Finance Indaba: the biggest finance conference in Africa

Software solutions provider Workday has signed up as a Gold partner for the 2026 Finance Indaba taking place on 22 October.

The leading financial scenario planning, budgeting and reporting platform has signed up as a Silver partner for the 2026 Finance Indaba taking place on 22 October.

The leading provider of audit and financial reporting software adds its name to the impressive lineup of partners gearing up for the 2026 Finance Indaba taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre on 22 October 2026.

MagicOrange has signed up as a Silver partner for the 2026 Finance Indaba taking place on 22 October 2026.

The social justice company adds its name to the impressive lineup of partners gearing up for the 2026 Finance Indaba taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre on 22 October 2026.

The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) has signed up as a Silver partner for the 2026 Finance Indaba taking place on 22 October 2026.

The world of modern finance can feel like navigating an unfamiliar city with outdated tools. Taryn Salida, Head of Finance Solution SA for SAP Fioneer painted this vivid picture, recalling the days of paper maps and relying on a Golden Arrow bus schedule – often arriving late and having to make excuses.

“Don’t be like the person pushing a boulder uphill,” KC Rottok Chesaina, Chief IFRS Officer, Financial Minds, cautioned the finance industry at the recent Finance Indaba in Sandton. “Be curious about AI and take time to experiment with the technology in financial reporting.”

Grey Morley used live quizzes and practical examples to remind finance leaders at the recent 2025 Finance Indaba that insight is only powerful when it changes behaviour.

Industry experts Ashley Francis and Rob van den Wijngaard unpacked how leaders can transform complexity into clarity by using data as a compass, while keeping people and culture at the centre of digital transformation.

As head of finance at Investec Life, Roxane Leita has spent nearly a decade shaping the finance function from the ground up. Her journey is one of precision, resilience, and innovation, balancing the centuries-old foundations of accounting with the dynamic possibilities of digital transformation.

At a time when shifting US policies continue to unsettle global markets, finance leaders discussed the effects of the US policy storm at the recent 2025 Finance Indaba during a session titled Playing the Trump card: How local businesses can navigate.

Regional vice president for Africa at AICPA & CIMA, Tariro Mutizwa, led a session at the 2025 Finance Indaba that challenged finance professionals to rethink what it truly means to be a business partner.

South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) CFO Innocent Gumbochuma shares how trust, governance and human insight are anchoring the organisation’s digital transformation journey. As finance leaders embrace AI and blockchain, he emphasised that “trust is our currency in finance” and that technology must enhance, not replace, the human element.

Finance leaders gathered at the 2025 Finance Indaba for ACCA and McGerald’s Entrepreneurship Centre session to explore how the CFO role is transforming into that of a CVO, with a focus on purpose, sustainability and strategic value creation.

Sage regional vice president for medium business in Africa and the Middle East, Gerhard Hartman, led a lively session at the 2025 Finance Indaba where he urged finance leaders to view technology not as a threat, but as a tool for reinvention.

SAP Fioneer joins the 2025 Finance Indaba as a Platinum partner, leading the next generation of financial services through open, technology-powered innovation designed to create a resilient and connected ecosystem.

As a Silver partner of the 2025 Finance Indaba, SynergERP helps organisations achieve operational excellence through intelligent business management solutions that streamline processes and enhance financial visibility.

Bastion, in partnership with Workiva, joins the 2025 Finance Indaba as a Platinum partner, transforming stakeholder communication through integrated reporting and award-winning design that builds trust and transparency across audiences.

Anchor Capital joins the 2025 Finance Indaba as a Silver partner, offering agile and personalised wealth management solutions that combine global expertise with deep local insight to drive long-term investment success.

Page Automation joins the 2025 Finance Indaba as a Silver partner, empowering South African businesses with advanced systems integration and automation solutions that drive efficiency and performance.

Fasken joins the 2025 Finance Indaba as a Silver partner, delivering forward-thinking legal and commercial solutions that help businesses navigate complex regulatory landscapes with creativity and confidence.

SAIPA joins the 2025 Finance Indaba as a Gold partner, continuing its mission to advance South Africa’s accounting profession through transformation, advocacy and continuous professional development for over 10,000 members.

PPS Insurance Company joins the 2025 Finance Indaba as a Silver partner, serving South Africa’s graduate professionals with tailored insurance, investment and healthcare products built on a unique mutual profit-sharing model.

TruCloud ERP joins the 2025 Finance Indaba as a Silver partner, delivering flexible, cloud-native enterprise solutions that help modern businesses scale efficiently and operate securely in the digital era.

As a Silver partner at the 2025 Finance Indaba, ADP continues to redefine the future of work with innovative, people-centred HR and business solutions backed by more than 75 years of global expertise.

Expeditus, a Gold partner in the 2025 Finance Indaba line-up, is empowering organisations to harness the power of data through world-class business intelligence and analytics that transform information into strategic growth.

Binance joins the 2025 Finance Indaba as a Gold partner, driving the global digital finance revolution through a comprehensive cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem that empowers users to participate in the evolving digital economy.

The Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO) will join the Finance Indaba as a Silver partner, highlighting its role as an independent channel for taxpayers seeking redress outside of Sars’s complaint mechanisms.

ShareForce has joined the Finance Indaba as a Gold partner, showcasing its innovative incentive plan technology and global reach as part of the VAT IT Group, the world’s largest RegTech organisation.

Signature Business Solutions has signed on as a Silver partner for the Finance Indaba, bringing its proven expertise in bridging the gap between business and technology through software, advisory, and tailored services.

Decision Inc. has joined with the Finance Indaba as a Silver partner, leveraging its expertise in technology and business transformation to help organisations drive innovation and deliver meaningful change.

Gripp Advisory, a specialist in governance, risk, and internal control solutions, has partnered with the Finance Indaba as a Silver partner, bringing its tailored business advisory expertise to Africa’s largest finance event.

SimplePay has joined the 2025 Finance Indaba as a Silver partner, bringing its commitment to simplifying payroll and reducing administrative burdens to Africa’s largest gathering of finance professionals.

LinkedERP has joined the 2025 Finance Indaba as a Silver Partner, bringing its expertise in business management and supply chain transformation to Africa’s leading finance event.

TreasuryOne has joined the 2025 Finance Indaba as a Silver partner and will be among the key exhibitors at the event on 16 October, showcasing its cutting-edge treasury and automation solutions to thousands of finance professionals.

Analytix Engine has joined the 2025 Finance Indaba as a Gold partner, bringing its data-driven expertise to Africa’s biggest finance event.

ACCA South Africa and McGeralds Entrepreneurship Centre, have joined the 2025 Finance Indaba as Platinum partners.

PAL Solutions will showcase its cutting-edge workforce management and human capital solutions at this year’s Finance Indaba, joining as a Silver partner.

IBTC has signed on as a Silver partner for the 2025 Finance Indaba, reinforcing its commitment to empowering local professionals through globally recognised qualifications.

Deel Local Payroll, powered by PaySpace, has signed on as a Gold partner for the 2025 Finance Indaba.

The education and training body for the financial and accounting services sector has signed up as a Gold Partner for the 2025 Finance Indaba.

Quick Consols brings its cutting-edge financial reporting technology to Africa’s premier finance event.

Leading financial software provider 1.618 Technologies has signed on as a Gold Partner for the 2025 Finance Indaba, Africa’s premier finance conference.

Moore Johannesburg, an independent member firm of Moore Global and part of the Moore South Africa network, has joined the 2025 Finance Indaba as a Gold partner.

Caseware Africa – a division of AdaptIT – has stepped into the spotlight as a Gold Partner at the Finance Indaba Network, bringing cutting-edge software solutions and decades of expertise to Africa’s biggest finance stage.

Leading financial software provider IDU will participate as a Silver partner at the 2025 Finance Indaba.

Wisetax, in collaboration with KTO Digital, has secured a Silver partnership at the 2025 Finance Indaba, the biggest gathering of finance professionals in the Southern Hemisphere.

AICPA & CIMA has signed up as a platinum partner at the 2025 Finance Indaba.

At the 2024 Finance Indaba, financial reporting expert KC Rottok Chesaina taught a masterclass on the International Accounting Standards Board’s (IASB’s) new reporting standards.

Sitholile Sithole is a member of the outreach collaboration between CFO South Africa and the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation. This year, he attended his first Finance Indaba and reflects on his experience, which took place at the Sandton Convention Centre.

You are the driver of a runaway tram that is headed down a narrow road where a dozen school children are playing. The only diversion is to the right, where an elderly woman is selling vegetables. Would you let the tram continue on its path or divert it?

Financial Minds’ Faatima Kholvadia unpacks the different standards, measurement methods and her top tips for reporting your organisation’s sustainability at the 2024 Finance Indaba.

Looking into how businesses can integrate AI tools as part of their daily duties, business leaders at the 2024 Finance Indaba, held at Sandton Convention Centre on 10 October 2024, shared how to make the most of these technologies. 

Diversity in the workplace fosters creativity and critical thinking, according to financial leaders who spoke at the 'Innovation through diversity: welcoming different viewpoints' session at the 2024 Finance Indaba.

A 2024 Finance Indaba big topics session explored how "lights out" finance is here to stay.

OneStream Software left a lasting impression at the 2024 Finance Indaba with compelling case studies presented by Lorraine Venter, sales director MEA, Michael Tyc director solution consulting EMEA, and Jean-Pierre (JP) Strydom, senior solutions consultant.

EY experts share insights on how data can drive both sustainability and financial success at the 2024 Finance Indaba.

Risk is an issue that many companies operating across the world need to manage. In particular, when running a business in Africa, unique challenges need to be carefully managed, attendees at the 2024 Finance Indaba heard.

Trialogue’s Tina Playne unpacks why an integrated sustainability approach is better than an ESG focus when it comes to reporting your company’s impact.

2024 Finance Indaba attendees received expert advice on how to get comfortable with the uncomfortable.

Finance Indaba attendees heard how finance and HR can join forces to align talent strategy with business goals – all with agile tech tools.

The organisation will be among the list of partners exhibiting at the Finance Indaba on 10 October.

