IT'S
BACK!!
8th FITSPA Annual
FINTECH
CONFERENCE 2026
DATE
📅
6-7 October2026
VENUE
📍
Sheraton Hotel,Kampala
🏷 THEME:
"Scaling Fintech Innovation for
Inclusive Growth & a Resilient Digital Economy"
About the Conference

Uganda's Premier
Fintech Platform.

The FITSPA Annual Fintech Conference is Uganda's flagship platform for fintech dialogue, partnership-building, and thought leadership. Over eight editions, it has evolved from an industry gathering into a strategic national platform shaping the direction of Uganda's digital financial services ecosystem.

Since 2019, the conference has convened over 5,000 cumulative participants and consistently featured senior representation from the Bank of Uganda, Ministry of Finance, leading commercial banks, mobile money operators, and international organisations including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, World Bank, and UNCDF.

Cited as East Africa's largest fintech convening, each edition addresses the pressing priorities of its time — regulation, financial inclusion, investment, infrastructure, and sustainable growth.

At the 7th conference, the FITSPA Chairperson challenged the industry to think big — asking why Uganda could not build a trillion-dollar fintech ecosystem given the right mix of talent, capital, and ambition. The Ministry of Finance responded with a commitment to work with FITSPA on capacity, coordination, and licensing costs. The 2026 conference is where those commitments become concrete action.

2026
2026 Theme

From Dialogue
to Action.

The 2026 conference is designed to move beyond conversation toward practical solutions, stronger partnerships, and outcomes supporting responsible growth of Uganda's fintech ecosystem.

Policy Brief
Investment Report
Partnership Commitments
Media Package
01
Align Key Actors
Innovators, regulators, investors, and government around shared priorities for scaling fintech responsibly.
02
Unlock Investment
Create conditions for deal flow, venture capital, and cross-sector collaboration.
03
Address Barriers
Tackle regulation, infrastructure, interoperability, trust, and access to capital constraints.
04
Position Uganda
Showcase Uganda's potential to attract sustained regional and international investment and talent.
Conference Agenda

8 Key Discussion Areas.

01
Policy & Regulation
How can regulation evolve to support innovation without stifling competition?
02
Digital Infrastructure & Interoperability
What will it take to build the infrastructure Uganda's next phase of growth demands?
03
Capital & Investment
Where is the capital, and what must fintechs do to attract it at the scale needed?
04
Innovating for Inclusion
What does truly inclusive design look like, and who gets to define it?
05
Consumer Protection & Trust
How do we build a digital financial ecosystem that users trust for critical needs?
06
Emerging Technologies
Which technologies hold the most transformative potential and how to deploy them responsibly?
07
Collaboration for Scale
What partnership models are working, and how do we replicate and scale them?
08
Public-Private Partnerships
How can government and private sector move beyond dialogue to co-create national solutions?
Sponsorship

Why Sponsor?

01
Brand Positioning
Associate your brand with Uganda's premier fintech event and 700+ senior decision-makers across East Africa.
02
Policymaker Access
Direct dialogue with Bank of Uganda, Ministry of Finance, CMA, and FIA in one room.
03
Thought Leadership
Own a panel session, present a showcase, and establish your organisation as an industry voice.
04
Business Leads
Sponsors at the 2025 conference reported closing strategic partnerships within weeks of the event.
05
Targeted Visibility
Pre-, during-, and post-event exposure across digital, print, and broadcast media.
06
Proven ROI
7th conference exceeded its revenue target by 20%+, delivering a UGX 145 million surplus.

Choose Your Package.

