What is changing?
What does a future where Africans are more globally connected in the way they consume, travel, learn, work, sell and build mean for the continent and for your business?
What is The Borderless Experience?
Across Africa, the way people live, shop , travel , study, work , earn and build businesses is becoming more global , more digital and more connected. Consumers are paying for international services.
Merchants are sourcing and selling beyond their domestic markets.
Three questions shaping the programme
The conversations behind a connected African economy
What makes it possible?
What payment rails, banking relationships, partnerships, security systems, regulatory frameworks and embedded services are required to support this shift?
What could go wrong?
How do we manage fraud, cybercrime, regulatory arbitrage, unstable foreign exchange, consumer harm, settlement risk and the gap between what platforms promise and what users experience?
What you will get
Global Lens
Connect beyond local ecosystems - think cross-border scale from day one.
The Room
The Borderless Experience is designed for the people building, regulating, securing and operating Africa's connected economy.
Payments and financial infrastructure
Founders, product leaders and operators building the systems through which money moves.
Banks and financial institutions
Leaders responsible for treasury, settlement, transaction banking, partnerships and regulated financial infrastructure.
Policy, regulation and compliance
Regulators, policymakers, legal professionals, compliance leaders and cybersecurity practitioners shaping the rules and managing risk.
Commerce and retail
Merchants, marketplaces, retailers and platforms serving customers across markets.
Travel and hospitality
Airlines, hotels, booking platforms, travel companies and hospitality operators whose customer experiences depend on cross-border infrastructure.
Investment and ecosystem leadership
Investors, venture builders and industry leaders supporting the companies and systems behind this economy.
Content Tracks
The programme moves across six connected tracks. Each one is designed to help 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.
One day. One stage. One connected conversation.
The Borderless Experience begins before the main conference. The main programme on 21 August will move through six connected content themes and close with our signature B2B networking mixer.
The Borderless Hangout
An informal community gathering one week before the main event, introducing the people and ideas shaping The Borderless Experience.
Welcome Mixer
An evening for speakers, partners and delegates to connect, make introductions and begin conversations ahead of the main programme.
The Borderless African Consumer
Payments and Financial Infrastructure
Banking a More Connected Africa
Commerce, Travel and Hospitality
Policy, Trust and Regulation
Building the Borderless Economy Together
Networking and Closing Mixer
Continue the day's conversations, make new introductions and turn shared interests into practical next steps.
View Full AgendaHear from the people shaping the system
The Borderless Experience will feature leaders working across payments, banking, policy, compliance, commerce, travel and hospitality.
They are being invited because they are actively building products, managing infrastructure, serving customers, shaping regulation and making decisions about how cross-border services operate across African markets.
David Okafor
Partner, Africa Investments
Stripe
Payment and financial-infrastructure leaders
Banking and transaction-banking executives
Regulators and policymakers
Risk, compliance and cybersecurity practitioners
Commerce and marketplace operators
Airline, travel and hospitality executives
Founders and product leaders building across markets
Building The Borderless Experience together
The Borderless Experience is supported by organisations that are actively shaping how payments, banking, commerce, travel and financial services work across Africa.
Our partners contribute more than visibility. They help bring relevant expertise, people, research, products and industry perspectives into the room.
Why partner with The Borderless Experience?
Reach the right room
Engage a focused audience of decision-makers across payments, banking, regulation, commerce, travel and hospitality.
Build commercial relationships
Meet prospective customers, banking partners, infrastructure providers, policymakers and other organisations that could support your growth.
Contribute useful expertise
Bring your organisation's knowledge into an editorially relevant conversation through research, operator sessions or participant experiences.
Create value beyond visibility
Develop a partnership that gives participants something useful and connects your organisation to a clear industry problem or opportunity.
Every partnership will be designed to create value without compromising the independence or quality of the programme.
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Meet us in Lagos
The Borderless Experience takes 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 takes 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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answered.
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 is the main event?
The main conference takes place on Friday, 21 August 2026, at Landmark Event Centre in Lagos.
Are there activities before the conference?
Yes. The Borderless Hangout will take place one week before the main event, followed by a welcome mixer for speakers, partners and delegates on 20 August.
Who should attend?
The event is 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.
What does my ticket include?
Your ticket provides access to the main conference programme and the closing networking mixer. Access arrangements for the Borderless Hangout and welcome mixer will be communicated separately.
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.
Produced by Condia
Building the room for Africa's connected economy
Condia is a media company covering Africa's most consequential emerging businesses. The Borderless Experience extends that work into a physical room, bringing together the companies, institutions and operators shaping how Africa connects, trades and participates in the global economy.
Visit CondiaBe part of the room
Join the people building, regulating and operating Africa's borderless economy.
Attendance is limited to 500 guests