The authorised financial services provider will exhibit at this year’s Finance Indaba.

The B2B payment solutions firm will be a Silver Partner at the 2024 Finance Indaba for the first time.

The finance automation solutions firm will be a Silver Partner at the 2024 Finance Indaba for the first time.

Ketendo will be showing its support for the Finance Indaba as a Silver Partner.

LinkedERP will be showing its support for the 2024 Finance Indaba as a Silver Partner.

Financial departments face significant challenges during month-end, year-end, consolidations, budgeting and forecasting, often resulting in extended hours and frustration for CFOs and their teams.

Bitventure will be among the line-up of exhibitors at the conference.

The business rescue specialists join the line-up of partners for this year’s Finance Indaba, taking place on 10 October.

The technology company will be among the list of leading partners exhibiting at the Finance Indaba on 10 October.

The digital financial solutions specialist will be exhibiting at the Finance Indaba in October.

The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) is the authority dedicated to enhancing audit quality and protecting the public interest in South Africa.

1.618 Technologies shows its support for the 2024 Finance Indaba.

The finance and accounting company will be among the partners exhibiting at the Finance Indaba on 10 October.

The intelligent automation company will be among the partners exhibiting at the Finance Indaba on 10 October.

AIForged is showing its support for this year’s Finance Indaba.

ACCA has been a partner of the Finance Indaba for five consecutive years.

AICPA & CIMA has signed up as a platinum partner at the Finance Indaba. They will join the line-up of other exhibitors at the Sandton Convention Centre on 10 October.

The cloud solutions company joins the line-up of partners showcasing their services at the Finance Indaba on 10 October.

The automation software company joins the line-up of partners for this year’s Finance Indaba, taking place on 10 October.

The data and information company will be exhibiting at this year’s Finance Indaba on 10 October.

The financial reporting software company will be showcasing at this year’s Finance Indaba on 10 October.

From a thought-provoking keynote, insightful sessions, to comedy, the Finance Indaba was an impactful conference.

Adopting technology will open doors for growth and productivity within SMEs, says PKF’s Nicole Rousseau.

Focusing on a just transition will help to curb the effects of climate change on the African continent.

Finance Indaba panellists uncovered how driving ethical excellence is key to restoring trust in the auditing profession.

Tesla can provide lessons in spearheading the change necessary to thrive in a rapidly changing business environment.

At the 2022 Finance Indaba, three leading executives shared what makes our accountants globally adaptable.

Finance Indaba attendees discover how the blockchain is redefining ownership.

Three CFOs shared their insights into integrating company cultures after an acquisition and merger at Finance Indaba.

The founder and chief executive of Jack Frost, Paul Steenkamp, discussed innovation and character strengths.

Conversation and collaboration are essential, said leaders at the Finance Indaba.

As new reporting methods emerge, compliance leaders debated digital financial reporting at the Finance Indaba.

IIA SA CEO Julius Mojapelo explains how data-led performance management can help drive KPIs.

Three Finance Indaba panellists shared their tools for early career success.

CFOs advised Finance Indaba delegates on the importance of digitisation in modern finance.

Finance leaders share tactics that SMEs need to grow and thrive, with automation the key lever.

Today’s finance leaders want to grow beyond being business partners, says Workday’s Leslie Marie.

Finance Indaba panellists suggest ways to promote integrity in a climate where corruption often goes unchecked.

CFOs emphasise that leaders in the finance world should lead with authenticity at this year's Finance Indaba.

Adaptability and collaboration will be key for the future of finance, delegates heard at the Finance Indaba.

Finance Indaba panellists unpacked delivering growth in an operational environment with extreme headwinds.

Future-focused CFOs must build non-traditional skills like storytelling, said experts at the Finance Indaba.

Finance leaders can no longer afford to do without data and analytics, says Sage’s Mohammed Mosam.

Creating value with smart technology under the spotlight at Finance Indaba 2022.

Finance execs discussed their role in transformation at the Finance Indaba Live 2022.

The bank will showcase at this year’s live Finance Indaba on 20 October.

The software solutions provider will showcase at this year’s live Finance Indaba on 20 October.

Mary-Anne Musekiwa, Zakariya Alli and Welela Dawit will reveal what modern finance really looks like.

The fastest-growing end-to-end expense management solutions company will showcase at this year’s live Finance Indaba on 20 October.

The accountancy institution will showcase at this year’s live Finance Indaba on 20 October.

The online accounting software company will showcase at this year’s live Finance Indaba on 20 October.

The leading enterprise cloud applications provider will showcase at this year’s live Finance Indaba on 20 October.

Bongi Ngoma, Brad Wentzel, Mpho Mookapele and other leaders will reveal the characteristics of true leaders.

The VAT and tax optimisation specialist company will showcase at this year’s live Finance Indaba on 20 October.

The leading technology provider will showcase at this year’s live Finance Indaba on 20 October.

On 20 October, AG Tsakani Maluleke will be delivering the keynote address at the live Finance Indaba.

Zaf Mahomed, Deepa Sita and Bothwell Mazarura will unpack growth, M&A and tough turnarounds.