Platinum
$20,000
✓
Co-naming / Headline Sponsor
✓
15-min Presentation Day 1
✓
Keynote Session Affiliation
✓
Branded Panel Session
✓
10 Attendance Badges
✓
Exhibition Booth 2.5m
✓
6–8 Teardrop Banners
✓
Screen Graphics 30–45s
✓
Media Representation
Diamond
$10,000
Co-naming
15-min Presentation
Keynote Affiliation
✓
Branded Panel Session
✓
8 Attendance Badges
✓
Exhibition Booth 2.5m
✓
6 Teardrop Banners
✓
Screen Graphics
✓
Media Representation
Gold
$5,000
Co-naming
✓
5-min Business Showcase
Keynote Affiliation
✓
Branded Panel Session
✓
6 Attendance Badges
✓
Exhibition Booth 2.5m
✓
4 Teardrop Banners
Screen Graphics
Media Representation
Silver
$3,000
Co-naming
✓
5-min Business Showcase
Keynote Affiliation
Branded Panel
✓
4 Attendance Badges
✓
Exhibition Booth 2.5m
✓
3 Teardrop Banners
Screen Graphics
Media Representation
Bronze
$1,000
Co-naming
✓
5-min Business Showcase
Keynote Affiliation
Branded Panel
✓
2 Attendance Badges
✓
Exhibition Booth 2.5m
✓
2 Teardrop Banners
Screen Graphics
Media Representation
What People Say 💬

Straight from the Room.

Real words from regulators, founders, investors, and executives who've been part of FITSPA.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"The FITSPA conference is the must-attend event for anyone serious about fintech in East Africa. The quality of speakers and calibre of conversations are unmatched."
🏦
Senior Executive Leading Commercial Bank · FITSPA 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"Sponsoring FITSPA gave us direct access to decision-makers and regulators in one room. We closed two strategic partnerships within a month of the event."
🚀
CEO East African Fintech Company · FITSPA 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"The panels were refreshingly practical. For the first time I left a conference with actual contacts I could follow up with the very next day."
💡
Fintech Founder Uganda · FITSPA 2024
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"FITSPA gives us a structured way to engage with the private sector — one of the few events where regulators and innovators genuinely listen to each other."
⚖️
Senior Regulator Financial Sector Authority · FITSPA 2023
Attendees

Who Will Be There.

🏛️
Regulators & Government
Bank of Uganda, Ministry of Finance, UCC, CMA, FIA — senior representation central to the 2026 policy agenda.
🚀
Fintech Founders
Local and international fintech founders, CEOs, and innovators — the conference's core constituency.
🏦
Financial Institutions
Commercial banks, MFIs, MDIs, and SACCOs with growing institutional representation each edition.
💼
Investors & Partners
VC firms, PE investors, UNCDF, World Bank, GIZ, USAID, BMGF, and the Mastercard Foundation.
📡
Telecoms & Infrastructure
Mobile money operators, ISPs, and digital infrastructure companies underpinning Uganda's fintech activity.
📰
Media, Academia & Civil Society
Researchers, journalists, consumer advocates, and community representatives extending the conference reach.
Programme

What's Happening.

01
High-level speeches from senior government and regulatory officials
02
Keynote address from a selected international fintech leader
03
Business showcases from sponsors and FITSPA members
04
12+ panel sessions across 8 thematic areas over two days
05
Exhibitions of innovative products from 30+ companies
06
Launches of research reports, policy briefs, and financial products
07
Evening networking receptions with live band and cocktails
08
Post-conference sector brief and partnership commitments publication
Outcomes

What the Conference Delivers.

01
Increased Collaboration
Structured sessions and facilitated networking deepening connections between fintechs, banks, regulators, and development partners.
02
Partnerships & Investment
The 7th conference facilitated 20+ documented follow-up investor meetings. The 2026 edition goes further with a dedicated deal-flow focus.
03
Actionable Policy Brief
A formal policy brief capturing the sector's top asks — from open banking and cloud infrastructure to digital asset frameworks.
04
Solutions Showcased
30+ exhibitors demonstrating innovations to investors, banks, government, and media who can adopt, fund, or regulate them.
05
Investment Report
A fintech investment landscape report for Uganda and East Africa shared with regional and global audiences.
06
Uganda Positioned
Post-event media package and partnership commitments cementing Uganda's recognition as East Africa's leading fintech hub.

BE IN THE
ROOM.

Whether you want to sponsor, exhibit, speak, or attend — get in touch with the FITSPA Secretariat and we will find the right way for you to be involved.

✉ Email Us Today 🌐 Visit Website
info@fitspa.ug www.fitspa.ug (+256) 393 225 818