Eventhive, Africa’s leading B2B2C event servicing company with a strong portfolio across key sectors, has expanded into South Africa with the launch of Payments Live. The inaugural event is scheduled to take place on Monday, 26 June 2025 at the prestigious Pivot Hotel, Montecasino, Johannesburg.

Payments Live aims to be the premier gathering for senior-level executives driving the future of payments across the African continent. The event will convene a diverse audience including payments leaders, prominent merchants, established banks, influential policymakers, innovative fintech companies and leading fraud prevention experts. Attendees will have an unparalleled opportunity to explore critical trends and unlock key opportunities within Africa’s rapidly evolving payments ecosystem.

“We are excited to launch Payments Live in South Africa, a key hub for payments innovation on the continent,” said Jamiu Ijaodola, CEO at Eventhive. “This event underscores our commitment to fostering collaboration and knowledge-sharing among the leaders who are actively building the future of payments in Africa. We believe Payments Live will provide an invaluable platform to address the critical issues and unlock the immense potential within the African payments ecosystem.”

What to expect

Payments Live will explore conversations across digital payments, interoperability, cross-border transactions and regulatory shifts, all focused on driving innovation within Africa’s payment landscape. Payments Live offers a strategic platform for payment solutions providers to showcase their cutting-edge offerings to a highly targeted audience of industry decision makers, potential investors and end users.

Confirmed speakers participating at the event include:

Nkosana Roda, head of payments platform services, Standard Bank Group
Sindiswa Kahla-Makhubalo, head of banks and payment providers, FSCA South Africa
Hamish Houston, co-founder, Enza
Kumaran Selvaranju, senior GM for payments, Banking Association of South Africa
Gabriel Swanepoel, country manager for Southern Africa at Mastercard
Karen Nasaden, CEO, PayU Africa
Wiza Jalakasi, director, Africa expansion and market development, EBANX
Cindy Sieberts, manager, banking and FX, Onafriq
Nkahiseng Ralepeli, vice president of product, digital assets (tokenisation and stablecoins), Absa Group
Jill Wilmans, MD for Africa, SecureFx Capital
Prelin Perumal, co-founder/CPO, Scale
Danielle du Toit, president for sub-Saharan Africa, African Women in FinTech & Payments (AWFP)
Chantal Maritz, partner, PwC
Doreen Mokoena, CISO, Cybersec Clinique