Nigeria's fintech sector has no shortage of conferences, but Technext believes it has a shortage of honesty. Its newest event format is designed to fix that.
Technext has announced the maiden edition of Spotlight by Technext, an exclusive gathering scheduled for May 14, 2026, themed "Bridging Trust, Liquidity and User Reality." The event will bring together 150 leaders in Nigeria's financial technology and insurtech industry for uncensored conversations about trust and the realities their users face.
The format is a deliberate departure from every convention the sector has normalised. There are no panels, no fireside chats, no regulated conversations, and no pre-arranged questions, just 150 leaders confronting uncomfortable truths, giving honest feedback, and providing insights and deep analysis around one central question. The event will be moderated under the Chatham House Rules, meaning participants can use information shared but cannot attribute specific remarks to named individuals.
Key perspectives will be provided by Somtochukwu Ifezue, Co-founder and CEO of PiggyVest; Emmanuel Babalola, Chief Commercial Officer at Fincra; and Renah Osiemi, Managing Director at Zedcrest Wealth. Kora sponsors the event.
Anderson Ozakpo, Chief Business Officer at Kolibri and co-organiser of the event, was pointed about what makes this format different: "Four voices, carefully selected to surface real tension. Not for performance, but to force honesty. Within minutes, the conversation shifts from polite to real. From there, the room takes over. What follows is a 55-minute, structured, peer-led discussion. No stage, no hierarchy, just founders, operators, and decision-makers engaging each other directly."
He added: "This is not a fireside chat. Not an interview. Not a panel built for applause. It's a controlled environment designed to produce clarity, friction, and the kind of insight this ecosystem actually needs."
The event will also feature an interactive board where attendees can pin their predictions and pain points, alongside a draw for five complimentary special features on Technext valued at ₦342,100.
The themes driving the conversation are deliberately uncomfortable. Trust in Nigerian fintech has faced real stress tests in recent years from customer complaints about frozen accounts and failed transactions, to regulatory actions against platforms that grew faster than their risk frameworks. Liquidity concerns have surfaced across lending and payments verticals. And the gap between how founders describe their products and how users actually experience them remains a persistent tension the sector rarely examines publicly.
Spotlight by Technext is a bet that Nigeria's fintech ecosystem is mature enough to move past the performative confidence of panel discussions and honest enough to have the conversations that might actually make it better. Whether 150 leaders can sustain that honesty in the same room remains the experiment.
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