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Beyond Payments: How Reusable Digital Public Infrastructures (DPIs) are Unlocking Inclusive Financial Ecosystems

Interoperability sounds technical, but at its core it is simple. Can systems talk to each other in a way that creates value?

This session explores why shared standards, APIs, and trusted data exchange are essential if fintechs are to integrate services and scale across markets. Too often, innovation stalls because systems are fragmented or incentives are misaligned. Speakers will unpack the real barriers, technical, regulatory, and institutional, and share lessons from markets that have made progress.

Participants will leave with a clearer understanding of what it takes to build connected platforms that reduce duplication, shorten product development cycles, and make it easier for fintechs to serve users seamlessly.

Speakers

Deon Woods Bell

Deon Woods Bell

Senior Advisor, Global Policy & Advocacy, Gates Foundation

Innocent Asiimwe Mudenge

Innocent Asiimwe Mudenge

Chief Operations and Strategy Officer , Rwanda Information Society Authority

Tresor Thierry Ngassa

Tresor Thierry Ngassa

Managing Director, Centrika Ltd

Moderator

Garikai Nhongo

Garikai Nhongo

Senior Communications Manager , Co Develop