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Africa is building a single payments market but its currencies remain divided

Africa is building regional payment systems that could make cross-border money transfers faster and cheaper, but its fragmented currencies remain a problem that payment rails alone cannot solve.
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Empowering African journalists to report on inclusive digital payments
AfricaNenda Foundation is leveraging the media to strengthen public understanding of Inclusive Instant Payment Systems (IIPS) across Africa. During a...
  • Articles, Financial inclusion
The Dawning of a New Era of Global Finance: When AI and FinTech Collide

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has shifted from a peripheral experiment to a central, structural component of the global financial ecosystem Currently,...

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An Open Letter on Cross-Border Payments in Africa

Every day, people across Africa send money to support their families, pay suppliers, grow their businesses, or trade across borders....

  • Articles, Instant payment systems
Seventy-three days changed how money moves in Liberia

Payday is something to look forward to for most people. But for many years, Wilmot K. Jackson greeted it with...

  • Articles, Instant payment systems
eKash Transforms Payments in Rwanda

In Nyamata, a small town in the southeast of Rwanda, daily life begins early. For Alphonsine Uwamahoko, mornings came with...

  • #IAmAfricaNenda, Articles
A New Chapter for AfricaNenda Foundation: Introducing our New Website

When we started AfricaNenda in 2021, the goal was simple: to help build inclusive instant payment systems that work for...

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Daily Life of a Market Merchant
For merchants, the promise of digital payments is that they make life easier, faster, safer, and more efficient. However, merchants...
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Key Lessons from the eKash Experience
In this Q&A, Flory, a technical payments specialist involved in the eKash project, shares practical insights from the design and...
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Beyond “Mature”: Nigeria’s Bold Leap into the Future of Instant Payments
When Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System received recognition from AfricaNenda Foundation for its NIBSS Instant Payment (NIP) platform as Africa's first...
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From Vision to Execution: Why DPI Roadmaps Matter More Than Ever
Digital public infrastructure (DPI) allows countries to accelerate their development agenda—but only if countries can create the political will and...
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A New White Paper on Scaling Instant Payments in Africa

Why this matters now Nearly half of African Union member states now have a live domestic IPS, with many more...

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International Women’s Day 2026 – Behind the Work: Powering Financial Inclusion
When people think about financial inclusion, they often picture systems, technology, or programs. But behind all of that are people...