By Gloria Ikibah
Access Holdings Plc has announced plans to champion increased capital mobilisation, stronger financial institutions and deeper regional economic integration at the 2026 Africa Financial Summit (AFIS) in Luanda, Angola. 
The summit, scheduled for November 3 and 4, will bring together more than 1,250 African and international financial leaders, regulators and investors to explore ways of mobilising investment and strengthening the continent’s financial sector.
Access Holdings, alongside its flagship subsidiary, Access Bank Plc, will participate as a Diamond Sponsor.
The Group Chairman, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, will lead the delegation, which includes the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank, Roosevelt Ogbonna, and the bank’s Executive Director, African Subsidiaries, Seyi Kumapayi.
According to a statement issued by the group on Monday, Access Holdings will use the platform to share its experience in building a pan-African banking presence and explore ways financial institutions can translate their growth into tangible economic benefits.
The group said Africa’s ability to meet its financing needs would depend largely on the capacity of financial institutions to mobilise capital, support productive investments, facilitate cross-border trade and extend financial services to businesses and households.
It noted that its strategy was increasingly focused on moving from expansion to value creation by connecting markets, supporting businesses, facilitating regional commerce and widening access to financial services.
At the summit, Access Holdings is expected to contribute to discussions on domestic capital mobilisation, regional trade and payments integration, financial inclusion and the use of digital platforms to extend banking services to underserved businesses and households.
Commenting on the bank’s participation, Ogbonna said African businesses needed financial services that could support their ambitions beyond national borders.
“Businesses need finance that moves across borders as easily as their ambitions do. At AFIS 2026, we will show how Access Bank is turning its pan-African scale into real value by connecting markets, supporting enterprise and widening access to financial services,” he said.
The group maintained that the future of Africa’s financial sector would depend not only on the size and profitability of financial institutions but also on their ability to direct capital towards productive economic activities, support business growth and improve connections between African markets.
The 2026 edition of AFIS, co-hosted by the International Finance Corporation and Jeune Afrique Media Group, is themed, ‘Making Capital Count: Unlocking Growth Through African Finance’.
Discussions will focus on practical approaches to attracting private investment, directing financing towards the real economy, converting African savings into local investments and strengthening regional economic integration.
Access Holdings also called for stronger collaboration among financial institutions, governments, regulators, investors and private sector operators, stressing that expanding Africa’s financial capacity would require cooperation across national and sectoral boundaries.
The group said updates on its participation in the summit would be shared through the official communication channels of Access Holdings and Access Bank.
