After the grand success of the previous edition, the 3 rd Annual Africa Digital Banking Summit - Innovation and Excellence Awards - which is now rebranded as 4 th Edition Connected Banking East Africa is back with much bigger stronger and larger than before, themed as “Accelerating Financial Inclusion through Digital Adoption” the Summit will held on 22 th of September 2022, in a Hybrid Format in Nairobi, Kenya. Africa is fully embracing the potential of financial technology, in spite of various challenges. There have also been several positive developments that give hope to steer towards a more financially inclusive environment, such as the rise of the mobile money economy and improving infrastructure, as well as the recognition by national governments to support the design and implementation of digital identity schemes.