Zabira at the Nigeria Stablecoin Summit, Lagos

Some summits spark conversations, others shift momentum.  The Nigeria Stablecoin Summit held a week ago in Lagos, Nigeria did both.  

The summit brought together key stakeholders from across Africa’s digital finance space. It featured major addresses from the Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Dr. Emomotimi Agama, who made it clear that Nigeria is ready to explore stablecoins, and Nathaniel Luz, President of the Africa Stablecoin Network, who urged African policymakers to take emerging financial technologies, specifically stablecoins seriously and as tools for inclusive growth. The agenda also included panel discussions, a startup pitch competition, and youth-focused segments like the essay contest, all of which helped advance practical conversations around stablecoins and digital finance across the region.

Attendees were also treated to a compelling fireside chat with visionary investor Iyin Aboyeji, whose reflections on regulation, infrastructure, and the future of borderless payments brought fresh perspective and urgency to the conversation.

Behind the packed room and headline moments were a few players who made it all possible, and Zabira stood out.

As a Gold Sponsor, Zabira didn’t just slap a logo on a banner, they also brought relevance. From backing the Summit’s Essay Competition which brought young, policy-curious voices into the spotlight, to delivering one of the most anticipated keynote addresses of the day, their presence was both strategic and sincere.

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In his keynote, Zabira’s CEO Isaac John spoke on the realities of Nigeria’s evolving digital finance space with the clarity of someone building in it every day. He made one thing clear, stablecoins are only as powerful as the access they enable, and that’s exactly what Zabira is built for.

Zabira is more than a crypto wallet, it’s a financial aide for anyone navigating Nigeria’s daily money maze. From traders and freelancers to campus students, salary earners, and digital hustlers. Whether you’re topping up airtime, paying bills, flipping gift cards, etc. Zabira stays on even when banks don’t.

Zabira’s participation, like that of several other platforms in the room, helped ground the summit in practical terms, showing how stablecoins are already enabling value exchange for everyday Nigerians.

The real story, though, was the growing alignment across sectors- from regulators to builders to researchers and investors – all recognizing that stablecoins are no longer just theoretical infrastructure. They are active levers in Africa’s financial future.

The Nigeria Stablecoin Summit hosted by the Africa Stablecoin Network brought stablecoins to the center of Africa’s digital finance conversation, not just as a concept but as a real tool. With over 150 companies represented, cross-sector panels, and keynotes that hit hard, the summit signaled that the continent isn’t waiting for the future,it’s already building it.