Cotonou: 4th Edition of the International Forum on Intermediation, Digitalization, and Innovation (FONI)
May 22–23, 2025 | Sofitel Hotel, Cotonou
A Key Event for Finance and Innovation in Africa
The International Forum on Intermediation, Digitalization, and Innovation (FONI) returns with an even more ambitious edition.
Organized by the regional financial institution AFRIK CRÉANCES, under the patronage of the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Benin, FONI 2025 will be held on May 22 and 23, 2025, at the Sofitel Hotel in Cotonou.
More than 1,000 participants are expected to gather for two days of discussions, exchanges, and partnerships focused on private sector financing, innovation, and the digital transformation of public and financial services across Africa.
A Unique Platform to Shape the Future of Finance
Created to address Africa’s structural financing challenges, FONI brings together:
- Regulators, banks, insurance companies, public institutions,
- Digital and fintech pioneers,
- The vibrant ecosystem of African SMEs and mid-sized enterprises.
Theme of FONI 2025
“Private Sector Financing and Digitalization of Financial and Public Services for Sustainable Growth in Africa”
Key Objectives of FONI 2025
- Accelerate access to finance for African businesses, especially SMEs;
- Strengthen collaboration between finance and technology, and between the private and public sectors;
- Promote careers in financial intermediation and related professions;
- Highlight African innovations that are reshaping the continent’s economy.
A Rich and Strategic Program
Highlights of the event include:
- Opening conference and award ceremony,
- Digital Café: showcasing concrete innovations,
- 4 high-level panel discussions:
- Mobilizing financial markets and savings to better finance the private sector;
- Digitalizing financial and public services to boost business productivity;
- Financial and digital innovations driving SME growth;
- Building partnerships with technical and financial partners to support SME growth.
- B2B meetings, closing cocktail,
- A tour of the Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone (GDIZ) to experience Benin’s ongoing industrial revolution.
Why Attend FONI 2025?
- Access a high-level pan-African platform;
- Meet strategic partners, investors, and policymakers;
- Showcase your innovative solutions to a targeted audience;
- Gain regional and international media exposure;
- Enjoy visa-free entry to Benin for African nationals.
An Event Driven by AFRIK CRÉANCES
With operations in Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, and Togo—and soon expanding to Benin, Guinea-Conakry, and beyond—AFRIK CRÉANCES is a key player in Africa’s financial intermediation sector.
Through FONI, AFRIK CRÉANCES aims to help guide investment and innovation policies to build a prosperous, inclusive, and resilient Africa.
Practical Information and Registration
- Register online: www.foni.africa
- Travel formalities: evisa.bj
Organizer
AFRIK CREANCES is a regional financial institution specializing in banking and non-banking intermediation.
It offers a wide range of financial services, including credit brokerage, debt collection, brand representation, flow and payment management, digitalization, asset management, consulting and capacity building.
A unique platform and hub for innovative financial solutions and services in Africa, AFRIK CREANCES is present in three countries (Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Togo) and plans to expand its presence to ten countries over the next five years.
Afrik Créances aims to become the leader in banking, non-banking, financial and payment intermediation in Africa. Aware of the challenge of financial inclusion in UEMOA, ECOWAS and on the African continent, our regional financial institution is committed to playing a key role in promoting access to financial services for all in Africa.
