Organisers of Lagos Fintech Week 2020 on Thursday announced that it would be postponing the weeklong event due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Chairman of the organising Committee of the Lagos Fintech Week, Dr Yele Okeremi, in a statement said the date for the event had been moved from April to September 2020.
“Lagos Fintech week is a festival, it is a week-long, content-rich event to unite Lagos’ Fintech ecosystem with national and international participants.
“The multi-format conference covers technology topics such as artificial intelligence, authentication, advanced sensors, digital and mobile payments as well as blockchain, big data and learning machines, ” he said.
Okeremi said the decision to postpone came after much deliberation and consultation with industry stakeholders who had strongly endorsed the prioritisation of the collective interests of all participants.
“We have a role to play in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria and on our part as organiser of the biggest Fintech event in Lagos state; we are postponing this year’s edition.
“We urge Nigerians from all works of life to comply with the Lagos state government and the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) by maintaining proper hygiene and avoiding any gathering that is more than 50 people, ” Okeremi said.