OPay reaffirmed its position as one of Nigeria’s leading fintech companies at the Digital PayExpo 2026, where it served as the Headline Sponsor of the two-day industry event held on 17 & 18 June 2026 at the Landmark Event Centre, Lagos. Through thought leadership, industry dialogue and interactive customer engagement, OPay demonstrated how responsible innovation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help build a more connected, inclusive and trusted digital economy across Africa.
The event brought together regulators, financial institutions, fintech leaders, technology experts and industry stakeholders to discuss the future of digital payments and financial services.
On the first day of the event, Dotun Adekunle, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer, OPay, delivered a keynote address titled “The African Fintech Frontier: Leveraging AI to Unlock a Unified Digital Economy.” His presentation highlighted Africa’s unique opportunity to lead the next phase of global fintech innovation by combining its young population, rapidly expanding digital economy and the transformative power of AI.
He noted that while fintech has significantly expanded financial inclusion across Africa, the next stage of growth must focus on integrating AI to reduce payment friction, improve financial access, strengthen fraud prevention, enable smarter compliance, and unlock credit opportunities for tens of millions of underserved individuals and businesses.
Speaking during the keynote, Dotun Adekunle said: “The first chapter of African fintech was about inclusion. The next chapter is about integration. AI is the bridge that can connect 1.4 billion people into a single digital economy, and the decisions we make today will determine
