The Fintech Association of Nigeria (FintechNGR) will host the 2026 edition of Nigeria Fintech Week (NFW26) on 22–23 September 2026, convening fintech leaders, financial institutions, technology companies, investors, policymakers, innovators and other key players from across the industry.

Staged under the theme “Legacy in Motion: Powering the Digital Renaissance,” NFW26 will explore the technologies, ideas and partnerships shaping the future of finance and the wider digital economy. Now in its ninth edition, Nigeria Fintech Week has grown into one of the continent’s leading platforms for dialogue and collaboration within Nigeria’s fintech sector and digital economy.

This year marks the event’s biggest expansion yet, with programming extending across Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt so that participants nationwide can engage with NFW26 locally. The Lagos edition runs on 22–23 September at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture & the Creative Arts (National Theatre), while dedicated programmes in the capital, Abuja, and Port Harcourt are scheduled for 23 September — placing the regional editions alongside the second day of the Lagos programme.

Reflecting on the evolution of Nigeria’s fintech ecosystem, Dr. Jameelah Sharrieff-Ayedun, Vice President of FintechNGR and Chairman of Nigeria Fintech Week, said: “Over the past decade, Nigeria’s fintech ecosystem has evolved from proving that digital payments could work to building the core financial infrastructure of a modern economy. We have moved into a period of deeper institutional maturity, where trust, credit expansion and regulatory partnership are creating true economic capacity for millions.”

Explaining the thinking behind this year’s theme, Dr. Sharrieff-Ayedun added: “We chose ‘Legacy in Motion’ because Nigeria enjoys a rare privilege: the pioneers who built modern Nigerian banking are sitting on stage alongside tech-native founders shaping the future. A digital renaissance cannot survive on speed alone; it requires the foundational grit, governance and institutional trust of our legends.”

That combination will be visible across the NFW26 agenda, which features keynote addresses, industry panels, expert sessions, product showcases and business engagements, with discussions spanning digital payments, financial inclusion, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, digital banking, blockchain, regulation, investment and financial innovation — terrain the organisers frame as central to the ecosystem’s next decade of growth.

Beyond the formal sessions, the event is structured to give attendees room to connect with industry leaders, discover new solutions and explore partnerships across Nigeria’s fast-evolving fintech landscape.

Dr. Sharrieff-Ayedun noted that NFW26 is designed to bring together the generations and stakeholders shaping the country’s financial future, adding that “Nigeria Fintech Week 2026 is where that synergy happens” as the ecosystem looks toward its next decade of growth.

Registration is free, and professionals, entrepreneurs, investors, students, regulators and anyone interested in the future of finance and technology are invited to attend — a deliberately wide door for an event billed as the meeting point for the generations shaping Nigerian finance. Details of the Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt programmes are available via the official Nigeria Fintech Week website.