Converge Africa Conference: Accelerating digital commerce growth in Africa
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Cross-border payments services provider Verto will join experts and industry role players in Cape Town next week, for the annual Converge Africa conference at the CTICC. Converge Africa is the premier platform for connecting Africa’s digital commerce ecosystem.
Bringing together leaders in e-commerce, payments & fintech, digital marketing, fulfilment, and customer experience, the event empowers businesses to harness the full potential of an integrated digital landscape. Here, innovation meets execution, and strategy aligns with technology to shape the future of commerce across the continent.
“Africa is alive with possibilities. While we wait and see what will come of the trade wars and tariff threats, we should spend our time understanding the enormous potential that sits right on our doorstep. With one billion customers and producers and manufacturers and suppliers that call Africa their home, the future is indeed bright,” says Cornelius Coetzee, Country Director for Verto South Africa.
“Afrocentricity is now of paramount importance. As a developed economy, we can lead the charge as we look towards unlocking the economic opportunities that rest with our neighbours and help them in turn to exploit the opportunities we hold for their domestic needs. Next week’s conference is the ideal platform to look at ways to accelerate digital commerce growth across the continent. The event comes at a very important time also as we see a world where political and economic blocs are realigning,” he adds.
Verto will be bringing their product offerings to the show. They will be doing platform demonstrations and discussing simple to complex business use cases to assist companies of all sizes.
“At Converge Africa, we can show the world that our continent is committed to supporting our own local economies. We can create an Africa-centric community where we leverage more of our own resources and trade with each other more freely and securely. This would reduce our reliance on U.S. dollar denominated trades,” says Coetzee.
Verto will be exhibiting at stand C8 on Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 May 2025 at the Cape Town international Convention Centre.
More information about the event is available at https://wearevuka.com/retail/converge-africa/our-purpose/
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