{"id":481260,"date":"2025-04-28T11:57:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T11:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kapitalafrik.com\/?post_type=event_listing&#038;p=481260"},"modified":"2025-04-28T11:57:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T11:57:17","slug":"cotonou-4th-edition-of-the-international-forum-on-intermediation-digitalization-and-innovation-foni","status":"publish","type":"event_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.financialafrik.com\/en\/event\/cotonou-4th-edition-of-the-international-forum-on-intermediation-digitalization-and-innovation-foni\/","title":{"rendered":"Cotonou: 4th Edition of the International Forum on Intermediation, Digitalization, and Innovation (FONI)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>May 22\u201323, 2025 | Sofitel Hotel, Cotonou<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Key Event for Finance and Innovation in Africa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>International Forum on Intermediation, Digitalization, and Innovation (FONI)<\/strong> returns with an even more ambitious edition.<br>Organized by the regional financial institution <strong>AFRIK CR\u00c9ANCES<\/strong>, under the patronage of the <strong>Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Benin<\/strong>, FONI 2025 will be held on <strong>May 22 and 23, 2025<\/strong>, at the <strong>Sofitel Hotel in Cotonou<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than <strong>1,000 participants<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Unique Platform to Shape the Future of Finance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Created to 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