Featuring keynote presentation, fireside chat, panel discussion, networking opportunities, PAFON 2.0 is scheduled to hold on this week – Thursday, April 10, 2025 at the Function Room 1, Oriental Hotel, Lekki Road, Lagos from 9am-12(noon).

The event themed: “Bridging the Customer Experience Gap for Financial Inclusion Using AI”, aims at enabling knowledge sharing on key industry insights, issues, amongst key stakeholders, with the objective of ensuring a collaborative and proactive approach to push for policies that enable growth, tackling/mitigating fraud and limiting occurrences and losses in the payment industry.

Keynote:

Ebehijie Momoh (Mrs), managing director and chief executive officer, AfriGoPay Financial Services Ltd, will deliver the keynote address.

Special Guests:

Uche Uzoebo (Mrs), managing director and chief executive officer, Shared Agent Network Expansion Facilities (SANEF) Limited and Mrs. Chika Nwosu, managing director and chief executive officer of PalmPay (Nigeria), are the special guest of honour.

PAFON 2.0 Special Appearances: Olusoji Solomon Adeyemo, Azure Application and AI Specialist, Microsoft UK., Ibirogba Oluwagunwa, chairman, Lagos State Chapter, Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria (AMMBAN), and Olusegun Gabriel Afolabi, co-founder & chief innovations architect, Face Technologies UK Ltd., will make special appearances at the event.

There will be a fireside chat featuring, Chukwuemeka Enoch Mbaebie, the convener, Lagos Blockchain Week, amongst other speakers, with Chidera Amuta, Marketing Manager, Vendorcredit, as the host.

According to Mr. Chike Onwuegbuchi, co-convener of Payments Forum Nigeria, “this year’s theme, ‘Bridging the Customer Experience Gap for Financial Inclusion Using AI’, underscores the urgent need to safeguard digital transactions against emerging threats while ensuring seamless financial inclusion and innovation”.

Industry players such as Bankers, Fintech startups, mobile money operators, blockchain experts, Cybersecurity, etc., are among the expected attendees.

PAFON 2.0 participation is free, but pre-registration can be done here.

Ebehijie Juliet Momoh, a former Senior Vice President at Mastercard, brings over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry to her role. 

She began her career at Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) and has held strategic leadership positions at Diamond Bank Plc (now Access Bank Plc), First City Monument Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, and most recently, as Senior Vice President and Country Head, West Africa at Mastercard. 

Momoh holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Bangor University and a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Chemistry from the University of Lagos. Her broad experience and educational background make her well-suited to lead AfriGOPay Financial Services Limited’s mission to enhance Nigeria’s payment infrastructure and drive the country’s digital payment revolution.

In her new role, Ebehijie Juliet Momoh will lead the development, operations, and acceptance of the AfriGO Card Scheme, designed to deliver a seamless, secure, and efficient payment system that meets the diverse needs of the populace. The scheme aims to position Nigeria at the forefront of the digital payment revolution.

Additionally, Ugo Obasi has been appointed as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of AfriGOPay Financial Services Limited. Obasi brings over 20 years of exceptional leadership experience in banking, information technology, and payments across West Africa. His career is distinguished by his work implementing commendable payment solutions throughout the region. 

As COO, Obasi will drive operational excellence and innovation, overseeing the development and implementation of strategic initiatives to enhance the efficiency, security, and user experience of the AfriGO Card. 

The AfriGO Card, launched by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and NIBSS, is Nigeria’s first national payment card, providing more options for Nigerians while coexisting with existing international cards.