Act 1
08:00 - 11:50
The borderless African is already here
Opens with registration, breakfast and exhibition opens and closes with p3 - selling the borderless stack.
7 sessions
Africans are trading and travelling more than ever; the payment infrastructure underneath hasn't kept up; TBE convened the people fixing that. No jargon walls.
Who was in the Room
Founders
Operators
Investors
Policymakers
Recap Tracks
The programme moved across six connected tracks. Each one helped participants understand where the market is heading, what it takes to build for it and where the most valuable opportunities for partnership are emerging.
The Borderless
African Consumer
How Africans are changing the way they travel, shop, learn, work, earn and access global services, and what those behaviours mean for the businesses serving them.
Payments & Financial
Infrastructure
How money moves across borders, including payment rails, settlement, liquidity, foreign exchange, remittances, stablecoins and reliable transaction infrastructure.
Banking a More
Connected Africa
The role of banks in correspondent relationships, licences, treasury, settlement, partnerships and access to regulated financial infrastructure.
Commerce, Travel
& Hospitality
How merchants, marketplaces, airlines, hotels, travel platforms and hospitality businesses are serving customers across borders.
Policy, Trust
& Regulation
How policymakers, regulators, compliance teams and operators respond to fraud, cybercrime, consumer protection and regulatory fragmentation.
Building the
Borderless Economy
Cross-industry partnership sessions for banks, fintechs, regulators, merchants, travel companies, infrastructure providers and technology platforms.
Artifacts
Notes, media and useful pieces from Borderless
A growing shelf for the outputs around the event: coverage, recaps, templates and reference material.
One day. One stage.
One connected vision.
The Borderless Experience moved through a main programme on 21 August across four connected acts, from the borderless African consumer to the infrastructure, institutions and next payments stack shaping what comes after the event.
Main stage agenda
Four acts across 20 sessions
Act 2
11:55 - 14:10
The fintech response
Opens with p4 - moving money and goods: the logistics of operating across borders and closes with lunch, exhibition and vip lounge.
5 sessions
Act 3
14:10 - 16:20
The institutions and the rules
Opens with fireside with akeem and kemi and closes with p9 - borderless payments, boundless risk.
4 sessions
Act 4
16:25 - 17:45
What comes next
Opens with p10 - teaching the financial stack new tricks and closes with closing: the threads, the thanks.
4 sessions
Executive Pass
Closed
Borderless 2026 has passed. Tickets are closed, but the recap and post-event report keep the conversations accessible.
- Full-day conference archive
- Access to the session themes
- Speaker and programme recap
- Post-event networking follow-up
- Access to the official post-event report
- Priority updates for the next edition
The room came together
Founders, operators, regulators and investors gathered around Africa's borderless economy.
Attendance was capped at 500 guests
#TBE2026
Where it happened
The Borderless Experience took place in one of Africa's most consequential centres for technology, finance, commerce, travel and culture. Main conference: Friday, 21 August 2026 at Landmark Event Centre, Lagos, Nigeria
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The Borderless Experience took place in one of Africa's most consequential centres for technology, finance, commerce, travel and culture. Main conference: Friday, 21 August 2026 at Landmark Event Centre, Lagos, Nigeria
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What is The Borderless Experience?
The Borderless Experience is a focused gathering examining the infrastructure, partnerships and regulation behind Africa's increasingly connected economy.
When was the main event?
The main conference took place on Friday, 21 August 2026, at Landmark Event Centre in Lagos.
Were there activities before the conference?
Yes. The Borderless Hangout took place one week before the main event, followed by a welcome mixer for speakers, partners and delegates on 20 August.
Who attended?
The event was designed for leaders and practitioners working across payments, banking, fintech, regulation, compliance, commerce, travel, hospitality and related infrastructure.
Is this a general technology conference?
No. The programme is focused specifically on how money, goods, people and services move across borders, and the systems, institutions and partnerships required to make that movement work.
Are tickets still available?
No. Tickets and registration for Borderless 2026 are closed now that the event has passed.
Can I speak at the event?
Speaker participation is curated around the programme themes and the practical experience each speaker can bring to the room.
How can my organisation become a partner?
Organisations can partner through content, research, participant experiences, product showcases and other bespoke opportunities.