Interswitch, a leading integrated payments and digital commerce company in Africa, has launched the sixth edition of its TechConnect industry engagement series. The series, which commenced in Owerri on September 24, will continue in Abuja on October 13, Ibadan on October 22, and Lagos on October 27, 2026. This year's theme, "Built for What's Next: Designing Adaptive Financial Infrastructure for a Dynamic Market," focuses on the infrastructure, partnerships, and capabilities required to build scalable, connected, secure, and responsive systems.
The TechConnect 6.0 series brings together leaders and stakeholders from government, financial services, technology, and business to examine how financial infrastructure can evolve to support a changing digital economy. The series will provide a platform for stakeholders to exchange ideas, share practical experiences, and explore the role of infrastructure, innovation, and collaboration in advancing digital finance. According to Tyoyila Aga, Vice President, Business Innovation and Growth, Interswitch, the need for financial infrastructure to evolve alongside the markets it serves is central to the TechConnect 6.0 conversation.
Aga emphasized that building for what's next means designing infrastructure with change being top of mind. Markets, customer expectations, and business needs will continue to evolve, so the systems that support them must be scalable, interoperable, secure, and resilient enough to evolve with them. The opportunity is not simply to adopt new technology, but to build connected infrastructure that can support new services, new channels, and new possibilities as they emerge.
Across the four stops, the programme is bringing together public- and private-sector stakeholders for conversations spanning technology, financial infrastructure, and collaboration. Each engagement features a keynote presentation, fireside chat, panel discussion, product showcases, and networking engagements, creating opportunities for stakeholders to exchange perspectives and explore practical approaches to the evolution of digital finance.
Product showcases complement the thought-leadership sessions, providing opportunities for participants to engage with Interswitch's capabilities and explore how payment and digital commerce infrastructure can support businesses, financial institutions, and public-sector organisations across different use cases and channels. At the heart of TechConnect 6.0 is the recognition that financial infrastructure must evolve alongside the markets it serves.
As payment behaviours change, businesses become increasingly digital, and public institutions seek more efficient ways of delivering services, connected and adaptable infrastructure can support more seamless experiences while creating room for greater economic participation. Through the four-city series, Interswitch is bringing the TechConnect conversation closer to stakeholders across different markets, creating space for diverse perspectives on the infrastructure, innovation, and partnerships needed to support the continued evolution of digital finance.
TechConnect 6.0 will culminate in Lagos on October 27, following engagements in Owerri, Abuja, and Ibadan, bringing together stakeholders from across the ecosystem to continue the conversation on designing financial infrastructure that is built to respond to what comes next. The series aims to drive a cross-country conversation on the future of financial infrastructure, ensuring that stakeholders are equipped to build systems that are adaptable, scalable, and responsive to the changing needs of the digital economy.
Key points
- Interswitch's TechConnect 6.0 series focuses on designing adaptive financial infrastructure for a dynamic market.
- The series brings together leaders and stakeholders from government, financial services, technology, and business to examine the evolution of financial infrastructure.
- The four-city series will culminate in Lagos on October 27, 2026.
