment Networks Across Africa and will answer questions around the challenges and opportunities of building a payment network in Africa. His team is also ably represented at the event, with a delegate of about 10 people.
But all these come at a price, perhaps, one too steep for many early-stage African startups to justify.
A standard pass to the Money20/20 event costs $3,999, while an early-stage startup pass costs $1,645, a 59% discount.
Although the event organisers provide supporting documents to apply for Visas, many African operators will find it challenging to secure a US visa, in the time required.
Yet such a show is useful for startups seeking partnerships with US entities, especially neobanking fintechs looking for US banking partners or investments from fintech-specific investors.
Also, African startups like Flutterwave seeking US clients could find the event meaningful while other startups scoping the US market for expansion might want to be at this event.
Other African startup operators attending the event include the CEO and CTO of Payaza Africa, Seyi Ebenezer and Philips Akinyele; Group CCO, Onafriq (previously MFS Africa), Christian Bwakira; dLocal's GM Africa, Asia & remittances, Agustin Cerisola and their Head of Growth, Munya Chiura; Octamile CEO and co-founder, Gbenro Dara and BudPay C-level execs; Risevest CEO, Eke Urum; Crello Limited's CEO, Oluwaseun Dania; Head, AFF at Access Bank, Daniel Awe; and PawaTech OÜ Director of Payments, Ali Ouedraogo.
Learn more about the Money20/20 US event.
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